3224 WSC “Servant Leadership”
Chris Crippen was appointed Director of the Center for Service and Learning (Y-Serve) at Brigham Young University in April 2014. He is originally from Lake Elsinore, CA and has lived in Elk Ridge, UT since 2005. He and his wife Sherelda have six sons, two daughters and three grandchildren. Chris spent the first half of his career as a public school teacher and administrator in both California and Utah. He studied Elementary Education at both Brigham Young University-Hawaii and Brigham Young University, graduating with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1999. He continued his studies, earning a M.A. in Education with an emphasis on Curriculum and Instruction from Azusa Pacific University (2001) and received his Educational Administration licensure from Southern Utah University (2013). Chris is currently a Doctoral student in BYU’s Educational Leadership and Foundations program. He has coached volleyball for 27 years and loves music, sports, the outdoors and serving others.
