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Our Board

The OEA Board of Directors is the top decision-making body of our union, and includes educators from every corner of the state and a broad variety of job functions in public education.
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District 1a Board Director: Laura Latham (She/Her)
Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies
Talent Middle School
Contact Laura

District 1b Board Director: Patti Lawrence (She/Her)
Field Coordinator
Grants Pass School District
Contact Patti

District 2 Board Director: Jenny Underhill (she/her)
Classroom Teacher
Hillsboro School Dist 1J
Contact Jenny

District 3 Board Director: Kimberly Zauber Reed
Salem-Keizer School District
Contact Kimberly

District 3 Board Director: Alejandra Saechao (She/Her)
Elementary Special Education
Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Contact Alejandra

District 4 Board Director: Emily Quindry (she/her)
Elementary Special Education
South Lane School District 
Contact Emily

District 5 Board Director: Bobbie Willis (she/her)
High School CTE Broadcast & Journalism
Eugene School District 4J
Contact Bobbie

District 6 Board Director: Becky Crane
South Coast
Contact Becky

District 7 Board Director: Jessica Colburn (she/her)
8th Grade Social Studies
Bend-La Pine School District 
Contact Jessica

District 8 Board Director: Cindy Dougharity-Spencer (She/Her)
7-12 Social Science
Grant Union Junior/Senior High
Contact Cindy

District 9 Board Director: Jennifer Dorsey (She/Her)
High School Visual Arts Educator
Canby School District
Contact Jennifer

District 10 Board Director: Elizabeth Thiel (She/Her)
High School Social Studies
McDaniel High School
Contact Elizabeth

District 10 Board Director: Gwen Sullivan (she/her)
Teacher and Teacher Librarian
Portland Public Schools
Contact Gwen

District 10 Board Director: Chris Schweizer (he/him)
High School Science
Portland Public Schools 
Contact Chris

District 11 Board Director: Christa Schmeder (she/her)
High School Ceramics
Corvallis School District 509J
Contact Christa

District 12 Board Director: Charlene Baker (She/Her)
Middle/High School Special Education Teacher
Riverside Jr. Sr. High School
Contact Charlene

District 13 Board Director: Vacant

District 14 Board Director: Valerie Schiller (She/Her)
High School Language Arts Teacher
Reynolds School District
Contact Valerie

District 15 Board Director: Andrew Dennis (He/Him)
Middle School Science Teacher
Beaverton School District
Contact Andrew

District 15a Board Director: Julia Barto (She/Her)
First-grade teacher
Contact Julia

District 16 Board Director: Gianna Simon (she/her)
Speech Language Pathologist
Woodburn School District
Contact Gianna

District 17a Board Director: Laura Warren (She/Her)
Instructional Assistant
Lebanon School District
Contact Laura

Board Director District 17b: Helen Jacobs
Driver Development Coordinator, Transportation Department
Greater Albany Public Schools 8J
Contact Helen

District 18 Board Director: Jodi Ketchum (she/her)
Second Grade
NWCSD# 21 
Contact Jodi

District 19 Board Director: Cynthia Vaughan (She/Her)
High School English Language Arts and AVID
Chiloquin Junior Senior High School
Contact Cynthia

District 20 Board Director: Ivana Turner
High School Science Teacher
North Clackamas SD
Contact Ivana

District 20b Board Director: Martin Kwon (he/his)
Middle School Orchestra Director, High School Orchestra Director
North Clackamas School Dist 012
Contact Martin

District 21 Board Director: Scott Perkins (he/him)
High School Math Teacher
Glendale High School
Contact Scott

District 24 Board Director: Brian Zauber Reed (he/him)
Campus Safety
Salem-Keizer School District
Contact Brian

District 26a Board Director: Marc Dana (he/his)
Middle School Music
McMinnville School Dist 40
Contact Marc

District 26b Board Director: Jen Schneider (she/her)
4th Grade Elementary School Teacher
Newberg School District
Contact Jen

District 27 Board Director: Al Rabchuk (he/his)
Retired, HS Math Teacher
Contact Al

District 30a Board Director: John Hasegawa (he/him)
Ceramics Instructor
Mt. Hood Community College
Contact John

District 30b Board Director: Christopher Zimmerly-Beck (He/Him)
Clackamas Community College Associate Faculty (CCCAF)
Contact Christopher

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Keeping the Promise of Quality Public Education

The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is a union committed to the cause of providing the basic right of great public education to every student. OEA represents about 41,000 educators working in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public schools and community colleges. OEA’s membership includes licensed teachers and specialists, classified/education support professionals (ESPs), community college faculty, retired educators, and student members. OEA members also belong to the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA).