Directors

Chris Gragg 
President, Term Expires: 2026
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Chris is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and moved to Colorado in 2008 after spending the prior 8 years living in Seattle.  He began his professional career as a district manager for Ford Motor Company in the Seattle region.  Following his time at Ford, Chris pursued his interests in e-commerce and internet marketing, operating an internet ad agency for 8 years before selling the business and moving on to his current position as Internet Sales Manager for Lennar Homes, where he has worked for the past 5 years.

Chris and his wife Whitney have 2 children: Garrett and Giuliana who have both attended North Star since kindergarten.    Chris enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports, hunting, skiing, and spending time outdoors.  When he’s not in the mountains, you can usually find him on the sidelines coaching or cheering for his kids' soccer teams. 

Matthew is a Colorado Native who has lived in Parker since graduating from the University of Colorado in 2008.  He currently is the owner of BE EZ Consulting, LLC where he works as a fractional CFO for small businesses who are looking for scalable growth.  He previously worked in the Payroll and PEO space for 5 years, and before that he was a Litigation Consultant.  At the University of Colorado, he earned a BS and MS with an emphasis in Accounting, and currently holds his CPA, CFE and CFF licenses. 

Matthew and his wife, Vicki, have 2 children, Eiley and Dean.  Eiley will be attending NSA kindergarten in the Fall of 2023.  Our favorite activity in the summer is getting outside and camping with our 3 dogs. 

Angela received her degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Denver and is a CPA and a Managing Director with Ernst & Young LLP. She provides financial statement audit services to public and private clients in Colorado. Angela previously served on the board of JA Engage, the young professional group for Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain. In addition, she is active as a parent volunteer at North Star Academy previously serving on the auction committee and the school’s Foundation board. Angela and her husband have two boys, one of whom both attend NSA and she enjoys reading, baking and spending time outdoors in her free time.

Katie and her husband Mason have 4 daughters, Tyla, Drey, Jada and Tavie who all attend North Star spanning from first to seventh grade.  Katie enjoys spending time with her friends and family, competing in anything, theme parties, UFC, stand up comedy, studying the Bible and traveling

Betsy grew up in Portland, Oregon, went to Arizona State University and played basketball finishing with a degree in Communications. After college she began her corporate journey (predominantly with ADP and UKG) in outside sales and executive relationship management living in Seattle, New York City, Phoenix and finding her true home in Parker, CO 10 years ago.  After 19 years in Corporate America, Betsy decided to make a career change and start her own charcuterie (catering) business; B Boards By Bets in May of 2024. 

Betsy and her husband Rob have 2 girls; McKenzie and Allie who have both attended North Star since kindergarten and a golden retriever named Divot. Betsy enjoys spending time with her family, driving to/from sporting events and traveling making memories along the way.