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Dr. David S. Doty is a Program Chair, Graduate Programs in the School of Education at Western Governors University (Â鶹ԭ´´). Dr. Doty earned a B.A. in Spanish from Brigham Young University, an M.A. in Education from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, a J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young University.

Previous to Â鶹ԭ´´, Dr. Doty was a Vice President at Management & Training Company in Centerville, Utah, where he oversaw academic and career/technical programs at Job Corps centers and correctional facilities across the United States. From 2008 to 2013, Dr. Doty served as the inaugural superintendent of Canyons School District in Sandy, Utah, a 34,000-student district that was the first new Utah school district to be created in 100 years. Dr. Doty also worked as Assistant Commissioner for Policy & Law at the Utah System of Higher Education and was a practicing attorney for over a decade, representing public schools and colleges in both Utah and South Carolina. Skilled in conflict resolution, Dr. Doty has also served as a special education mediator and hearing officer appointed by the Utah State Board of Education. Dr. Doty began his career as a Spanish teacher at Mills High School in Millbrae, California.

Dr. Doty has published numerous scholarly articles and is a frequent presenter at state and national education law conferences. He is a member of both the Utah State Bar and the South Carolina Bar, as well as the Education Law Association and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International. He enjoys skiing, biking, hiking, and being outdoors in Utah’s mountains and national parks whenever he can.