Artemio Paz, Jr., Chair 4th Congressional District Terms: (4/10/2006 - 6/30/2009)             (7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013) Art Paz Artemio "Art" Paz, Jr. has been a registered architect in Oregon since 1972 and has served as an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon. An architect and urban designer, he is principal of APAZ Architect, AIA, in Springfield. His architectural projects have included University of Oregon buildings; the McKenzie-Willamette Hospital campus master plan; urban revitalization planning for the City of McMinnville; the Springfield Renaissance Development Corporation's revitalization plan for the City of Springfield; commercial and residential building designs with environmental and energy considerations. Art Paz was an artillery officer, honorably discharged from the Army in 1965. He has served in his community in a number ways. He has served the community as a member of Springfield Rotary, has sat on a number of committees and boards including Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Eugene's Schools of the Future, Networking for Youth, Chair of the Lane Work Force Quality Committee, SW Private Industry Council, Chair of the Hispanic Business Association, Chair of the Springfield Schools Sites and Facilities Committee, City of Springfield Board of Building Code Apeals, Lane County Building Boards of Appeals, Springfield Arts Committee, and Eugene Arts Plan Committee. Paz earned his Bachelor and Masters of Architecture degrees from the University of Oregon.		Samuel Henry, Vice-Chair 3rd Congressional District Terms: (10/1/2010 - 06/30/2012)             (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2016) Samuel Henry Dr. Samuel Henry has taught and served in a variety of roles in education and academia. He taught in high schools for four years in Washington D.C. and Binghamton, New York. He directed an undergraduate urban teacher education at the University of Massachusetts. At San Jose State University he served as a university presidential assistant, an associate dean, and an assistant vice president for Student Affairs. At the California State University at Northridge he was an associate dean. He is a founding executive director of Portland Educational Network, an educational reform collaborative. He has also served on the City of Portland Children’s Investment Fund, the Multnomah County Commission on Children and Families, and started a study abroad program in Morelia, Mexico for American teachers. Dr. Henry is currently an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Portland State University. He received his BS degree from DC Teachers College, earned a master’s in curriculum development and a doctorate in urban education from Columbia University Teachers College with a field ethnographic study of the confluence of culture, curriculum, and student’s lives.
	Duncan Wyse 1st Congressional District Term: (7/1/2004 - 6/30/2008)           (7/1/2008 - 6/30/2012) Duncan Wyse Duncan Wyse has served as the president of the Oregon Business Council since June 1995, where he works with business and public leaders on a wide range of public policy issues including education, health care and economic strategy. Prior to this position, Wyse was executive director of the Oregon Progress Board, where he developed Oregon Shines - Oregon's long-range strategy for economic growth, and Oregon Benchmarks - indicators measuring how Oregon is doing as a people, place and economy. Under his leadership, the Oregon Progress Board won the Innovations in Government Award from the Ford Foundation and Harvard's Kennedy School. Prior to that, he spent eight years at the California Public Utilities Commission, serving as advisor to the President and Director for Policy and Planning. In addition to the Oregon State Board of Education, he currently serves on the Oregon Quality Education Commission, the E3: Oregon Inc, Employers for Education Excellence Board of Directors, the Multnomah County Leaders Roundtable (as chair), Portland-Multnomah Progress Board, the Willamette Valley Partnership, and the Oregon Transportation Plan Advisory Committee. Wyse holds a Bachelor's degree from Pomona College and a Master's in Business Administration from Stanford University.		Serilda Summers-McGee At Large Term: 12-1-2011 - 6-30-2015 Serilda Summers-McGee Mrs. Summers-McGee is the Executive Director of Partners in Diversity, where she works with more than 45 Portland area companies to recruit, retain and support professionals of color. Previously, she worked at Reed College in a number of positions including Assistant Dean of Residence Life, Co-Interim Director of Orientation, Resident Director, and Multicultural Center Program Coordinator. She has also worked at other colleges and universities as a financial aid counselor, and recruiter. Serilda serves on the Albertina Kerr Governing Board, and is a member of the Oregon Bar Association Affirmative Actions Committee. Summers-Mcgee received an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree from Muskegon Community College, A Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Valley State University, A Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Willamette University.
	Angela Bowen At Large Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2016 Angela Bowen Angela Bowen is the Education Director for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. Prior to that, she was a third grade elementary school teacher in the Lincoln County School District. She did her graduate student teaching/ practicum experiences at Spring Creek Elementary School; Maple Elementary School; Harrisburg Elementary School; Meadow Lark Elementary School; and Veneta Elementary School. Ms. Bowen has had extensive experience working in recreation programs and fish and wildlife habitat preservation and restoration. Bowen serves on the Government-to-Government Tribal Board for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. She is also a member of the National Indian Education Association; the U of O Sapsik’walá Tribal Advisory Board, the Oregon Indian Education Association; and she is an (AIO) Americans for Indian Opportunity Ambassador Alumnus. She has been trained on the state assessments and DIBBLES reading assessments. Bowen is a graduate of Southern Oregon University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication. She earned a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Oregon.		Gerald Hamilton 2nd Congressional District Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2016 Gerald Hamilton Gerald Hamilton has a wide breadth of education experience. He is the immediate past president of Klamath Community College where he served since 2007. He was the district superintendent for Siuslaw School District (2002-2007); Asst. Superintendent for Klamath Falls City Schools (2000-2002); Director of Secondary Curriculum for Klamath Falls City Schools (1993-2000); Assistant Principal at Mazama High School; and a counselor or teacher at Phoenix High School, Bandon High School, and Scio High School. Hamilton has served on the Oregon Community College Presidents Council, the Oregon School Activities Association Redistricting Committee; and has been a member of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators; local rotary clubs; the Florence Chamber of Commerce; the Peace Health Hospital Siuslaw Region board; and the Klamath County Regional Workforce Investment Board, among many other community organizations. Hamilton earned a bachelor degree in Forestry/Recreation Resource management and his teaching and masters’ degree in counseling from Oregon State University, and his administrative and superintendent certification from Portland State University.
	Vacant: 5th Congressional District position

