Final List of WSSDA Board Officer Candidates

The final list of candidates for September’s WSSDA board officers election is now set. Voting will begin September 1 when school board members receive an email with their personal ballot link. To ensure participation, board members are encouraged to provide or update their emails by contacting WSSDA via mail@wssda.org. Voting will close at 4 p.m. on October 1, 2021.

Meet the candidates

For President-elect of the WSSDA Board of Directors

Michelle Perry
Sunnyside School District
Committee Nominee

Written Statement
Video statement
Ron Mabry
Kennewick School District
At-large Nominee

Written Statement
Video Statement

For Vice President of the WSSDA Board of Directors

Christine Chew
Bellevue School District
Committee Nominee

Written Statement
Video Statement

Sandy Hayes
Northshore School District
Committee Nominee

Written Statement
Video Statement
Harlan Gallinger
Issaquah School District
Committee Nominee

Written Statement
Video Statement

Jim Stoffer
Sequim School District
Committee Nominee

Written Statement
Video Statement

Learn more about board officer elections.

About the board of directors

Board officers make up three positions on the WSSDA board of directors. The other members include the representatives elected from each of WSSDA’s 11 regional Director Areas, the immediate past president, and any member serving on the National School Boards Association board of directors.

Some duties of the the WSSDA board include:

  • Providing general supervision over WSSDA’s affairs
  • Approving WSSDA’s annual budget
  • Effecting policies and programs adopted at meetings of WSSDA

Get involved —more ways to engage

Becoming a board member is only one of many ways to get involved within WSSDA. 

Take a look at the many WSSDA committees to see if any match your interests!