Kurtis Pake serves as the Assistant Superintendent at Bangor Township Schools, where he oversees district operations, as well as program development, facility construction, and innovation. Kurtis spent the first half of his career in Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina before returning home to Mid-Michigan. Over more than two decades in K-12 education, he has held various roles, including classroom teacher, coach, principal, and finance director. Within these roles, he has guided construction projects, budgets, expanded trades and STEM programs, and developed his district's AI integration plan, ensuring all students are ready to Enlist, Enroll, or be Employed upon graduation.