Compass Board Election Results

Hello Compass,
Thank you for your participation in the Compass Board Election this month. We are so grateful for your community support and for taking the time to place your votes.

We’d like to announce that the following three new board members below have been elected and will begin their service to our school in the 2026-27 school year:

Neala Deer - Wheat Ridge Parent/Guardian - Children’s House
In addition to Neala’s thoughtful perspective on governance, mission stewardship, and proactive leadership, she joins us with professional experience in AI governance, data privacy, cybersecurity, and strategic operations.

Susan Morris - Golden Campus Parent/Guardian - Elementary
Susan’s background and experience is in education leadership, governance and strategic oversight, and she offers a thoughtful approach to mission-driven work, collaboration, and long-term organizational health.

Brendan Doner - Wheat Ridge Parent/Guardian - Children’s House & Elementary
Brendan’s experience includes finance, leadership, and community engagement, combined with practical understanding of governance and accountability with a team-oriented mindset, and a clear commitment to supporting Compass’s mission and long-term success.

As a reminder, our current and continuing board members for the 2026-27 school year are:

Leah Saieg (Golden) - Elementary
Michael Deru (Golden) - High School
Corey Exline (Golden) - Farm School
Imani Garcia (alumni)

Jon Cordial and Amanda Burma have fulfilled their commitments to our board and are stepping down. (But aren’t going far!) Thank you both for your above and beyond commitment to our school over these past few years. We know your time is precious and we’re so grateful for all you have given!

We are excited to welcome the new board members on this team, and look forward to more good work together next year!

If you have questions about the Board of Directors at Compass, please reach out anytime.

Thank you again to all who applied, voted, or participated in any way to help expedite this refreshed governance board of directors for our upcoming school year!
Thank you,

Compass Board of Directors