Bixby & Associates, d.b.a. Bixby School, is a non-profit corporation, 501(c)(3), with legal and fiduciary management authority vested in a Board of Trustees and operational management authority vested in the Head of School.
Board President
Trustee since 2020
I was born and raised in Boulder and as a child visited my mom at work when she was teaching reading at Bixby with Pat, Bart, Mark and other early Bixby pioneers. As a young child, I remember the treehouse feeling of the building, the warmth of the community, and a sense of a love of learning among the students. Now as a parent of a Bixby alumni and a current 5th grader, there is no question that the Bixby magic I felt as a child remains today. I run The Center for Authentic Community Engagement where I support organizations and individuals to engage the wisdom of community partners in their work. When not at Bixby or working, I spend my time learning creating nature-infused gifts to share with others, hanging out with my family and friends, and watching our backyard chickens find treats under the soil.
Board Vice President
Trustee since April 2022
My son started at Bixby in August of 2020. We enrolled him at the time largely due to the COVID pandemic. We had no idea we were about to join such an amazing community. Over the course of his first year at the school, we began to understand the extraordinary aspects of a Bixby education. Bixby encompasses the well-being of the whole child, teaching our son how to be a kind and thoughtful human. His teachers have consistently been outstanding. They spark his innate curiosity to explore and learn. The individual attention he receives allows him to be challenged at the right times. He truly loves getting up every day and going to school.
Being a Bixby trustee will allow me to be part of the community that lays this unique foundation for such important learning. I am looking forward to joining the team that contributes to the growth and mission of Bixby. As a pediatrician, children’s mental health and well-being is of particular importance to me. These last few years have certainly highlighted this need in my own patient population. I hope my time as a Bixby trustee will allow me to share and expand upon this knowledge and commitment to children in my community.
In my free time, I enjoy practicing yoga, gardening, hiking, spending time with my family, and finding the beauty in ordinary days.
Trustee since 2025
Gray Carr Bridgers is a dynamic leader in education, an accomplished author, and a passionate wildlife photographer. She currently serves as the Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management at Watershed School in Boulder, Colorado. Previously, she was the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Wakefield School in Virginia, where she significantly increased enrollment.
Gray Carr earned her B.A. in Biology from Duke University (1989) and her M.Ed. in Independent School Leadership from George Mason University (2023). Beyond education, she is a Master Yoga Instructor, avid scuba diver, and dedicated wildlife photographer. She is also the author of Kiss the Butterfly.
In her personal life, Gray Carr is engaged to Scott Pearce, whose middle child attended Bixby and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Child Developmental Psychology. She is also the proud mother of two college-aged sons and enjoys outdoor adventures with her labradoodle, Tiki. Now based in Boulder, she is excited to engage with the community and explore the region’s natural beauty.
Trustee since 2025
I grew up on a farm and ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle and had the honor of a childhood spent working shoulder-to-shoulder with multiple generations of family members. I am a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, but have spent the last fourteen years consulting and serving in a variety of administrative roles at small independent schools in Colorado. I am passionate about the work of small independent schools with their safe and inclusive cultures, their focus on the development of the whole child, and their ability to adapt to meet the unique needs of their students. Since working briefly in Bixby’s admissions office on an interim basis many years ago, I have enjoyed watching the school’s success and I am excited to be a part of the incredible team working to ensure Bixby’s bright future.
Outside of my work with schools, I love spending time with my husband of 27 years and my three children, who are in various stages of launching into adulthood. When I’m not traveling, you can find me obsessed with a new board or card game, listening to a podcast, reading a good book, cooking or trying new restaurants with my family, or hiking with my dog, Hamilton.
Trustee Since 2022
I was born and raised in Chicago, but spent the majority of my time off from school exploring the mountains of Colorado with my family. After attending the University of Vermont, I realized I still couldn’t shake those Rocky Mountain formative vacation memories. Jackson Hole came next, and after a few amazing years there, Colorado snuck back into my life. I’ve been here ever since.
In Frisco, I earned my EMT-Paramedic licensure and volunteered with backcountry rescue for both the Summit County Rescue Team in Breckinridge and the West Elk Mountain Rescue in Gunnison.
After meeting my wife in the mountains, we decided to move down to Boulder to raise our family. I went back to school and received my Elementary Education degree from CU Boulder, as I’ve always had a connection and interest in K-5 age children.
Soon after the arrival of our two kids, and with school decisions looming, a colleague of my wife (and longtime past Bixby board member) mentioned a school on Table Mesa that changed her children’s lives forever.
I joined the Bixby board in April of 2022. My children’s Bixby experiences learning in small groups with individualized attention has bolstered their imagination and given them the foundation to become critical thinkers. By joining the board, I have an opportunity to help secure that foundation for future Bixby students.
In my free time (other than skiing a little less now that I have two kids), I enjoy camping all over Colorado with my family.
Trustee since 2024.
After growing up in a small CT town, going to college in an even smaller VT town, and skiing for two years in a town of under 400 year-round residents, I found myself studying creative writing outside of New York City. It was a drastic change from my previous trajectory, and it afforded me opportunities I had only dreamed about.
Upon graduating from Sarah Lawrence, I moved to San Francisco where Jon had been working at a start-up. In that time I held a number of jobs and steadily narrowed my focus on renewable energy and nonprofit work. In the 13 years we spent in San Francisco, we got married, had Callum, and had the opportunity to work remotely so moved to Boulder in January 2020.
We’ve truly never had such amazing timing, and as the world shut down we were able to quietly explore the nature that surrounded us in our new town.
We feel so lucky to call both Boulder and Bixby home. Bixby is such a special community of people, and I could not think of a more meaningful way for me to engage in our community than through the BoT. When asked to join in 2024, I jumped at the chance, and feel fortunate to be a part of such a deeply caring group of humans.
Trustee since 2025
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. I studied computer science at Purdue University and after I graduated I went back to live in Chicago where I met my wife. Following nearly a decade in the city, we welcomed our first child and decided it was time to relocate to a place that offered more abundant outdoor activities. Having visited Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park multiple times, we determined this area was ideal for our family and moved out here in 2022.
We looked at many schools in the past couple years to decide where we wanted to send our kids. We found that Bixby offered a unique approach, balancing progressive methods, emphasis on fostering a love of learning, ample outdoor playtime, and excellent dedicated faculty, and that wasn’t offered by any other school. We instantly fell in love and both my wife and I want to ensure it remains a place where families feel fortunate to send their children. That’s why I decided to join the board.
In my free time, I enjoy hiking, gardening, and spending time outdoors, even if it’s just relaxing with a cup of coffee!
Board Secretary
Trustee since 2023
I was born and raised in Albuquerque (ages 0-18), but I like to say that I grew up in NYC (age 18 on up). I studied Art History at Columbia University and my first career was in NYC photography galleries and museums. Eventually, I found myself more fulfilled from my side gig as a youth diving coach, so I shifted my focus to education. I earned my M.S. Ed in Museum Education with K-6 and early childhood certifications from Bank Street College of Education. While in graduate school and subsequently, I was an administrator and head teacher at the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, a lab school in the Psychology Department of Barnard College.
I moved from NYC to Boulder with my husband and twins (now in 3rd grade at Bixby) in 2017. I started teaching toddlers and preschoolers at Snow Lion School in 2018, and in 2022 I became Director. (The school is now known as Snow Lion Preschool.)
In addition to teaching in a classroom, I’ve coached springboard diving for ages six to seventy-six for over two decades. In my free time, I enjoy reading the New Yorker, traveling with my family and collecting quirky artwork.
Trustee since 2024
Trustee since June, 2021
Trustee since 2024
