▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁breaking ▁the ▁state ▁record . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁school ▁year , ▁Sch af fer ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁head master ▁and ▁T org un ▁Lov ely , ▁former ▁vice - pr incipal , ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Energy ▁Indust ry ▁Sch af fer ▁was ▁vice - pres ident ▁for ▁business ▁development ▁at ▁As pect ▁Energy , ▁L LC ., ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁energy , ▁min ing ▁and ▁education ▁projects , ▁working ▁primarily ▁in ▁wind ▁energy . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Altern ative ▁Fu els ▁Foundation , ▁but ▁environmental ▁groups ▁released ▁attack ▁ad s ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁race ▁highlight ing ▁Sh ca f fer ' s ▁con gression al ▁vote ▁which ▁gave ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁billion ▁to ▁alternative ▁energy ▁research ▁and ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁amount ▁to ▁traditional ▁energy ▁research ▁and ▁tax ▁cred its . ▁ ▁Board ▁Member ▁Sch af fer ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Par ental ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Cho ice ▁in ▁Education , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁corpor ation ▁prom oting ▁school ▁choice ▁reform ▁in ▁Colorado ' s ▁public ▁education ▁system , ▁and ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁transformation ▁to ▁a ▁market - dri ven ▁education ▁system . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁Program ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁Sch af fer ▁has ▁been ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁Program ▁of ▁the