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Board Members

Nate Easley, Jr. - District 4 - President

Nate Easley

Dr. Easley is a current member of Colorado Governor Ritter’s P-20 Council, serving on the Transitions sub-committee. Prior to joining DSF, Dr. Easley served as Vice President for National and International Programs for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) in Washington, DC. Read more...

Arturo Jimenez - District 5 - Vice President

Arturo Jimenez

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...

Jeannie Kaplan - District 3 - Secretary

Jeannie Kaplan

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...

Mary Seawell - At Large - Treasurer

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Bruce Hoyt - District 1

Bruce Hoyt

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...

Andrea Mérida - District 2

Andrea Mérida

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Theresa Peña - At Large

Theresa Peña

Theresa Peña was elected to the Denver Public School Board of Education as an at-large representative in November 2003 and was reelected in November 2007 for a second four-year term. Read more...

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