Darrin M. Peppard

Dr. Darrin Peppard is a recovering high school principal, leadership coach, consultant, and speaker focused on organizational culture and climate, and coaching emerging leaders. Darrin is a best-selling author and is the host of the Leaning into Leadership podcast. He spent 26 years in public education, serving as a middle and high school teacher and coach in Kingman, Arizona for 11 years. He was then a high school assistant principal and principal in Rock Springs, Wyoming for 11 years. Darrin’s final four years in public education were as the Superintendent of Schools in West Grand School District in Colorado. He was named the 2015 Jostens Renaissance National Educator of the Year and was the 2016 Wyoming Secondary School Principal of the Year. In 2019, Darrin was inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Educator Hall of Fame.

Darrin’s work now focuses on supporting emerging leaders and sharing the Road to Awesome message of culture, climate, and leadership. He is the lead innovator of Road to Awesome, LLC which provides coaching and consulting for leaders, inspirational keynote speeches for leaders of all walks of life, and publishes books by educators for educators.

Darrin and his wife, Jessica, daughter, Liz, and two dogs, Phoenix and Dexter, currently live in Omaha, Nebraska. Darrin is a passionate but lousy golfer and enjoys time with family and in his Jeep.