Kirk is the Chief Financial Officer in charge of managing the college’s financial affairs. He joined Ex’pression in 2005 after serving as the Corporate Director for Student Finance for Alta Colleges, a group of 19 colleges based in Denver.

He previously served as Vice President of the Private School division for Aramark Educational Resources, Executive Director for a Chubb Institute campus , Executive Director for Westwood College in Denver, and Director of Education for Denver Institute of Technology. Prior to a career in college administration, Kirk was a naval flight officer for 8 years and was later promoted to commander of a reserve aviation squadron. In college, he was a DJ and sportscaster for a commercial FM radio station.

Kirk earned an MA in Education Administration from Stanford University, an MBA from Stanford University, and a BS from Cornell University.