Snowy Range Academy Board of Directors

Cassie Miller is an SRA parent. She is currently a full-time realtor at Advantage Real Estate in downtown Laramie and holds degrees in P.E. teaching, k-12, and pastoral ministry. Cassie moved to Laramie 24 years ago and enjoys spending time with family and friends, practicing yoga, and playing music. Her goals as a board member are to help increase the enrollment of the school, guide the future expansion, and to give back to the SRA community that has so positively impacted her daughter and family.  

Tod Scott is SRA’s community board member. He has two children currently pursuing college degrees who previously attend SRA, and he credits SRA for much of their academic success. He has worked in operations at UW since 2003. Prior to that, he worked construction including constructing the original walls for SRA’s classrooms. He has a master’s degree in public administration from UW. Tod has lived in Laramie off and on most of his life but continuously since 1998. He enjoys softball, bowling, and riding his bike all over town. Tod firmly believes SRA has an excellent learning environment, and his goal as a board member is continued academic excellence at SRA.

John Cowper is a native of Laramie, Wyoming and honored to be the principal of Snowy Range Academy. An educator, John has worked in Wyoming and Alaska as a speech-language pathologist, educational case manager, administrator, and presenter over the last 27 years. John believes every student should be afforded an education that prepares them for success in life. At the same time, he recognizes the hard work and dedication teachers put into planning and instruction to facilitate and support this success. John’s instructional leadership style reflects a balance where all students can achieve, and teachers are supported to make this possible. John received a degree in speech-language pathology and audiology in 1990 from the University of Wyoming and earned a master’s of education degree in communication disorders from Utah State University in 1994. Additionally, he completed his educational leadership certification in 2015 through the University of Wyoming. John enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons enjoying Wyoming outdoors.

Mrs. Shelly Donner has been teaching at Snowy Range Academy since it opened in 2002. She has taught in kindergarten and second grade here in Wyoming and in Colorado. Shelly graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor degree in civil engineering, which is where she got her love of spreadsheets and schedules. After working for an engineering firm she went back to school at the University of Colorado at Denver to get her masters in education. If you have time to stop in kindergarten, Mrs. Donner would love to have you visit or volunteer.

Sheila is a hard-working mother of three who joined the SRA community in 2010 when her daughter Saige was enrolled in kindergarten. Her son Dane also attends SRA as a third grader. Sheila was elected to the SRA board as a parent member in 2016 where she assumed the secretary role and moved to serve as the treasurer. She is currently the emeritus member on the board. She has lived in Laramie since 1988 and has worked at the local Toyota dealership as the comptroller/office manager for 15 years.