Proud CU Alum. Former Teacher. School Attorney. Working Parent. Candidate for CU Regent.

I have dedicated my life to public education and serving my community. And that all started with an education at CU-Boulder. After graduating from CU, I taught fifth grade in a low-income community, managing classrooms of adorable, brilliant, and diverse students, most of whom were first-generation Americans whose parents came to this country seeking a better life. 

As a teacher, I emphasized to my students that education and a college degree is the best way to pursue and achieve their dreams. I plastered my classroom walls with photos of CU and other universities and talked often about how, if they worked hard, they too could attend and graduate from college. I still believe deeply in the promise of higher education.

As a school attorney, I advocate for school districts and educators across Colorado, from large districts on the Front Range to smaller districts on the Eastern plains and Western slope. I have advocated for teachers, stood up for gender inclusion and anti-racism efforts, and fought for students with disabilities. I have handled several high-profile education cases, including leading Douglas County School District’s defense of their COVID-19 safety protocols and Boulder Valley School District’s rejection of Heidi Ganahl’s proposed charter school that refused to adopt the district’s non-discrimination policy. 

I both advise and serve on public boards. I am the Chair of the Boulder Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Vice Chair of the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County. I previously served as the Vice Chair of the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, a state commission.

While I wear many hats, my most important role in life is being dad to my two incredible and energetic young boys, Alden and Michael, and spouse to my brilliant wife, Caroline, who herself fights for educational equity by helping expand access to free, high-quality preschools across the nation. My family means everything to me, and, like all parents, I care deeply about my kids’ future, and I will do all that I can to make it as bright as possible.  

As your next CU Regent, I will marshal this experience to make CU affordable and accessible, ban concealed carry and get guns out of our classrooms, push CU to be more sustainable, stand up for collective bargaining rights for our workers, and promote diversity, inclusion, and civil discourse on campus.

I would be honored to have your support.