Professional Experience

July 1, 2006 to present
Superintendent
Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado

1990-July 1, 2006
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services/
Chief Financial Officer
Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado

1984-1990
Executive Director of Finance and Auxiliary Services                 
Brighton Public Schools, Brighton, Colorado

1981-1984
Budget Director
Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colorado

1980-1981
Supervisor of Community Based Education Services
Colorado Department of Education

1978-1980
Evaluation Analyst
Colorado Department of Education

1978-1981
Social Worker
Boulder and Larimer Counties

Education

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration, University of Colorado
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Colorado State University

Personal

• Married to Colorado native Teri Chavez
• Two daughters:  Mara and Cayla 
• Enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing
• Comes from a long line of educators.  His mother was a business teacher, his sister is a special education teacher, as was his grandmother. 
• Born in Minnesota; lived in many locations due to father’s military career; graduated from  Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado.