Oregon

Commissioner

Tenneal Wetherell

Primary Point of Contact

Ms. Tenneal Wetherell
Chief of Staff
Office of the Director
Oregon Department of Education
tenneal.wetherell@ode.oregon.gov, ph (503) 551-3288

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Emily Nazarov
Government & Legal Affairs Director/Manager
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
emily.nazarov@state.or.us
ph (503) 947-5637

Dr. Charlene Williams
Director, Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
charlene.williams@ode.oregon.gov, ph (971) 208-0320

School Liaison(s)

Navy
Kelly Scheese
Regional School Liaison
Naval Base Kitsap
Navy Region Northwest
610 Dowell St. Bldg 35
Keyport, WA 98345
kelly.j.scheese.naf@us.navy.mil, ph (360) 396-4860

Air Force
LaurieAnn Goodier
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Central and Western Region
laurieann.goodier@us.af.mil, ph (210) 965-4639

Chief State School Officer

Dr. Charlene Williams, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Kelly Scheese, School Liaison Officer, Navy Region Northwest, United States Navy

State Council Members

Tenneal Wetherill, Compact Commissioner
Jennifer Scurlock, Chair
Shimiko Montgomery, Vice Chair
Cynthia Richardson, 2nd Vice-Chair
Vicky López Sánchez, Board Member
Libra Forde, Board Member
Sarah Wofford, Board Member
Mona Khalil, Board Member
Bridgett Wheeler, Board Member

State Council Meeting

March 23, 2017
September 26, 2017
December 6, 2018 – Agenda
December 12, 2019
December 10, 2020 – Agenda | Council Actions
April 21, 2022 – Agenda | Recording
May 18, 2023 – Agenda | Minutes
June 13, 2024 – Agenda
June 12, 2025 – Agenda

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