Jeff Elstad

Jeff Elstad has been a public educator for the past 32 years. He has been an early childhood special education teacher, speech and language pathologist, coach and administrator. He has proudly served as a Director of Special Services for the New Prague Area Schools, Assistant Principal at Owatonna High School, Principal at Willow Creek Middle School (Rochester), superintendent for a total of 15 years for the Byron Public Schools and Owatonna Public Schools. 

Jeff has a passion for developing people and systems He has made it his commitment to communicate people’s potential so clearly, they begin to see it in themselves. 

He retired from education this past June to pursue a post-retirement career as an educational consultant This next step perfectly aligns with his passion to serve others and to benefit the future of our children through quality systems.

Although he has enjoyed  a great career as a public educator, his favorite past times are being a husband to his awesome wife, Gina and dad to four fantastic children, Kirsten, Darik, Kaia, Mikah and now is a proud grandparent of one beautiful little girl, Charlotte.