John Spatz

Welcome Remarks

John Spatz has served as the executive director of the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) since 2012. Prior to this, he was the legal counsel with NASB starting in 2003. As part of his role with NASB, Spatz also serves in a leadership position with ALICAP (Chief Administrator), Sparq Data Solutions, Inc., (Chairman), NJUMP/CJUMP (Manager), Envise AMS, Inc. (Co-founder). Currently, 27 other school board associations nationally utilize products and services created under the umbrella of the NASB during his tenure. As the executive director he has made it a priority to better engage and support the early childhood community. Spatz is the author of the “Guidebook to Nebraska’s Public Meetings Law,” which is used by schools to comply with the Open Meetings Act. Outside of his role with the NASB, he served on the Lincoln City Council from 2007 to 2011 and was the chair of the board in 2011. He has also served on the board for Lincoln’s Multicultural Advisory Committee, Neighborworks Lincoln, and the Partnership for Healthy Lincoln. Spatz and his wife, Julianne, have three children in Lincoln Public Schools.