Rory Jones, President

Rory Jones was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 1986. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Juris Doctor degree, both from the University of Idaho. He is active in civic, community, and professional organizations. He is a founding partner in the law firm of Trout Jones Gledhill Fuhrman, P.A.

RORY JONES, PRESIDENT
3734 Stone Creek
Boise, ID 83709
O-331-1170
fax-331-1529

Janet Orndorff, Vice President

Janet Orndorff was elected to the Board in 1990. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education and a Master of Arts degree in reading. She has taught at the elementary and secondary levels. In Boise, she taught for a total of 5 years. She is a member of the Assistance League and Delta Kappa Gamma. She currently serves on Idaho's MOST Professional Development Task Force; is the Chairman of the Bown House Advisory Committee; is the project director of Operation My Own Book; and is an officer of the Idaho School Boards Association.

JANET ORNDORFF, VICE PRESIDENT
4477 N. Torridon Way
Boise, ID 83702
H-343-0507
fax-336-6820

AJ Balukoff, Trustee

AJ Balukoff was elected to the Board in November 1997. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also active in community and professional organizations.

A.J. BALUKOFF
4621 Hillcrest View
Boise, ID 83705
O-345-8620
fax-345-8617

Bea Black, Trustee

Bea Black was elected to the Board in September 1992. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She became a Certified Public Accountant in 1980 and has been an entrepreneur most of her business career. She is active in community and professional organizations and is currently serving as Deputy Director for Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

BEA BLACK
2030 N. 23RD
Boise, ID 83702
O-870-0246
H-344-8234

Nancy Gregory, Trustee

Nancy Gregory was elected to the Board in September, 2002. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. She and her family have lived in Boise for 17 years where she has volunteered in many classrooms and served on numerous building and district committees including Site Improvement Teams at the elementary and high school level, elementary and secondary boundary committees, a graduation requirements committee, and the District gifted and talented services committee. In addition, she has mentored parents, served as PTA/PTO president numerous times, organized a parent advocacy group, and served as student council advisor, led a building management team, and co-chaired the Borah Fine Arts Council.

NANCY GREGORY
603 Colfax St.
Boise, Idaho 83709
H-323-8354

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Dr. Phil Kelly, Trustee

Dr. Phil Kelly was elected to the board in 2006. Phil is a professor of educational policy in the College of Education at Boise State University. He has been involved in various community programs and organizations since he and his family moved to Boise nine years ago. He has been married for 19 years and has three children in the District.

DR. PHIL KELLY
2504 E. Bergeson
Boise, ID 83706
H-343-3831

Derick O'Neill, Trustee

Derick O'Neill is president and managing member of O'Neill Enterprises LLC, a Treasure Valley real estate development company. He has been a principal of O'Neill Enterprises since 1992 and has a strong history and experience in entitlement, construction, sales, marketing, project management and property management.

Mr. O'Neill was born and raised in Boise. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Santa Clara University in 1989. He is on the board of directors of the Treasure Valley YMCA, Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, Urban Land Institute District Council and is a former board member of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber's Executive Committee, and past president of the Boise Parks and Recreation Commission.

DERICK O'NEILL
191 Twin Willow
Boise, ID 83706
H-368-0288

Dr. Stan Olson, Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Stan Olson’s dedication to the education of public school children spans 30 years. During that time, he has served as a classroom teacher, adjunct professor, school consultant and facilitator in the fields of educational leadership and school community relations, as well as a superintendent. Dr. Olson is a highly motivated, well respected, and effective educator who is dedicated to children and educational excellence. He is a conscientious, knowledgeable educator who always keeps student needs at the forefront of his value system.

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Dr. Pete Bailey
Executive Director of Operations

Dr. Pete Bailey has been dedicated to the field of education throughout his professional career. His service to the Boise School District, which begain in 1985, has included being a classroom teacher at the elementary level, an elementary building principal, and an Area Director. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Iowa State University, a Master's Degree in Education from St. Louis University, and a Ph. D. in Education from the University of Idaho.

Dr. Don Coberly
Executive Director of Curriculum

Dr. Don Coberly has worked for the Boise School District since 1984. He has been a teacher at the elementary level in several districts, was Language Arts Supervisor for the Boise District from 1984-1994, and became the District's Curriculum Coordinator in 1994. He has Bachelor's Degrees in History and Elementary Education from the University of Idaho, a Master's Degree in Reading from Boise State University, and a Ph. D. from the University of Idaho in Education.