Chad is the Director of the JAMS/SMASH Theatre Company. He employs professional artist/educators and collaborates with the Santa Monica Education Foundation, the Santa Monica Extended Learning Opportunities Program, the Santa Monica Facilities Use Department, parent volunteers, the PTSA, and the administrations at John Adams and Santa Monica Alternative School House schools to masterfully produce large-scale musicals since 2013.

As part of this program, he produces many classes including Fundamentals of Theatre, Production Design, Stage Management, Directing, Acting & more.