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
- Patty Wood—Chairperson
- Washington State Board of Education Member
- Kelso, Washington
- Mark J. Yee—Vice Chairperson
- Managing Director, Private Client Reserve, U.S. Bank
- Portland, Oregon
- Chuck Zimmerly—Treasurer
- Community Relations Officer, Idaho Department of Education
- Boise, Idaho
Board of Directors
- Elsie Arntzen
- State Superintendent, Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Helena, Montana
- (Elsie Arntzen’s representative—Susie Hedalen)
- Yvonne Curtis
- Deputy Superintendent for Instruction and School Communities
- Portland Public Schools
- 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
- Aleksandra Hollingshead
- Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
- Moscow, Idaho
- 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
- 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
- Raúl Sital
- Principal, Pasco School District
- Pasco, Washington
- Christina Spriggs
- Teacher, Glenns Ferry School District
- Glenns Ferry, Idaho
- Ken Thrasher
- Retired - CEO, Fred Meyer
- Portland, Oregon
- Alma Trinidad
- Associate Professor, Portland State University
- Portland, Oregon
- Monte Woolstenhulme
- Superintendent, Teton School District
- Driggs, Idaho
- Curtis Yarlott
- Executive Director and President, St. Labre Indian School Educational Association
- Ashland, Montana
- Sherri Ybarra
- Superintendent of Public Instruction, Idaho Department of Education
- Boise, Idaho
- (Sherri Ybarra’s representative—Chuck Zimmerly)
