Principal - New Vision Charter School - Loveland, CO
(2024 - 2025)
Oversaw all areas of middle school operation.
Principal - Holy Family High School - Broomfield, CO
(2015 - 2024)
Responsible for staffing, fundraising, facilities management, business and financial management, public relations, marketing, Catholic identity
- Changed the hiring process and improved the percentage of faculty with advanced degrees from 50% to 90%.
- Improved fundraising results from net $600 k per year to $1.3 million per year.
- Improved admissions results from 165 applicants per year to 300 per year.
- Improved enrolment from 600 to 750.
- At the beginning of tenure, the applicant pool was 90% catholic students. In final year the applicant pool was 60% Catholic students even though the number of catholic applicants had increased.
- Ran successful “Achieving the Vision” capital campaign to complete a $16 million dollar building project.
- Fundraised and managed $30 million in facilities improvement projects including auxiliary gym, state of the art fitness center, 8 classroom addition, expansion of kitchen and dining commons, chapel expansion and remodel, track resurfacing, turf stadium field, new music facilities, extensive safety upgrades etc…
- Replaced buildings' entire aging HVAC system over the course of 9 years.
- Oversaw two successful Long-Term Visioning Processes.
- Increased AP offerings from 10 to 24. During this time we tripled the number of students taking AP classes and quadrupled the number of tests passed. Passage rates were stable or up throughout.
- Holy Family achieved Gold Medal status with the College Board for participation and passage rates on AP exams.
- Started a guided studies program to support the academic growth of students with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Program has grown to 75 students and failing grades are down significantly.
- Oversaw substantial growth of the music program in terms of both facilities and numbers.
- Athletic programs won nine state championships in the nine years of my tenure. In the previous 92 years HF had won 7 state championships.
- Added Girls Golf, Girls Lacrosse, Poms, Girls Swimming, Girls Wrestling, and Boys Lacrosse to the schools athletic offerings.
- Brought the school into Title IX compliance.
- Successful outreach to the Latino community improved diversity from 21% to 38%.
- Introduced Mock Trial and Speech and Debate courses that enabled schools competitive programs to thrive.
- Increased faculty diversity from 5% to 19%.
- Increased faculty compensation from 67% of the surrounding school district average to 86% in 9 years.
Director of Curriculum and Staf Development - Holy Family High School - Broomfield, CO
(2014 - 2015)
Responsible for Power School, scheduling, curriculum, staff development, and accreditation
- Oversaw substantial revision of math curriculum.
- Delegated primary responsibility for scheduling to counseling department.
- Compiled accreditation report.
- Established committees to address technology, professional development, struggling students, and the Honors Diploma program.
English, Honors Government, and Criminal Justice teacher, Coordinator of the Legal Studies department - Forge Christian High School - Arvada, CO
(2025)
Teacher - Adams City High School - Commerce City, CO
(2025 - 2026)
English teacher grades 9 and 10.
Chairman of the Language Arts Department, Teacher - Holy Family High School - Broomfield, CO
(2009 - 2014)
Taught English 9, English 9 Honors, Introduction to Composition, and American Literature. Taught a self-designed Law and Society course to juniors and seniors. Course focuses on criminal, tort, constitutional, family, and juvenile law. Coached a league championship mock-trial team. Served on accreditation and long-term planning committees.
- Oversaw a substantial revision of the Language Arts Curriculum.
- Changed curriculum, scope and sequence, and class assignments.
- These changes coincided with improved retention, reduced athletic ineligibility, and fewer failing grades.
English Teacher, Football Coach - Roaring Fork High School - Carbondale, CO
(2000 - 2006)
Taught all levels of English
Westlaw Sales Associate - Thomson Reuters - New York, NY
(2008 - 2009)
Worked for Fortune 50 company selling research tools and business solutions to law firms in the greater NYC area.
Intern to the CEO Bill Slate - American Arbitration Association - New York, NY
(2007 - 2007)
Summer 2007
