Members of the Vancouver School District's Board of Directors are elected by the citizens of the community to four-year terms. The board sets the district's goals and policies and is the
governing body for adoption of school budgets. Learn more>>
Acting as secretary to the school board, the superintendent is responsible to them for implementing policies and operation of the schools.
School Board meetings are held at 4 p.m. at the Robert C. Bates Center for Educational Leadership, 2921 Falk Road, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
Dale Q. Rice
Board President
Registered Investment Advisor,
SunAmerica Securities.
Served since 1990 - Term expires 2011
Edri Geiger
Board Vice-President
Education consultant, former Vancouver School District teacher. Elected November 2005 - Term expires 2011
Kathy Gillespie
Longtime Vancouver schools volunteer, former newspaper reporter and editor.
Elected November 2009 - Term expires 2013
Mari Greves
Former buyer and sales manager; community volunteer.
Served since 1996 - Term expires 2011
Mark Stoker
Attorney, Heurlin, Potter, John, Leatham & Holtmann, P.S.
Appointed to the board in September 2007 to fill the position vacated by David Christel. Elected November 2009. Term expires 2013.