Interim Executive Director
Rockwell Charter High School
2025 · Eagle Mountain, Utah
Shared interim appointment with Cynthia Phillips.
Experience
University teaching also includes Utah State University, as stated in his own account and in 2016 news reports. Those reports do not give the years.
Appointments
Professor, Educational Leadership and Foundations
Brigham Young University
August 2016 – July 2025 · Provo, Utah
Adjunct Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy
University of Utah
August 2004 – April 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Intermittent, as requested.
Superintendent of Schools
Davis School District
July 2002 – August 2016 · Farmington, Utah
Led the district through the 2008–2009 recession without job losses. By 2016, Davis served more than 72,000 students across 87 schools and reported a 93% graduation rate.
Principal
Bountiful High School
July 2000 – June 2002 · Bountiful, Utah
Curriculum Supervisor
Davis School District
July 1997 – June 2000 · Farmington, Utah
Assistant Principal
Millcreek Junior High School
July 1995 – June 1997 · Bountiful, Utah
High School English teacher
Bountiful High School
July 1992 – June 1995 · Bountiful, Utah
Consultant
Shipley Associates
August 1991 – December 1992 · Bountiful, Utah
Vice President
Polynesian Cultural Center
June 1984 – August 1991 · Laie, Hawaii
High School teacher
Bountiful High School
July 1974 – June 1984 · Davis School District, Utah
Education
Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy
University of Utah
2003
M.Ed., Educational Administration
University of Utah
1996
B.S., Speech Communication and Theatre
University of Utah
1974
Post-doctoral study, Education as a Business
Stanford University
2006
License
Utah Administrative/Supervisory License, expires 2035.