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.
Executive Committee
- Curtis Yarlott—Chairperson
- Executive Director and President
- St. Labre Indian School Educational Association, Montana
- Gene Sharratt—Vice Chairperson
- Senior Research Associate
- The Center for Educational Effectiveness, Washington
- Chris Spriggs—Secretary/Treasurer
- Teacher
- Ferry School District, Idaho
- Doug Gray
- Principal
- Anchorage PAIDEIA Cooperative School, Alaska
- Monte Woolstenhulme
- Superintendent
- Teton School District, Idaho
Board of Directors
Alaska
- Sonta Hamilton-Roach
- Teacher
- Iditarod Area School District
- Michael Johnson
- Commissioner
- Department of Education & Early Development
- Scott MacManus
- Superintendent
- Alaska Gateway School District
- Karen Melin
- Deputy Commissioner
- Department of Education & Early Development
- Carol Wren
- Vice President
- Shareholder Development Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Idaho
- Aleksandra Hollingshead
- Associate Professor
- University of Idaho
- Wendy Horman
- Idaho State Representative
- Idaho State Legislature
- Tim McMurtrey
- Deputy Superintendent of Operations
- Idaho State Department of Education
- Sherri Ybarra
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Idaho Department of Education
Montana
- Elsie Arntzen
- State Superintendent
- Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Alexander Ator
- Superintendent
- Principal Roberts School District
- Tammy Lacey
- Superintendent
- Great Falls Public Schools
- Greg Upham
- Superintendent
- Billings Public Schools
Oregon
- Colt Gill
- Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Department of Education
- Rita Moore
- Director
- Board of Education Portland Public Schools
- Brian Reeder
- Assistant Superintendent
- Department of Education
- Alma Trinidad
- Associate Professor
- Portland State University
- Mark Witty
- Superintendent
- Baker City School District 5J
- Mark Yee
- Managing Director
- Private Wealth Management U.S. Bank, Oregon
Washington
- Debra Clemens
- Superintendent
- North Thurston Public Schools
- Michaela Miller
- Deputy Superintendent
- WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Chris Reykdal
- State Superintendent
- WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Karina Vega-Villa
- Program Director
- Wenatchee Valley College
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