Chad Detloff, Executive Director
Chad Detloff is an educator and creative who brings to the L.A. Choral Lab extensive experience in leadership within non-profit, performing-arts, and school contexts.
Chad has over 20 years of experience in various non-profit leadership positions, including as a Director of Global Programs at Chadwick School, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Global Learning, and founding board member of the Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG). In his current role as VP of Strategy at Options for Learning, Chad is committed to providing equitable, high-quality early education and childcare services to nearly 10,000 children and families across the San Gabriel Valley through innovative, research-based, collaborative strategies and by supporting teams focused on business development; data, evaluation, and impact; educational partnerships; external affairs; and project management.
Chad has performed in various vocal-arts contexts, including with the award-winning a cappella group The Dartmouth Aires, featured on the hit TV Show The Sing-Off. He has directed and produced musical theater productions in K-12 and higher education contexts, including performances of RENT; The Fantasticks; Romeo and Juliet; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and student-written and -produced work. He has also taught dance, musical theater, and improv comedy.
During his nearly 20 years in the field of education, Chad has presented in 17 countries, has authored numerous publications on topics related to intercultural and experiential learning, and has worked directly with nearly 200 schools to collaboratively develop, grow, or assess their initiatives. As a classroom educator, Chad has developed and taught a wide variety of humanities and global-languages coursework at the high-school level, media and cultural studies at the University of Barcelona, and writing at the community-college level.
Chad graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in Comparative Literature (Spanish and Italian); his award-winning thesis addressed comics and graphic novels written in response to periods of repressive government in Argentina, Italy, and Spain. He currently lives in Los Angeles and enjoys gardening, writing, cooking, and design.
Chad has over 20 years of experience in various non-profit leadership positions, including as a Director of Global Programs at Chadwick School, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Global Learning, and founding board member of the Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG). In his current role as VP of Strategy at Options for Learning, Chad is committed to providing equitable, high-quality early education and childcare services to nearly 10,000 children and families across the San Gabriel Valley through innovative, research-based, collaborative strategies and by supporting teams focused on business development; data, evaluation, and impact; educational partnerships; external affairs; and project management.
Chad has performed in various vocal-arts contexts, including with the award-winning a cappella group The Dartmouth Aires, featured on the hit TV Show The Sing-Off. He has directed and produced musical theater productions in K-12 and higher education contexts, including performances of RENT; The Fantasticks; Romeo and Juliet; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and student-written and -produced work. He has also taught dance, musical theater, and improv comedy.
During his nearly 20 years in the field of education, Chad has presented in 17 countries, has authored numerous publications on topics related to intercultural and experiential learning, and has worked directly with nearly 200 schools to collaboratively develop, grow, or assess their initiatives. As a classroom educator, Chad has developed and taught a wide variety of humanities and global-languages coursework at the high-school level, media and cultural studies at the University of Barcelona, and writing at the community-college level.
Chad graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in Comparative Literature (Spanish and Italian); his award-winning thesis addressed comics and graphic novels written in response to periods of repressive government in Argentina, Italy, and Spain. He currently lives in Los Angeles and enjoys gardening, writing, cooking, and design.