Senior Leadership Team

List of 5 items.

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  Kari Chapman

  Chief Financial Officer
  
  Photo and bio coming soon...
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  Susan Boyle

  Chief Enrollment and Strategy Officer
  
  St. Lawrence University
  B.A. Fine Arts
  University of Colorado - Boulder
  M.A. Education
  Bio
  Ms. Boyle brings over 25 years of educational admissions, marketing and fundraising experience to her role at Boulder Country Day. She is passionate about helping families find an educational fit for their children that will support and develop both their academic skills, passions and character.                                                    
  

  When she is not working, Mrs. Boyle loves to travel.  When home in her native Colorado, she loves spending time with her family, gardening, skiing, hiking and seeing live music.
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  Kath Courter

  Head Preschool & Early Childhood Education
  Extended Day and Summer Programs
  
  University of Minnesota
  B.S. Community Health Education
  Cameron University
  M.Ed. Early Childhood Education (Overseas Program, Frankfurt, Germany)
  Bio
  Ms. Courter has been at BCD since 2005. She spent two years teaching third grade at BCD before moving into the position of Preschool, Extended Day and Summer Programs Director. Ms. Courter’s educational background and experience include a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health Education, and 14 years of teaching experience (seven years in Boulder and seven years in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany) at both pre-kindergarten and elementary levels. She also spent five years as a mentor teacher supporting University of Colorado Master’s Degree candidates in their education by helping the students develop an understanding of educational theory and classroom practice.
  
  When Ms. Courter is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and friends. She also enjoys running, hiking, biking, skiing, golf, reading, and cooking. An interesting note about Ms. Courter is that she is learning the sport of biathlon (Nordic skiing and rifle target shooting). Watch out! She is a terrible shot...
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  Julie Griffith

  Director of Development and Alumni Relations
  
  San Diego State University
  B.S. Communications
  Bio
  Mrs. Griffith brings close to twenty years of both professional and philanthropic expertise to her role as BCD’s Director of Development and Alumni Relations. In fact, her volunteer work organizing BCD’s Love of Technology and the Arts auction from 2005-2007 is what led to the school creating a position for her in the first place! Before moving to Boulder from California with her family, she worked in development for Pasadena’s Kidspace Children’s Museum and La Cañada’s The Learning Castle School. Mrs. Griffith has a decade of sales experience in publishing. Early in her career, Mrs. Griffith co-founded the Manhattan Beach chapter for Heal the Bay.
  
  When she is not working, Mrs. Griffith likes gardening, landscaping, and helping friends re-design their gardens. She enjoys being outdoors and watching her three boys play soccer, baseball, and basketball.
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  Gabrielle Hernan

  Chief Operating Officer
  
  Macalester College
  B.A. International Studies
  B.A. Spanish
  American University
  M. Ed. Elementary Education
  Bio
  Prior to teaching at BCD, I enjoyed a two-year teaching fellowship in DC public schools as a part of the DC Teaching Fellows program. Before joining the BCD faculty, I also spent a year working for the Department of Education at the University of Colorado – go Buffs! If it is creative, innovative, challenging, makes me break a sweat, requires tools, or gets my hands dirty, I’ll try it! I am an artist, yoga student, traveler, vegetable gardener, aspiring guitarist, runner, designer, carpenter, and lifelong learner. Someday I hope to buy land, build my own house, and then paint all the paintings inside.