About Me

This is my fourth year as the Vocational Business Teacher at Weldon Valley. Prior to starting in the fall of 2015, I had worked in retail management and financial services. Since 2011, I have also taught private cello and voice lessons on a part time basis.

Mr. Slade with some cello students.

Here I am with some of my students, past and present.

I have been married to Crystal for 23 years. Our oldest is Mathew, currently a Junior at Brown University. Felicity is a Senior at Windsor High School. Stephanie is in 8th grade at Shadow Ridge Middle School, and Andrew is in 8th grade at Windsor Middle School.

One of my favorite pastimes is arranging music on MuseScore. You can check out some of my arrangements here.

I had one of the best jobs ever in high school. During the summer, I performed at Elitche Gardens in Denver as an entertainer in "Stax of Wax," "Rock It," and "Beach Babies." You can see a video clip to the right.