AESD Executive Board

A board member from each of the nine Educational Service Districts form the Executive Board. They guide the support, growth, and development of ESD Board Members statewide.

Our Role

The Executive Board provides oversight of AESD membership initiatives and executive sponsorship of statewide initiatives. These include ESD board member development and support; and annual meetings and conferences.

Our Approach

  • We meet five times a year to guide member development activities and explore opportunities to collaborate.
  • We invest in high quality resources and professional learning through our AESD Annual Conference to support new and veteran ESD board members.
  • We facilitate an annual membership business meeting to assure a strong and sustainable infrastructure for the AESD.
  • We inspire innovation within our agencies and across the AESD by empowering our ESD superintendents to collaborate across the nine ESDs and with statewide partners as a regional delivery system supporting statewide initiatives.

Our Foundations

AESD Constitution

Revised April, 2025

AESD Member Handbook

Updated April, 2022

AESD Strategic Plan

Revised November, 2019

Current Board Members

Dale McDaniel

ESD 113: Capital Region

Dale McDaniel
President Elect

Mehret Tekle-Awarun

ESD 121: Puget Sound

Mehret Tekle-Awarun

Terry Brandon

ESD 123: Southeast Washington

Terry Brandon
President

Marcia Henkle

ESD 171: North Central

Marcia Henkle

Merle Kirkley

ESD 189: Northwest

Merle Kirkley

Executive Board Presidents

Association of ESDs

2024 – Terry Brandon, ESD 123
2022-2023 – Marcia Henkle, ESD 171
2020-2021 – John Zurfluh, ESD 121
2019 – Carl Johnson, ESD 114
2018 – Rainer Houser, ESD 112
2016-2017 – Rich Anthony, ESD 113
2014-2015 – Gary Coe, ESD 101
2013 – Karen Sorger, ESD 114
2012 – Merle Kirkley, ESD 189
2011 – Larry MacGuffie, ESD 171
2010 – Charlie Staadecker, ESD 121
2009 – Brad Gingerich, ESD 123
2008 – Bill Baumann, ESD 112
2007 – Robert Bauer, ESD 101
2006 – Howard Coble, ESD 113
2005 – Maggie Perez, ESD 105
2004 – Gordon Griggs, ESD 189
2003 – Jean Wasson, ESD 114
2002 – Ed Daling, ESD 171
2001 – Ann Campbell, ESD 112
2000 – Brad Gingerich, ESD 123
1999 – Ken Seng, ESD 121
1998 – Dwaine Klein, ESD 101

1997 – Jean Haakenson, ESD 113
1996 – Tom Graham, ESD 105
1995 – Jo Vogeler, ESD 189
1994 – Brad Gingerich, ESD 123
1993 – Katie Proteau, ESD 114
1992 – Ron Schmidt, ESD 101
1991 – Roy Garrison, ESD 112
1990 – Gary Vaughn, ESD 171
1989 – Steve Colby, ESD 189
1988 – Dr. Mark Kondo, ESD 101
1987 – Gretchen llgenfritz, ESD 121
1986 – Norma Thompson, ESD 105
1985 – Harold Anderson, ESD 113
1984 – David Bayne, ESD 123
1983 – Sue Lubash, ESD 189
1982 – Tom Graham, ESD 105
1981 – Anne Moldrem, ESD 121
1980 – Robert Mueller, ESD 171
1979 – Carol Gaskil, ESD 112
1978 – Ben Jenness, ESD 101
1977 – Margaret Boyce, ESD 110
1976 – Lee Mantz, Jr., ESD 123
1975 – Dr. Howard Henderson, ESD 114

Association of ISDs

1974 – Lloyd Specker, ISD 167
1973 – James Gardner, ISD 108
1972 – Frances Wallace, ISD 101
1971 – Paul Benton, ISD 111
1970 – Gerwyne A. Jones, ISD 102