Chris Sheppard

Director of Operations

Chris is the Director of Operations for Family Leadership. Following his time as a Partnership Success Manager building deep relationships with districts across the country, he is committed to driving continuous improvement within the organization to better serve the changing needs and landscape in the space of Parent & Family Engagement. With a strong foundation in strategic thinking and implementation, he has played a key role in optimizing Family Leadership’s processes and systems to enhance our operational capacity to best serve our district partners. He also leads our Fresno-based office team, ensuring our capacity to provide for our partners and to develop future leaders in the non-profit space.

Chris has a background in organizational leadership, product management, and systems with experience from a variety of industries including tech, business networking, and food products & service. Prior to coming to Family Leadership, he managed all coffee & goods production and distribution for a local coffee company with a large footprint in the Central Valley.

Chris graduated with honors from Vanguard University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasize in Finance and Management. During his time at Vanguard, he was an active member of student leadership and oversaw the development and growth of their freshman leadership and mentor program.

Chris lives in Clovis with his wife, Lisa, and two kids, Olive and Coen. He loves cars, coffee, and being creative building things and working with his hands. Chris is an avid cook and enjoys teaching his young daughter the ways around a kitchen and trying new foods. When he has time, he loves to adventure around Clovis with his family, play games with his wife over coffee, and read books as a family. As a Southern California native, Chris loves to spend any moment in the ocean whenever he is near it whether that be surfing, swimming, or crashing around the waves in a sail boat.