School Board

About the Board

The Evergreen Public Schools Board of Directors is a key part of the "public" in public education. District voters elect the five board members to represent the public's views on how education should be governed at the local level.

Each board member serves a four-year term, and together, they are responsible for establishing the district's goals and policies and are the governing body on adoption of school budgets and all fiscal matters. It's the job of the superintendent, who represents the board, and the district staff to carry out the board's wishes.

The board welcomes and encourages public participation during its meetings. Members believe that good schools and the community nourish each other and that active citizen interest guarantees the excellence of public schools.

Board Meetings
Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month*
5:30 p.m.
Administrative Service Center
Evergreen Room
13501 NE 28th Street

All meetings are open to the public (with the exception of executive sessions). At each meeting, the public can participate in one of two ways. The board asks for citizen comments to permit audience members to raise district issues not listed on the agenda. Or, you can speak regarding any information or action item on the agenda, at the time that item is discussed.

Email
boarddir@egreen.wednet.edu

*Except for the months of June, July, November and December.

School Board Boundaries

Board Meeting Calendar, Agenda, Minutes

Policies and Procedures

Board Members

Victoria Bradford (School Board President), President of Comfort Interiors and Décor - Sustainable Design Solutions, was elected to the school board in November 1999 to the District III slot. She is the mother of two daughters, both products of Evergreen Public Schools and now college students.

A former banker and long-time school volunteer, Ms. Bradford attended Portland State University and Marylhurst College. Prior to joining the board, she served as chair of Evergreen Citizens for Schools, chair of Evergreen Coalition of Parent Organizations, and president of the Harmony Parent/Teacher Association. She worked on several other district committees and was a member of a Shared Leadership Team. She is a cofounder of the Quality Education Coalition of Clark County and a member of the Vancouver Downtown Association.

Bradford is currently the board's president and National School Boards Association Federal Relations Network representative.

Contact Victoria: P. 896.1327

Joan Skelton, is a homemaker, married to husband Jim 39 years, mother of 5 and grandmother of 15, was elected to the school board in 1995 from District II. She has served several years as the board president, vice-president and legislative representative. She is the cofounder of the Camp Bonneville Neighborhood Committee, graduate of the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) leadership training, and served several years on the WSSDA nominating committee. She is a WSSDA MAPS (Members Assisting Peers) member and cofounder of the Clark County Quality Education Coalition. She also served as the WSSDA Board Standards task force chair, and is a former member of the Evergreen School District Foundation.

Skelton worked as a volunteer in classrooms, on district advisory committees, Shared Leadership Teams, and the design team for Heritage High School. She was named a “2004 Woman of Achievement” by the Clark County YWCA.

Contact Joan: P. 892-1995

Troy Thomas (School Board Vice President), is the father of two sons in Evergreen Public Schools. Thomas was appointed to the board in 2004 and re-elected to represent District I in 2005 and 2009. He is currently a Project Manager for NewEdge Networks, a local Telecommunications provider.

Thomas has served as the board's representative to the Washington State School Directors' Association as a member of its Legislative Committee and Nomination Committee. In addition, he has served as a member of Orchards Elementary School's Shared Leadership Team for more than two years, serves on The Childrens Center Board of Directors, served on The Parkway Homeowner's Board of Directors for five years, is the recipient in 2007 of Accomplished and Under 40 Award, and is a graduate of Leadership Clark County. Thomas has completed college courses in Civil Engineering and Business Management.

Contact Troy: P. 885.3957

Todd Yuzuriha (School Board Legislative Representative) was appointed to the school board in June 2008 and elected in 2009 to serve District IV. He is currently the board's legislative representative. Yuzuriha's three children are products of Evergreen Public Schools. His older two children attend Stanford University, and his youngest is a sixth grader.

Yuzuriha retired in 2006 as Vice President of Engineering for Logitech, where he led product development of the company's audio and video game products. Prior to Logitech, Yuzuriha was Senior Vice President of Engineering for Labtec in Vancouver, Director and Senior Director at Sharp Microelectronics in Camas, and Engineer and Engineering Manager at Tektronix.

He has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Stanford, a master's degree in engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the University of Portland.

Contact Todd: P. 253.9532

Michael Parsons, the newest member of the Evergreen Public Schools’ Board of Directors,retired from the United States Army in 2000 after serving 27 years as an airborne infantryman. During his career he was an instructor trainer, instructional program manager, course writer/developer and Noncomissioned Officers Academy Commandant. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, the US Marshals Academy and has taken courses at the US Army Sergeants Major Academy.

Parsons two oldest sons attended Mountain View High School for part of high school and he now has a daughter at Wy’east Middle School and a son at Ellsworth Elementary School. He has volunteered extensively in the district, from membership in the Ellsworth Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), to serving as a facilitator for the district-run Study Circles last spring.

Contact Michael: P. 607-9274