Directors

The NSA Board of Directors provides strategic leadership to the school, operating as a policy maker and delegating the day-to-day management of the school to the NSA Principal. The board is comprised of five individuals who share a common vision for the school.

CG   Chris Gragg 
President, Term Expires: 2023
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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.  

     
jennings   Robin Jennings
Vice President, Term Expires: 2024
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Robin is originally from West Texas and has lived in Colorado since 2000.  She currently works at Charles Schwab as a Managing Director over Mutual Fund Operations.  Before joining Schwab, she worked at a few different firms all within the financial services industry.  She earned a B.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.B.A. from Colorado Christian University.  Robin has served a few different boards including Denver Kids and Zonta Club of Denver Foundation. 

 

Robin and her husband, James, have 2 children, Regan and Ryann.  Both girls have been attending NSA since kindergarten.  The family loves to travel when not running between sporting practices and events.

   
 
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Matt Gompert
Communication, Term Expires: 2025
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Matt, originally from a farming community in western Nebraska, moved to Colorado in 2003 after receiving a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Nebraska.  He started his professional career with Johnson Controls, Inc. in Littleton, CO serving the building automation, HVAC, and energy management industry.  After working in the corporate world for over a decade, in 2016, Matt joined ATS Rocky Mountain, a local energy management and building automation company, where he currently acts as the General Manager for Colorado and Wyoming. 

 

Matt and his wife, Lindsey, have four children:  Mason, Madelyn, Merrick, and Micah.  Mason, Madelyn and Merrick have attended North Star Academy since Kindergarten.  Micah will be following quickly behind them.  Matt enjoys playing sports, coaching his kids’ sports teams, building and fixing things, home/yard projects, skiing, and anything else that helps him stay active and constructive.

   
 
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Angela Swanson
Treasurer, Term Expires: 2025
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Angela received her degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Denver and is a CPA and a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young LLP. She provides financial statement audit services to public and private clients in Colorado. Angela also serves 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 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..

NP   Nic Pasquale
Secretary, Term Expires: 2023
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Nic is a Realtor by trade and is part of Osgood Team Real Estate in Parker, CO.  Prior to relocating to Parker, Nic spent some time in the classroom as a science teacher and coached college football at Adams State College for seven years in Alamosa, CO.  

 

Nic has two daughters; Elica and Gabriella who are in 8th grade at NSA.  Nic is a native of Raton, NM and loves to hunt, hike, and fly fish with his daughters.