Meet the Counseling Crew

Chris Wright is excited to transition into this position in the SLSPA community as the new School Counselor! His role at SPA combines multiple passions of his: working in education; helping performers find and trust their voice, and facilitating a culture of collaboration and creativity. Chris was drawn to SLSPA not just for its unique program, but also because of its stellar reputation in the state as a public charter school.

Graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2008 with a B.S. in Psychology, he became a Special Education Teacher in Salt Lake City. He has been working with students ever since. After relocating to California, He worked with at-risk youth at non-public schools in San Francisco, creating a music program in a day-treatment facility and helping students write and record their original music. In 2012, he returned to Utah and served as a teacher and program director for the theater department in Box Elder and Ogden School District where he produced and directed numerous plays and musicals. In 2015, he returned to Salt Lake City and special education, but always found ways to incorporate film, music, and theatre into his teaching. With over ten years of experience in education, Chris has worked with students in elementary, middle, and high school settings in various capacities, before coming to SLSPA, he was most recently as Vice-Principal of a Junior High in West Jordan, but longed to return to the performing arts, and found SLSPA to be the perfect fit!

Chris and his wife live in Sugarhouse with their hyperactive border collies, Porter & Rosie. In his free time, he loves writing, producing, and recording music, attending concerts & films, hiking, traveling, and finding the best cup of coffee or sandwich in his current location.