Board Members The Northwest Regional Education Service District is governed by a nine-member board consisting of five elected directors and four appointed directors; each representing a specific geographic zone in the region. Together, these volunteer community members work closely with the ESD’s superintendent to determine district policies and ensure the highest quality programs and services are being delivered to schools in the region.

Renee Bruce

Renée Bruce, Chair

Social Service position

Renee is the Director of Family & Community Resources at Community Action in Washington County . She has over twenty years of experience managing social support programs and has been working at Community Action for the past 18 years. Community Action is part of the largest poverty-fighting network in the nation and assists more than 17,000 families each year with a wide array of services to support them in reaching their full potential. Renée has two grown children who attended Beaverton Schools. She also serves on the following boards; C.A.S.H. – Creating Assets Savings & Hope, Essential Health Clinic, Washington County Housing Advisory Board and chairs the Washington County Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee. She graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Child Development & Teaching. Phone number: (503) 693-2360.

Kathy Samsel

Kathleen Samsel, Vice Chair

Zone 2: Astoria, Banks, Forest Grove, Jewell, Knappa, Neah-Kah-Nie, Nestucca Valley, Seaside, Tillamook and Warrenton-Hammond school districts

Kathy resides in Seaside, Oregon. She retired from education in 2000 after teaching in Hillsboro Elementary School District and Lake Oswego School District. Her 32 year career included Elementary Principalships in McMinnville and Seaside, Oregon. She served on Clatsop Commission for CHildren, was Board Member for Salvation Army in Clatsop COunty. She is active in Community Tsunami Awareness Group (T.A.G.), and the Seaside Library Art Committee. Phone number: 503-717-9523.

Earl Fisher

Earl Fisher

Zone 4: Beaverton (Beaverton and Sunset high school attendance areas), Clatskanie, Rainier, Scappoose, St. Helens and Vernonia school districts)

Earl spent the last three years of his career as the administrator of Northwest Regional ESD’s Clatsop Service Center in Astoria, retiring in 2003 with 34 years in education. Earl currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Columbia County Commission on Children and Families, the Clatskanie Fire Dept., the St. John Hospital Foundation and the Clatskanie Kiwanis. Phone number: 503-728-2450.

Dr. Constance Green

Higher Education position

Dr. Constance Green, President of Tillamook Bay Community College

Connnie received her Masters in Counseling in 1973 from Miami University in Ohio and her PH.D. in Educational Leadership and policy in 1991 from University of Oregon.   Dr. Green has been involved with Oregon Community College’s for 38 years.  She worked at Linn-Benton Community College and went on to spend 29 years at Chemeketa Community College from being a faculty member to the Dean of Students, Dean of Strategic Partnerships and Chief Information Officer. She was on the executive team at Chemeketa for 20 years. In her professional journey she has also been:

• the Deputy Commissioner for Oregon Community Colleges
• a policy advisor on educational and workforce to Governor Roberts
• a policy advisor for the State Board of Education for post secondary issues

Constance has also had her own consulting company where she has worked with organizations to address complex issues and improve policy and community relations. Her commitment to ensure student access, success and completion has been a part of every position she has held in community colleges.  Dr. Green was part of the founding team that created an annual student success conference in 1986 that still serves all of Oregon community colleges.

Michael Ingalls

Michael Ingalls

Zone 5: Beaverton School District (Aloha, Southridge and Westview high school attendance areas)

Michael has resided in Washington County since 1994. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Santa Clara University. Active member in his community serving four years as a leader in Cub Scouts, volunteering in his children's elementary school. He also coaches multiple sports programs for children. Phone number:503-200-9674.

Marilyn McGlasson

At-Large position

Marilyn retired in 2005 with seven years as Superintendent of the Banks School District in Washington County. McGlasson was a former member of the Washington ESD Board, Washington Service Center Advisory Committee, and superintendent of the former Farmington View School District. Director McGlasson currently sits on the Portland Community College Board of Directors. Phone number: 503-648-7312.

Lisa Poehlitz

Lisa Poehlitz

Zone 3: Hillsboro School District

Lisa is a resident of the Hillsboro area and former member of the Hillsboro School Board of Directors. Lisa currently is a 4-H and Girl Scout Leader. Phone number: 503-407-0595.

Ann Samuelson

Business position

Ann lives in rural Seaside, and has served on the NWRESD board of directors for 4 years.  Ann and her husband Dave have two grown daughters and a 2 year old grandson. They are the owners of Denver Point Land & Timber and Ann Samuelson & Associates.  Advocacy has long been a commitment Ann has acted on in her many years of public service and volunteering.  She is a volunteer for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, advocating for a global ban on asbestos, and an end to asbestos related diseases.  Phone number: 503-755-2540.

Christine Riley

Zone 1: Gaston, Sherwood and Tigard-Tualatin school districts (To be added)