
Chief Executive Officer
Lighthouse Community Public Schools
Rich began his career in education as a High School English teacher and College Counselor in New York City, where he developed a passion for all things teaching and learning. After six years of teaching, Rich served as a principal in Denver Colorado, After leading schools, he served as the CAO for Uplift Education in the Dallas/Fort Worth region for 8 years and helped grow a system of charter schools serving 20,000 students. Rich moved to Oakland two years ago to join the awesome team at Lighthouse Community Public Schools in East Oakland.