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Board Members
Theresa Peña - At-Large - President
Prior to being elected to the Board's second at-large seat in November 2003, Theresa Peña had been serving on the Board since June 2003, when she was appointed by the Board to fill the remainder of James Mejia's term. Read more...
Michelle Moss - District 2 - Vice President
Elected to the Board of Education in November 2001, Michelle Moss is a native of Denver and graduate of the Denver Public Schools. She attended Knapp Elementary, Rishel Jr. High and Lincoln High School. Michelle received her BA from Metropolitan State College. Read more...
Jill Conrad - At-Large - Secretary
Jill Conrad was elected to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education in November 2005. She is an independent education consultant with over 10 years of experience improving school systems through educational policy analysis, research, evaluation, planning, and technical assistance. Read more...
Bruce Hoyt - District 1
Bruce was elected to the Board of Education in November 2003. He is a managing director with the Investment Bank of McDonald Investments,specializing in mergers and acquisition work. He has worked for Great-West Life Assurance Company and Boettcher & Co. Read more...
Jeannie Kaplan - District 3
Kaplan was born in Youngstown, Ohio on September 2, 1945. Both of her parents were public school teachers: her mother was a music teacher; her father was a history/social studies teacher. Kaplan attended public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in American Culture. Read more...
Kevin Patterson - District 4
Kevin Patterson received his Bachelor of Arts in teaching from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Kevin began his career as a classroom teacher in Houston, Texas, where he taught seventh-grade for the Aldine Independent School District. Read more...
Arturo Jimenez - District 5
Elected in 2007, Arturo Jimenez is the newest member of the Board of Education representing Northwest and West Denver. Arturo graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with degrees in Sociology and Ethnic Studies and has a Juris Doctor Degree from the CU School of Law. Read more...
