Vision & Strategy

Leslie Bogar

Leslie Bogar, M.Ed., is the Deputy Executive Director of the Colorado Association of School Boards, where she leads the design and facilitation of customized professional learning for school board members across Colorado’s 178 school districts. With more than 20 years of experience in education and organizational leadership, she brings extensive expertise in board governance, strategic planning, leadership development, and adult learning. She is skilled at creating engaging, practical training that helps governance teams strengthen relationships, clarify roles, and translate effective governance practices into meaningful results for students and communities.

Leslie works with school boards in:

• Defining roles and responsibilities between the board and the superintendent
• Establishing board norms
• Updating the district vision and mission
• Establishing goals based upon board self-assessment results

Matt Cook

With over two decades of Colorado public education experience, Matt Cook partners with school boards to strengthen governance practices, build community outreach, and foster strong board-superintendent relationships. Matt served eight years on the Aurora Public Schools Board (five as President) and as President of the CASB Board of Directors, successfully guiding superintendent hires and major local bond campaigns. As a certified Policy Governance practitioner, his approach is rooted in servant leadership. He stands ready to work alongside your board to deliver the governance tools needed to ensure great outcomes for Colorado students.
Contact Matt: mcook@casb.org

Monica Johnson

Monica Johnson is an accomplished public education leader with more than 25 years of experience serving as a principal, superintendent, accreditation team leader, and President of CASE. She is passionate about helping school boards and superintendents build strong governance, financial acumen, strategic vision, and positive organizational cultures that improve student outcomes.

Monica works with school boards in:

• Executive mentoring and leadership development
• Succession planning and leadership pipelines
• Building high-performing leadership teams
• Strengthening trust and collaboration
• Budget adoption and financial literacy