Board of Directors
Clackamas ESD is governed by a seven-member Board elected by County residents.
Five Board members are chosen by zone (area in which they live) and two
are selected from the county At-Large. All Board members serve four-year
terms. Members come from a variety of backgrounds and professions and
share a common interest in the quality of education provided by Clackamas
County schools.
The Clackamas ESD Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month at
6:30 p.m. To view the Board meeting calendar, click
here. For agendas and meeting packets, click
here. For archived minutes and agendas, click
here.
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Greg McKenzie,
Chair, represents Zone III as of 2009. He was an attorney in private
practice for 25 years in Clackamas County and more recently has worked
as a leadership trainer for school boards, first with the Oregon School
Boards Association and now as a private consultant. He has a law degree
from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College and a
bachelor degree in aerospace engineering from Auburn University. Greg
previously served eight years on the West Linn-Wilsonville School
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Nadene Duffield, Vice Chair, has represented the county At-Large since 1996. She was
a teacher in public schools for 30 years and currently serves as a
volunteer teacher/tutor for Junior Great Books-Tag Program, Read Well
Program and Art Literacy for Oregon City Schools. She is also a volunteer
teacher/tutor at Portland Public Schools. |
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John Thomas was
appointed to the Clackamas ESD Board in January 2009 as representative
from Zone 1. He recently retired as general manager of the Sunrise
Water Authority in Happy Valley and has an educational background
in chemical engineering (BS), environmental engineering (MS), and
business (MBA). He has previously served on a school district board
and his wife is a retired elementary school principal. |
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Len Mills, Vice Chair,
was appointed to the ESD Board in November 2006 as the representative
from Zone II. He is a retired teacher from the Reynolds School District
with a great deal of experience working in talented and gifted programs.
Len is active in a number of nonprofit organizations. He and his wife
live in Milwaukie.
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Jon Eyman was elected
to the Clackamas ESD Board in 2005 representing Zone IV. He has worked
for the Oregon State Highway Department, done heavy construction and
currently is the owner of Jon Eyman Construction, Inc. Jon previously
served for 12 years on the Canby Grade School Board of Directors.
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Susan Trone is a
homemaker and volunteer. Susan represents Zone V. She is a former
member of Redland School District's Strategic Planning Committee and
currently a member of the Art Literacy Program since 1999 and the
Redland Elementary School Site Council since 1995. She served as a
board member on the Oregon Trail Soccer Board from 1997-2000. Susan
also volunteers as a teacher for local youth programs. |
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Curtis Smith is
a consultant and trainer at Oak Grove Associates. He has been representing
the county At-Large for consecutive terms since 1984. Curtis has over
30 years experience managing the human resource function in a variety
of public and private organizations, both union and nonunion. |
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