High School Diploma Implementation Advisory Task Force

Appointments for 2007-2009

Appointed jointly by the Governor and State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The purpose of the Implementation Advisory Task Forceis to advise the State Board of Education and Oregon Department of Education on implementation of the high school diploma requirements adopted January, 2007. The Task Force will raise issues and concerns, assist in identifying barriers to implementation, make recommendations, and propose system improvements.

Nominee / Current Position / Contact Information
Senator Vicki Walker / Chair
Senate Education and General Government / 900 Court St. NE, S-210
Salem, Oregon97301
(503) 986-1707

Representative Peter Buckley / Chair
House Education Committee / 900 Court St. NE, H-376
Salem, Oregon97301
(503) 986-1405

Senator Bruce Starr / State Senator / 900 Court St. NE, H-287
Salem, Oregon97301
(503) 986-1451

Jim Torrey / Former Mayor of Eugene / 3593 River Pointe Dr.
Eugene, OR 97408
(541) 968-2596

Cam Preus-Braly / Commissioner
Community Colleges and Workforce Development / Community Colleges and Workforce Development
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, Oregon97310-0001
(503)378-8648

George Pernsteiner / Chancellor
OregonUniversitySystem / Chancellor’s Office
111 Susan Campbell Hall
Eugene, Oregon 97403
(503) 364-5703

Karen Phillips / Director
E3: Employers for Education Excellence / E3: Employers for EducationExcellence
StandardInsurancePlaza, Suite 1625
1100 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon97204
(503) 595-7616

Henry Lorenzen / President
State Board of Higher Education / State Board of Higher Education
c/o Ryan Hagemann
PO Box 751
Portland, Oregon97207
(503) 725-5700

Carl Califano / Chair
Oregon Work Force Investment Board / PublicServiceBuilding
255 Capitol St NE, Third Floor
Salem, Oregon97301
(541) 812-7325

Kent Hunsaker / Executive Director
Confederation of OregonSchoolAdministrators / Confederation of OregonSchool Administrators
707 13th StreetSE
Salem, Oregon97301
(503) 581-3141

Courtney Vanderstek / Assistant Executive Director
Center for Teaching and Learning
OregonEducation Association / Oregon Education Association
6900 SW Atlanta Street
Portland, OR97223
(503) 684-3300

Kevin McCann / Executive Director
OregonSchool Boards Association / Oregon School Boards Association
1201 Court StreetNE, Suite 400
Salem, Oregon97301
(503) 588-2800

John O’Neill / Principal
ForestGroveHigh School
EllenStevensCommunityAcademy / ForestGroveHigh School
1401 Nichols Lane
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
(503) 359-2432

Kelvin J. Webster / Director of Learning Options
Multnomah Education Service District / Multnomah Education Service District
PO Box 301039
Portland, Oregon97294
(503) 255-1841

Cecelia Amuchastegui / Superintendent
Klamath Falls City Schools / Klamath Falls City Schools
1336 Avalon
Klamath Falls, Oregon97603
(541) 883-4700

Beth Nead
/ President
Oregon Parent Teacher Association / Oregon Parent Teacher Association
PO Box 4569
Portland, Oregon 97208
(503) 234-3928

Brian Gard / Board Chair
Oregon Business Association / Oregon Business Association
6700 S.W. 105th Ave., Suite 315
Beaverton, Oregon97008
(503) 641-0990

Tamara Busch-Johnsen / Executive Director
Oregon Business Education Compact / Business Education Compact
12655 SW Center Street, Suite 430
Beaverton, Oregon97005
503.646.0242 x24

Vickie Chamberlain / Director
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission / Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
465 Commercial St. NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 378 – 3586

Jerry Colonna / Superintendent
BeavertonSchool District / BeavertonSchool District
16550 SW Merlo Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97006
(503) 591-4401

Marcie Ingledue / Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon / 1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726, Ext. 304
Cell (541) 660-6094

David Bautista / ELL Director / WoodburnSchool District
965 N. Boones Ferry Rd.
Woodburn, OR 97071
(503) 981-9555

Gary Pierpoint / President
Pierpoint and Associates LLC / 2059 Musket St.
Eugene, Oregon
(541) 554-6023

Tom Greene / Dean
UniversityGraduateSchool, Interim
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Education / University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, OR97203
(503) 943-7135

Hilda Rosselli / Dean
College of Education / WesternOregonUniversity
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 838-8471

Community College Dean
(To be nominated)
Sue Hildick / President
Chalkboard Project / Chalkboard Project
425 NW Tenth Ave., Suite 400
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 542-4325

Tom Chamberlain / President
Oregon AFL-CIO / Oregon AFL-CIO Executive Board
2110 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-6320

Artemio Paz, Jr. / Member
State Board of Education / State Board of Education
Oregon Department of Education