Board Members The Northwest Regional Education Service District is governed by a nine-member board consisting of five elected directors and four appointed directors; each representing a specific geographic zone in the region. Together, these volunteer community members work closely with the ESD’s superintendent to determine district policies and ensure the highest quality programs and services are being delivered to schools in the region.

Chair: Ann Samuelson lives in rural Seaside, and has served on the NWRESD board of directors for 4 years.  Ann and her husband Dave have two grown daughters and a 2 year old grandson. They are the owners of Denver Point Land & Timber and Ann Samuelson & Associates.  Advocacy has long been a commitment Ann has acted on in her many years of public service and volunteering.  She is a volunteer for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, advocating for a global ban on asbestos, and an end to asbestos related diseases.  Phone number: 503-755-2540.

Business position

Renee Bruce

Vice Chair: Renée Bruce is the Director of Family & Community Resources at Community Action in Washington County . She has over twenty years of experience managing social support programs and has been working at Community Action for the past 18 years. Community Action is part of the largest poverty-fighting network in the nation and assists more than 17,000 families each year with a wide array of services to support them in reaching their full potential. Renée has two grown children who attended Beaverton Schools. She also serves on the following boards; C.A.S.H. – Creating Assets Savings & Hope, Essential Health Clinic, Washington County Housing Advisory Board and chairs the Washington County Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee. She graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Child Development & Teaching. Phone number: (503) 693-2360.

Social Service position

Gail Young

Zone 1: Gaston, Sherwood and Tigard-Tualatin school districts

Gail Young is a former member of both the Washington ESD Board and the Washington Service Center Advisory Committee. Prior to serving on the Washington ESD Board, she served on the Douglas County ESD Board. Gail is self-employed as a Vocational Consultant. Phone number: 503-692-4259.

Kathy Samsel

Zone 2: Astoria, Banks, Forest Grove, Jewell, Knappa, Neah-Kah-Nie, Nestucca Valley, Seaside, Tillamook and Warrenton-Hammond school districts

Kathleen Samsel resides in Seaside, Oregon. She retired from education in 2000 after teaching in Hillsboro Elementary School District and Lake Oswego School District. Her 32 year career included Elementary Principalships in McMinnville and Seaside, Oregon. She served on Clatsop Commission for CHildren, was Board Member for Salvation Army in Clatsop COunty. She is active in Community Tsunami Awareness Group (T.A.G.), and the Seaside Library Art Committee. Phone number: 503-717-9523.

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Zone 3: Hillsboro School District

Earl Fisher

Zone 4: Beaverton (Beaverton and Sunset high school attendance areas), Clatskanie, Rainier, Scappoose, St. Helens and Vernonia school districts)

Earl Fisher spent the last three years of his career as the administrator of Northwest Regional ESD’s Clatsop Service Center in Astoria, retiring in 2003 with 34 years in education. Earl currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Columbia County Commission on Children and Families, the Clatskanie Fire Dept., the St. John Hospital Foundation and the Clatskanie Kiwanis. Phone number: 503-728-2450.

Michael Ingalls

Zone 5: Beaverton School District (Aloha, Southridge and Westview high school attendance areas)

Michael Ingalls has resided in Washington County since 1994. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Santa Clara University. Active member in his community serving four years as a leader in Cub Scouts, volunteering in his children's elementary school. He also coaches multiple sports programs for children. Phone number:503-200-9674.

Marilyn McGlasson

At-Large position

Marilyn McGlasson retired in 2005 with seven years as Superintendent of the Banks School District in Washington County. McGlasson was a former member of the Washington ESD Board, Washington Service Center Advisory Committee, and superintendent of the former Farmington View School District. Director McGlasson currently sits on the Portland Community College Board of Directors. Phone number: 503-648-7312.

Higher Education position