Education Northwest is governed by a board of directors from the Northwest region comprising Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The board includes chief state school officers and their representatives from the five Northwest states; representatives of Education Northwest member institutions, including public and private schools, professional associations, school districts, higher education institutions, and state boards of education; and others appointed to represent both educator and noneducator constituent groups.
Board Officers
- Yvonne Curtis—Chairperson
- Deputy Superintendent for Instruction and School Communities
- Portland Public Schools
- Patty Wood—Vice Chairperson
- Washington State Board of Education Member
- Kelso, Washington
- Curtis Yarlott—Treasurer
- Executive Director and President, St. Labre Indian School Educational Association
- Ashland, Montana
Board of Directors
- Elsie Arntzen
- State Superintendent, Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Helena, Montana
- (Elsie Arntzen’s representative—Susie Hedalen)
- Sandra Boham
- President, Salish Kootenai College
- Pablo, Montana
- Jocelyn Bourgault
- Technical Program Manager, Intel
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Stephanie Fryberg
- Associate Professor, University of Washington
- Seattle, Washington
- Colt Gill
- Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oregon Department of Education
- Salem, Oregon
- (Colt Gill’s representative—Brian Reeder)
- Douglas Gray
- Principal, Anchorage School District
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Bill Hill
- Superintendent, Bristol Bay Borough School District
- Naknek, Alaska
- Wendy Horman
- Idaho State Representative, Idaho State Legislature
- Ammon, Idaho
- Kelsey Stamm Jimenez
- Program Manager, Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center, University of Montana
- Missoula, Montana
- Michael Johnson
- Commissioner, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
- Juneau, Alaska
- (Michael Johnson’s representative—Sana Efird)
- Tammy Lacey
- Superintendent, Great Falls Public Schools
- Great Falls, Montana
- Chris Reykdal
- Superintendent, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Olympia, Washington
- (Chris Reykdal’s representative—Michaela Miller)
- Sonta Roach
- Teacher, Iditarod Area School District
- Shageluk, Alaska
- Carla Santorno
- Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools
- Tacoma, Washington
- Raúl Sital
- Principal, Pasco School District
- Pasco, Washington
- Christina Spriggs
- Teacher, Glenns Ferry School District
- Glenns Ferry, Idaho
- Charlene Stern
- Assistant Professor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Ken Thrasher
- Retired - CEO, Fred Meyer
- Portland, Oregon
- Alma Trinidad
- Associate Professor, Portland State University
- Portland, Oregon
- William (Woody) Woodford
- Superintendent, Kellogg School District
- Kellogg, Idaho
- Sherri Ybarra
- Superintendent of Public Instruction, Idaho Department of Education
- Boise, Idaho
- (Sherri Ybarra’s representative—Chuck Zimmerly)
- Mark J. Yee
- Managing Director, Private Client Reserve, U.S. Bank
- Portland, Oregon