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MEET THE BOARD

Ken Ciancio was appointed to the Board in April 2014, then elected in November of 2015.

Ciancio is a life-long resident in the district, and graduated from Ranum High School in 1982. He attended Regis University where he earned degrees in Political Science and History.

Ciancio has an extensive family who have all attended Westminster Public Schools, and his father Don Ciancio served on the Board in the 1980s and 90s.

Max Math was elected to the Board of Education in 2015.

Math and his wife, Christy, are 1979 graduates of WHS. He attended Westminster Elementary and she attended Harris Park Elementary. All of their children attended Tennyson Knolls Elementary, Hodgkins Junior High School and WHS.

Math attended the University of Colorado and the University of Phoenix, and received his degree in Business. He then received his master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

Christine Martinez was elected to the Board of Education in 2019.

Christine graduated from WHS in 2001, continuing a recent trend where all the members of the Board of Education are graduates of the school district.

Martinez also has a child attending Sunset Ridge Elementary.

In addition to her role as a parent, Martinez also played a prominent role in the passage of the 2018 mill levy override.

Aaron Martin Secretary

Aaron Martin was elected to the Board of Education in 2021.

The son of a teacher, Martin is married to Brenda Martin, the Principal of Colorado STEM Academy.

He has two children enrolled in the district who he says have thrived under the district’s Competency Based System (CBS). Martin works for AT&T in the TV Advertising Technology Division and hopes to bring his skills and understanding of technology to the Board of Education.

Dan Orecchio

Board Director

Dan Orecchio was elected to the Board of Education in 2021.

Orecchio and his wife, Stephanie grew up in Westminster where they both graduated from Westminster High School in 1988.

He went on to become a successful architect with offices in Westminster and Fraser, Colorado. Orecchio credits a WPS drafting teacher with inspiring him to study architecture and go on to establish a successful business.

District Administration magazine selected Westminster Public Schools as one of just 34 districts across the country to be honored as a District of Distinction in 2019.

The magazine wrote:

“These districts have developed innovative programs to support students in their education and well beyond the classroom. We hope our readers are inspired by the efforts of these honorees to create successful initiatives in their own districts.”

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