Curt Herrman has served 16 years on the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education. He also currently serves as the Region 4 Vice-President on the KASB Board of Directors.

When he was in school, Curt really admired his 5^th grade teacher, Mr. Munoz. He was the first male teacher that he had during a time when teachers were mostly women. Mr. Munoz has helped shape who he is today by teaching honestly and kindness towards others. Curt remains in contact with Mr. Munoz to this day.

Curt grew up surrounded by educators. Both of his parents were teachers, and his dad was also his high school principal. He learned about hard work and compassion from his parents. He always looked up to them as individuals and as a parenting team. They inspired him to be involved in his kids’ school experience as much as possible.

As soon as his kids started school he volunteered for the PTO, eventually becoming the PTO President and then Site Council Chair. Soon after, he realized he could make a bigger impact as a board member and decided to run for his local board.

After COVID there has been some major shifts in how society perceives public education. As a board member, Curt hopes to shift the focus back to what is most important, providing a good educational environment for student success.

Curt works as an IT director at a local bank in Manhattan. Outside of his job, Curt is an avid Chiefs football fan and holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Collection of Kansas City Chiefs Memorabilia. In his free time, you can almost always find Curt scouring antique shops, malls and flea markets for pieces to add to his very impressive collection. Curt also loves to read Science Fiction. His favorite read is the Isaac Asimov Foundation Trilogy.