Board of Directors
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
- Monte Woolstenhulme—Chairperson
- Superintendent
- Teton School District, Idaho
- Gene Sharratt—Vice Chairperson
- Senior Research Associate
- The Center for Educational Effectiveness, Washington
- Alexander Ator
- Superintendent
- Roberts K–12 Schools
- Carol Wren
- Vice President
- Shareholder Development Bristol Bay Native Corporation
- Mark Witty
- Superintendent
- Baker City School District 5J
- Debra Clemens
- Superintendent
- North Thurston Public Schools
Board of Directors
Alaska
- Bruce Bell
- Principal
- Ben Eielson JR/SR High School
- Heidi Teschner
- Acting Commissioner
- Department of Education & Early Development
- Scott MacManus
- Superintendent
- Alaska Gateway School District
- Kelly Manning
- Deputy Director
- Department of Education & Early Development
- Carol Wren
- Vice President
- Shareholder Development Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Idaho
- Aleksandra Hollingshead
- Associate Professor
- University of Idaho
- Monte Woolstenhulme
- Superintendent
- Teton School District
- Sherri Ybarra
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Idaho Department of Education
Montana
- Sharyl Allen
- Deputy Superintendent
- Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Elsie Arntzen
- State Superintendent
- Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Alexander Ator
- Superintendent
- Principal Roberts School District
- Maegan Rides at the Door
- Director
- National Native Children's Trauma Center
- Greg Upham
- Superintendent
- Billings Public Schools
Oregon
- Colt Gill
- Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Department of Education
- Bryce Coefield
- Deputy Director
- Department of Education
- Rita Moore
- Director
- Board of Education Portland Public Schools
- Mark Witty
- Superintendent
- Baker City School District 5J
- Jeff Strickler
- Retired Executive
- NWEA and Education Northwest
Washington
- Debra Clemens
- Superintendent
- North Thurston Public Schools
- Gene Sharratt
- Senior Research Associate
- The Center for Educational Effectiveness

Monte Woolstenhulme
Chairperson
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