Posted May 23, 2010

After a full day of interviews and deliberations, the WSSDA Board of Directors has identified Dr. Jonelle Adams as the preferred candidate for the position of WSSDA Executive Director.

Saturday evening, the board voted to offer the position to Adams and authorized WSSDA President Kevin Laverty to enter into contract negotiations. The board’s timeline calls for a new executive director to be hired and in place by the end of June.

Adams is currently Executive Director of the Washington Alliance for Better Schools, where she has served since 1998. In this position she is responsible for leading and managing a non-profit consortium of 12 member school districts from Marysville to Federal Way to support school reform and professional development for principals and teachers. Adams’ previous experience includes 12 years of organizational and educational leadership and management positions with the Boeing Company where she was responsible for supporting school reform through effective business partnerships and providing leadership training and effective team building skills to more than 150 school principals.

For more information, see the Executive Director Search section on the WSSDA website.

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