Ex Officio Board Members

Kate Brown Secretary of State (2009-2013) Oregon.sos@state.os.us Kate Brown was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 2008 after 18 years in the Oregon Legislature. She served as a member of the Oregon Senate from 1997 to 2009 and in 2004 became the first woman selected Senate Majority Leader, a post she held until 2009. She also served as a state representative from 1991 to 1996. Brown has taught at Portland State University and practiced family and juvenile law. In her legislative career, Brown led successful efforts to make Oregon state government open and accessible. She spearheaded legislation creating a searchable online database of campaign contributions and expenditures, and reformed Oregon’s initiative process to reduce fraud and protect the citizen’s right to petition their government. Brown earned a B.A. degree in Environmental Conservation with a Certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned her law degree and Certificate in Environmental Law from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Ted Wheeler State Treasurer (2010) Oregon.Treasurer@state.or.us Ted Wheeler was appointed as Oregon State Treasurer in March 2010 by Governor Kulongoski. Previously, Wheeler had served as the chair and chief executive officer of the Multnomah County Commission. He has also worked as the manager and director of Copper Mountain Trust Financial Services Company, owned a small business, and been a college instructor. Among his community activities are the Friends of Forest Park, Portland Mountain Rescue, and Goose Hollow Family Shelter. Wheeler attended Portland’s Lincoln High School, earned a BA degree from Stanford University, an MBA from Columbia University, and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.

State Board Advisors

• Jan McComb     (503) 947-5616
  Office of the Deputy Superintendent - Legislative Director
• Stephanie Parks     (503) 947-5801
  Office of the Deputy Superintendent - Executive Support Specialist