Bixby & Associates, d.b.a. Bixby School, is a non-profit corporation, 501(c)(3), with legal and fiduciary management authority vested in a Board of Trustees and operational management authority vested in the Head of School.
Board President
Trustee since 2020
I was born and raised in Boulder and as a child visited my mom at work when she was teaching reading at Bixby with Pat, Bart, Mark and other early Bixby pioneers. As a young child, I remember the treehouse feeling of the building, the warmth of the community, and a sense of a love of learning among the students. Now as a parent of a Bixby alumni and a current 5th grader, there is no question that the Bixby magic I felt as a child remains today. I run The Center for Authentic Community Engagement where I support organizations and individuals to engage the wisdom of community partners in their work. When not at Bixby or working, I spend my time learning creating nature-infused gifts to share with others, hanging out with my family and friends, and watching our backyard chickens find treats under the soil.
Board Vice President
Trustee since April 2022
My son started at Bixby in August of 2020. We enrolled him at the time largely due to the COVID pandemic. We had no idea we were about to join such an amazing community. Over the course of his first year at the school, we began to understand the extraordinary aspects of a Bixby education. Bixby encompasses the well-being of the whole child, teaching our son how to be a kind and thoughtful human. His teachers have consistently been outstanding. They spark his innate curiosity to explore and learn. The individual attention he receives allows him to be challenged at the right times. He truly loves getting up every day and going to school.
Being a Bixby trustee will allow me to be part of the community that lays this unique foundation for such important learning. I am looking forward to joining the team that contributes to the growth and mission of Bixby. As a pediatrician, children’s mental health and well-being is of particular importance to me. These last few years have certainly highlighted this need in my own patient population. I hope my time as a Bixby trustee will allow me to share and expand upon this knowledge and commitment to children in my community.
In my free time, I enjoy practicing yoga, gardening, hiking, spending time with my family, and finding the beauty in ordinary days.
Trustee since 2016
I grew up in Cleveland and attended the College of Wooster where I received a BA in International Relations/Economics. After graduation, I worked in Washington D.C. until my husband and I decided to experience life “out west”. We packed up and moved to Denver where I completed an MA in Global Finance at the University of Denver, and we loved Colorado so much that we decided to put down roots! I’ve worked for MarkWest Energy Partners in Denver since 2007, managing the company’s credit department which is primarily responsible for evaluating financial risk.
Our two great kiddos both attended Bixby Preschool and are now in the K-5 school.
When I’m not working or playing with the kids, you can find me gardening, cooking, or knee deep in non-fiction.
My favorite thing about Bixby is how it has supported our kids in becoming more independent, confident versions of themselves. Long ago the Bixby founders realized that children are naturally curious, capable problem-solvers and that the role of education is to support this, not just to impart academic content. We love that Bixby supports this in every aspect of our kids’ day, from honoring the role of play to how Bixby’s classroom spaces welcome movement and exploration, to the role mealtimes play in community building and how deep, reflective learning is given space to unfold naturally and sustainably, and how consistent care, both before and after the school day and throughout the year, helps all of us to thrive. I love that when you walk into Bixby it’s unlike any school you’ve ever been in—and the kids will tell you why all of these differences matter. Because of Bixby our kids love going to school, they are thinkers and questioners and their love of learning has remained strong and joyful. My husband and I feel this is the best gift we can give them, and the best investment in their future that we can possibly make.
Trustee since: April, 2016
Why I joined the Board: This school has supported and nurtured our entire family—I want to make sure as many other families as possible have the same opportunity.
Trustee since February, 2021
Trustee Since 2022
I was born and raised in Chicago, but spent the majority of my time off from school exploring the mountains of Colorado with my family. After attending the University of Vermont, I realized I still couldn’t shake those Rocky Mountain formative vacation memories. Jackson Hole came next, and after a few amazing years there, Colorado snuck back into my life. I’ve been here ever since.
In Frisco, I earned my EMT-Paramedic licensure and volunteered with backcountry rescue for both the Summit County Rescue Team in Breckinridge and the West Elk Mountain Rescue in Gunnison.
After meeting my wife in the mountains, we decided to move down to Boulder to raise our family. I went back to school and received my Elementary Education degree from CU Boulder, as I’ve always had a connection and interest in K-5 age children.
Soon after the arrival of our two kids, and with school decisions looming, a colleague of my wife (and longtime past Bixby board member) mentioned a school on Table Mesa that changed her children’s lives forever.
I joined the Bixby board in April of 2022. My children’s Bixby experiences learning in small groups with individualized attention has bolstered their imagination and given them the foundation to become critical thinkers. By joining the board, I have an opportunity to help secure that foundation for future Bixby students.
In my free time (other than skiing a little less now that I have two kids), I enjoy camping all over Colorado with my family.
trustee since 2023
I was born and raised in Albuquerque (ages 0-18), but I like to say that I grew up in NYC (age 18 on up). I studied Art History at Columbia University and my first career was in NYC photography galleries and museums. Eventually, I found myself more fulfilled from my side gig as a youth diving coach, so I shifted my focus to education. I earned my M.S. Ed in Museum Education with K-6 and early childhood certifications from Bank Street College of Education. While in graduate school and subsequently, I was an administrator and head teacher at the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, a lab school in the Psychology Department of Barnard College.
I moved from NYC to Boulder with my husband and twins (now in 1st grade at Bixby) in 2017. I started teaching toddlers and preschoolers at Snow Lion School in 2018, and in 2022 I became Director. (The school is now known as Snow Lion Preschool.)
In addition to teaching in a classroom, I have coached springboard diving for ages six to seventy-six for over two decades. Instructing, encouraging and gently nudging people to do incredible things with their bodies and minds as they hurl themselves into the water from a bouncy fiberglass plank inspires and amazes me to no end!
Trustee since April 2022
My brother and I went to Bixby when we were kids. Bixby instilled a deep love of learning and a passion for pursuing intellectual interests, never feeling like there was something we couldn’t do, instead reveling in the challenge of it. When I first had kids we weren’t living in Boulder and I kept trying to find something like Bixby for them. I wanted a school that would teach my kids to think, rather than just memorize, and treat them as individuals. I finally had the opportunity to move back to Boulder and my kids are thriving at Bixby. In my free time, I like working on puzzles, playing board games, going to the farmers market, and enjoying the surrounding nature Boulder has to offer.
Trustee since June, 2021
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer – 10 years
- Alumni interviewer for Tufts University – 14 years
- Adult Literacy tutor for Boulder Reads – 2 years
My undergraduate degree was in Child Study and I was certified in elementary education. I worked for a year as a child advocate in Boston, after law school I was a public defender in Los Angeles for 10 years (including working on hiring and recruitment), worked in litigation for several Denver firms and have worked on a project basis for an e-discovery company for the last 10 years. When I was a parent at Bixby I was head of solicitations for Auction, Auction Chair, and an occasional substitute teacher. My daughter, Julia – a Bixby alum- is a senior this year. How long on the board: New this year. Why on the board: I am interested in education and giving back to organizations like Bixby that I believe in. My daughter will be going away to college next year, and I only work part time on a project basis, so I have time to dedicate to the Board. I am interested in education and I am also very grateful for the education my daughter received at Bixby.
Trustee since 2023
My family and I moved to Boulder from Los Angeles in the summer of 2022. My husband, Brett and I have currently have two daughters in Bixby’s elementary school.
I was the head of product design and development and co-owner of a women’s resort-wear company based in Miami, FL. Prior to this, I worked with Federated Stores as a Buyer and Merchandiser in Miami and New York.
Our girls thoroughly enjoy Bixby and I am honored to be able to support this incredible space and community.
