Janet Nace, PPP Middle College Program Coordinator

Janet Nace was born and raised near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Communication from Penn State University. She was hired by General Electric as a Marketing Communications writer, a position she held until she joined the US Army in 1989 where she served as a Russian Linguist. Nace moved to Tennessee in 2000 and began her career in teaching at Fort Campbell High School as a German language instructor. In 2003, Nace moved with her family to Washington, DC where she attended American University and earned a Masters Degree in Teaching, Secondary English and taught language arts at Hardy Middle School. Nace then moved to Prague, Czech Republic where she taught English as a Foreign Language to Czech soldiers and representatives of the Ministry of Defense. In 2005, Nace moved to Colorado Springs where she took an adjunct position at Pikes Peak Community College teaching reading, composition, and study skills. She joined the staff of Pikes Peak Prep teaching English language arts in 2006. In 2008 Nace took over the responsibility of coordinating the Pikes Peak Prep Middle College Program, which currently serves seven concurrently enrolled students.