Steve Bell is the Board President of the Foundation. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Jeffco Public Schools. Mr. Bell is a 50 year resident of Jefferson County, attended Jeffco schools and graduated from Arvada High School. He has been active in the Jeffco community serving on civic organizations including St. Anthony Hospital Foundation, Jeffco Economic Development Corporation, the Arvada Chamber, and Jefferson Education Foundation where he served as President for two terms and then as a Foundation Trustee. Prior to joining Jeffco Schools in 2010, Mr. Bell had a successful career in the investment banking industry. His job responsibilities included the oversight and management for municipal public finance on a regional and national level. Mr. Bell worked for the firms of Hanifen, Imhoff, Inc., E.F. Hutton & Co., Prudential Securities, Dain Rauscher Inc. and most recently served as the National Director of Fixed Income Capital Markets division of Stifel Nicolaus and Co., Inc. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for the Stifel Nicolaus Brokerage firm for seven years. While serving Jeffco Schools as the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Bell’s responsibility was the leadership and oversight for six business support units within the District:
1. Facilities ( construction, maintenance, environment and custodial)
2. Food and Nutrition Services
3. Transportation (student transportation and District service fleet)
4. Security and Emergency Management
5. Athletics and Activies
6. Business Service Technology
His experience with directing the support services administration of a large school district brings incredible value to our work in school and community safety.
