About OSBA

Board Members

The OSBA board consists of up to 21 directors, each elected on a regional basis for a two-calendar-year term. The board also includes these non-voting ex-officio members:

  • Any director of the National School Boards Association elected from Oregon
  • The immediate past president of the Oregon Association of School Executives
  • The immediate past president of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
  • The board section president of the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts
  • The president of the Oregon Community College Association
  • The chair of the State Board of Education

Board Member and Officer Roles and Responsibilities
Essential Duties of OSBA Board Members
Eligibility to Serve and Term of Office
Board and Executive Director Operating Agreements
OSBA Finance Committee

President's Post
Updates on OSBA board goals and activities from OSBA's President.

Officers

President

Terry Lenchitsky [Email]
Region: Clackamas
Board Position Held: Position 7
District: Oregon Trail 46, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014
Office Term Expires: 12/31/2013

President-elect

Lori Theros [Email]
Region: Southeast
Board Position Held: Position 4
District: Klamath Falls City Schools, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013
Office Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Vice-president

Dave Krumbein [Email]
Region: Columbia
Board Position Held: Position 2
District: Pendleton 16, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013
Office Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Secretary-Treasurer

Bobbie Regan [Email]
Region: Multnomah
Board Position Held: Position 17
District: Portland 1J, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014
Office Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Past president

Kris Howatt [Email]
Region: Multnomah
Board Position Held: Position 18
District: Gresham-Barlow 10, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013
Office Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Members

Board Representative, Position 1

Greg Jackle [Email]
Region: Eastern
District: John Day 3, Board Chair
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 3

Doug Nelson [Email]
Region: Central
District: High Desert ESD, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 5

Craig Prewitt [Email]
Region: Southern
District: Phoenix-Talent 4, Board Chair
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 6

Sherry Duerst-Higgins [Email]
Region: Lane
District: South Lane 45J, Board Chair
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 8

Linda Brown [Email]
Region: Clackamas
District: Lake Oswego 7J, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 9

Samuel Lee [Email]
Region: Douglas/South Coast
District: Winston-Dillard 116, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 10

Anne Schuster [Email]
Region: Linn/Benton/Lincoln
District: Corvallis 509J, Board Chair
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 11

Tass Morrison [Email]
Region: Marion
District: North Santiam 29, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 12

David Beeson [Email]
Region: Marion
District: Silver Falls 4J, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 13

Stan Primozich [Email]
Region: Yamhill/Polk
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 14

Greg Kintz [Email]
Region: North Coast
District: Vernonia 47J, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 15

Karen Cunningham [Email]
Region: Washington
District: Beaverton 48J, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Board Representative, Position 16

Fred Marble [Email]
Region: Washington
District: Forest Grove, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2013

Board Representative, Position 19

Doug Montgomery [Email]
Region: Multnomah
District: Multnomah ESD, Board Member
Board Term Expires: 12/31/2014

Ex-Officio Members

COSA Executive Director

Craig Hawkins [Email]
District: COSA, Executive Director

State Board of Education Member

Artemio Paz Jr [Email]

OCCA Past President

Jim Harper [Email]
District: Portland CC, Board Member