Serving with Fletcher as officers of the association will be Anne Golden of Walla Walla, who was elected to a one-year term as president-elect, and Sandy Collins of Kent, who was elected to a one-year term as vice president.

Fletcher has been a member of the Issaquah School Board for eight years, and has served as board chair and legislative representative. She has been active in a number of WSSDA committees and activities, mostly recently as chair of a special task force studying ways school directors can help reduce the achievement gap for poor and minority students. She also coordinated the 1998 WSSDA project "Assuring That All Children Are Successful," which identified best practices used by school districts to improve learning among low income students.

Fletcher succeeds Bill Williams of the North Thurston School Board. As immediate past president, Williams will continue to serve on the WSSDA Board of Directors during 2002.

Golden has been a member of the Walla Walla School Board for 14 years, and has served as board chair and legislative representative. She has been on the WSSDA Board of Directors for three years, and has served several years as chair of the WSSDA Legislative Committee and the Association’s Legislative Assembly. As president-elect, she will automatically become WSSDA president in 2003.

Collins has been a member of the Kent School Board for 24 years, and has served as board president and legislative representative. She has been a representative on the WSSDA Board of Directors for seven years. She has chaired the Annual Conference Planning Committee and the Resolutions Committee. She has also served on the Nominating and Urban Issues Committees, and the Executive Director Search Committee.

Board of Directors
Elections were also held for four of the 12 regional positions on the WSSDA Board of Directors, which governs the association between annual meetings of the membership. Elected to three-year terms were:

• Karen Madsen, Everett
• Barbara Schaad-Lamphere, Seattle
• Anita Boyum, Ellensburg
• June Sine, East Valley (Spokane)

Legislative Committee
Elections were held for 14 positions on the 24-member WSSDA Legislative Committee, which will be chaired in 2002 by Charles Staadecker of the Vashon Island School Board. Unless otherwise noted, the following were elected to two-year terms on the committee:

• Steve Peterson, Arlington
• Nancy Bernard, Lake Washington
• Barbara Peterson, Seattle
• Peter Bentley (1-year unexpired term), Bellevue
• Dennis Townsend, Bethel (Spanaway)
• Michelle White, Bremerton
• Nancy Webber, White Pass
• Jan Leth (1-year unexpired term), Centralia
• Ted Thomas, Longview
• Mike McComas, Cascade (Leavenworth)
• Barbara Greenburg, Yakima
• Andy James, Onion Creek (Colville)
• Charlie Weber, Cheney
• Jean Ryckman, Pasco

Resolutions Committee
Elections were held for seven positions on the 13-member WSSDA Resolutions Committee, which will be chaired in 2002 by Janice Linville of the Lake Washington School Board. The following were elected to two-year terms on the committee:

• Cindy Petersen, Lynden
• Janice Nelson, Auburn
• Terry Asbjornsen, Puyallup
• Ross Gallagher, Shelton
• Marge Thompson, Omak
• Mike King, East Valley (Spokane)
• Vonni Mulrony, Pomeroy

Nominating Committee
Elections were held for seven positions on the 13-member WSSDA Nominating Committee, which will be chaired in 2002 by Bill Williams, North Thurston School Board member and WSSDA Immediate Past President. Unless otherwise noted, the following were elected to two-year terms on the committee:

• Rudy Edwards, Snoqualmie Valley
• Drake Evans, Bremerton
• Michelle Parvinen (1-year unexpired term), Olympia
• Joan Skelton, Evergreen (Vancouver)
• Kay Brader, Prosser
• Carrie Crow, Wilbur
• Toni Rudnick (1-year unexpired term), Walla Walla

Interscholastic Activities Committee (IAC)
Elections were held for five positions on the 13-member WSSDA Interscholastic Activities Committee, which will be chaired in 2002 by Dale Snyder of the Waterville School Board. The following were elected to two-year terms on the committee:

• Dale Holland, Enumclaw
• Rita E. Beebe, Port Townsend
• Melissa Miller, LaCenter
• Frank Rowley, Selah
• Steve Schauble, Pullman

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