Oregon School Board Members of Color Caucus

Caucus officers

• President – Neelam Gupta, Lake Oswego 7J
• Vice President – Luhui Whitebear, Corvallis 509J
• Secretary – Helen Ying, Multnomah ESD 
• Treasurer  – Kim Brick, Coos Bay 9

Directors

• District 1 – Sunita Garg, Beaverton 48J
• District 2 – Annie Valtierra-Sanchez, Southern Oregon ESD
• District 3 – Aaron Munoz Gonzalez, Reynolds 7
• District 4 – Janece Payne, Brookings Harbor 17
• District 5 – Kathy Wai, North Clackamas 12
• District 6 – David Jaimes, Tigard-Tualatin 23J

At-large representatives

• At-large 1 – Senitila McKinley, Lincoln County Schools
• At-large 2 – Pat Morinaka, Nyssa 26

The Caucus members include any elected or appointed member of any public board of education in Oregon who are active members in good standing with the Oregon School Boards Association and identifies as a person of color. To join the Caucus, contact Helen Ying.

To promote quality education for all students with an emphasis on the unique needs of students of color.

• To promote positive and effective relationships among school board members of color, their communities, political leaders, and OSBA.
• To build and increase the capacity of school board members of color and support a pipeline for people of color to run for school board seats.
• To serve as a resource.
• To develop, promote, and advance legislation to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students of color.
• To equip and advance board members of color to serve in the general OSBA leadership.
• To build the capacity of the general board membership to understanding the issues of people of color.