Cynthia McKee worked as PTO for the Denver School of the Arts from 2013 to 2018.

DENVER — A woman who served as the treasurer of a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) for five years in Denver has been charged with theft, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.

Cynthia McKee, 55, wrote nearly seventy checks to herself, members of her family and associates which totaled approximately $56,000, a release from the DA says.

She began writing those checks in December 2013 and continued for a period of five years during her employment as treasurer of the PTO for the Denver School of the Arts, the DA's office said.