OLV’s First Executive Director Poised to Lead

…giving students what they need, not merely for human flourishing, but also eternal happiness in union with Christ.

OLV is excited to announce that Mrs. Stacey Bowman has been selected as the school’s first executive director. Mrs. Bowman brings a wealth of legal and school management experience, a heart for Catholic classical education, and a real passion for serving our teachers and families.

Born and raised in Texas, Mrs. Bowman loves music, snowshoeing, tennis, and reading. In her twenties, she served as a missionary in Belize, Paraguay, French Guiana, and Ukraine, where she reveled in learning the local culture, food, and language. She received a B.A. in Russian and then a juris doctorate from the University of Iowa, where she met her husband and with whom she now has three children. Thanks be to God, she converted to the Catholic faith in 2009 and now serves as a lector and catechist in her parish, as well as an advocate with the tribunal at the Archdiocese of Denver.

After 12 years in private legal practice, she left it upon experiencing another kind of conversion, this time to the truth, goodness, and beauty of classical education. For the past three years, she has served as general counsel, compliance officer, and human resources director for a network of classical charter schools serving 2,000 students in four K-12 schools.

Mrs. Bowman is thrilled to be able to marry her legal and classical education experience with her Catholic faith. “I believe that classical Catholic education is giving students what they need, not merely for human flourishing, but also eternal happiness in union with Christ. I am excited to further build on OLV’s strong foundation in bringing a rich liberal arts and sciences curriculum rooted in the sacramental life to young adults in south Denver.”

Alongside Alex Crane, OLV’s headmaster, Mrs. Bowman will lead OLV's operations, development, communications, and human resources. This role will allow Mr. Crane to focus on academics, mentorship, school culture, as well as his own teaching.