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Career Path High
Board of Directors

The Governing Board determines the mission and purpose of Career Path High and keeps it clearly in focus. They are responsible for ensuring that the academic program is successful, that the school program and operation is faithful to the terms of its charter, and that the school is a viable organization.  

You can contact our board members by emailing board@utahcph.org.

Board Meetings

Career Path High follows the Utah Open Meetings Act and all meetings are open to the public. Meeting information is posted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance on the Utah Public Notice Website, along with previous meeting minutes and recordings. Meetings may be scheduled for the third Monday every other month based on the tentative Annual Meeting Calendar.

UAPCS Board of the Year

We are thrilled to announce that Career Path High's Board was selected as the Utah Association of Public Charter School's Board of the Year for 2021. Our Board of Directors is made up of an incredible group of professionals that lead our school and help us fulfill our mission. We appreciate them and their vision for Career Path High.

Board Members

Below are our board members and their contact information. Board members can also be reached by emailing our board email list: board@utahcph.org.

Angie Osguthorpe, Chair

angie.osguthorpe@utahcph.org

Angie Osguthorpe is the President/CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce.  She is a native of Missouri but has resided in Utah for the past 25 years.  Her educational background consists of Marketing and Business Logistics degrees from the University of Missouri and an MBA from BYU.  Besides the Davis Chamber of Commerce, she has worked for companies such as Franklin Covey and Kaplan Educational Centers, and she taught graduate classes at the University of Phoenix for ten years. Angie is involved in many civic organizations and enjoys volunteering and participating in athletic events. She is on the Board of Directors of the Davis Education Foundation, Utah Foundation, Mountain West Small Business Finance, and Career Path, among others. She is an Honorary Commander at HAFB and volunteers with the GOAL Foundation and Ogden Marathon. She has three great kids, a son who recently got married and is finishing his engineering degree at Utah State, a daughter who is attending College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and an 11th-grade boy and his best friend, a yellow lab/golden retriever mix, named Hudson.

Jeff Lund, Davis Tech Representative

jeff.lund@utahcph.org 

Jeff Lund is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Davis Technical College in Kaysville, Utah. His professional journey has seen him in various roles, including as Controller at both Davis Technical College and Salt Lake/Tooele Applied Technology College, and as a Financial Analyst at the University of Utah Hospital. Jeff earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Phoenix, and an Associate of Science in Accounting from Snow College. Over the years, Jeff has been recognized for his contributions and leadership, receiving clean financial audits for the last sixteen years and receiving five Certificates of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association.

Kelly Simerick, Board Member

kelly.simerick@utahcph.org

Dr. Kelly J. Simerick holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Student Affairs Administration and Leadership from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She has over two decades of experience in higher education, with expertise in strategic enrollment planning, student success initiatives, and data-driven decision-making. Currently serving as Vice President of Instruction and Student Success at Davis Technical College, Dr. Simerick has led efforts that resulted in significant increases in enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Dr. Simerick has previously held leadership roles at Weber State University, where she facilitated strategic planning, managed the Early College Program, and enhanced student engagement through technology and proactive outreach. She is also a certified MBTI Practitioner and has taught first-year experience courses, emphasizing student development and academic success. 

Natalie Brush, Career Path High Parent Representative

natalie.brush@utahcph.org

Natalie Brush is the parent of both a current and former student of Career Path High and has also served on the School Trust Lands Committee. She works for Canyon Creek Elementary in the Davis School District as a Teacher Assistant in literacy and multilanguage learning. Her previous work has included the Utah Head Start Association, Utah Community Action Program, and the Department of Workforce Services in both child care and case management.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in Family Science, and a Master’s of Education from the University of Utah. Natalie and her husband have three children and have also been foster parents.  

Paul Ray, Financial Coordinator

paul.ray@utahcph.org

Paul Ray is the parent of a former student of Career Path High School and has spent the last 25years in public service. He is currently the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Paul served on the Clinton City Council for four years and in the Utah House of Representatives for twenty years. He has also served as chair of a local school Community Council and coached basketball at the high school and Jr. high school level. He has also coached softball and baseball and performed highwire and trapeze in the circus. Paul attended Indiana University and has spent much of his career in banking overseeing commercial and construction lending.

Financial Oversight

The Board also oversees the financial health of the school and approves a budget which is published on the Utah Public Finance Website. The Board Audit Committee is comprised of the Board President and the Financial Coordinator.

Stakeholders may report concerns of fraud, waste, abuse, or non-compliance directly to the administration or governing board.  Alternatively, stakeholders may report such concerns directly to the Utah State Board of Education through the Public Education Hotline at (801) 538-7813 and full contact information may be found on the Internal Audit website.

In accordance with Utah Code Ann. Section 53G-7-309, the governing board receives a budget report each month. This budget report includes the following information: (i) the amounts of all budget appropriations; (ii) the disbursements from the appropriations as of the date of the report; and (iii) the percentage of the disbursements as of the date of the report.  The current budget report is available for public review at https://transparent.utah.gov/