John L. Barry, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), a highly honored educational and military leader, served as Superintendent of Aurora Public Schools from 2006-2013, overseeing 40,000 students, sixty schools, and a $500 million budget. Named Colorado's Superintendent of the Year, his team instituted Concurrent Enrollment in 2008 (college credit in the APS High Schools) that went nationwide. He has served as the Chairman of the Air Force Historical Foundation and Vice Chair of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He is the former President and CEO of the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum (WOTR) and President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver (BGCMD). Prior to his educational career, he served in the United States Air Force for over thirty years as a fighter pilot, USAF veteran with 270 hours of combat time and Fighter Weapons School Graduate. He resides in Aurora, CO.