Nate Easley, Jr. – District 4 – President
To speak at North City Park
Event Sponsored by NCPCA
Tuesday, February, 23rd 6:30 PM
Scotts United Methodist Church
2880 N. Garfield Street
Photo and Bio Taken from http://board.dpsk12.org
Nate Easley, Ph.D. is Deputy Director for the Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) and President of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. Dr. Easley is a current member of Colorado Governor Ritter’s P-20 Council, serving on the Transitions sub-committee. Prior to joining DSF, Dr. Easley served as Vice President for National and International Programs for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) in Washington, DC. COE is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the expansion of educational opportunities in postsecondary education for low-income and disabled youth and adults. Dr. Easley has extensive experience helping disadvantaged students realize their dream of a college education and securing grant funding to sustain student programs. His master’s and doctorate focused on how higher education can better support the academic success and retention of Black and Latino students. Dr. Easley has worked at the state, national and international levels to create opportunities for first-generation, low-income and ethnic minority students. He has 25 years of experience working with college access and retention programs and professionals.
Dr. Easley served as an Upward Bound counselor and assistant director at Colorado State University, President of the Colorado TRIO Association (Colorado ASPIRE), board member for the Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel, and director of the Student Support Services program and the campus learning center at the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Easley is a proud graduate of Montbello High School in Denver, Colorado.
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