School Board History
The Eugene School Board’s makeup has changed over the 130 years since its first three members convened in 1891. In 1902, the board expanded from three to five members, and soon after directors’ terms of office were extended from three to five years. The board again expanded from five members to its current seven members in 1966. In 1970, directors’ terms of office were shortened to four years.
Board members are residents of the school district and are elected from the district at large, not from geographical zones within the district. Before the beginning of each school year, the board selects two of its members to serve as chair and vice chair for the year. They serve as the board’s officers and preside over board meetings.
Below is a record of the board of directors’ membership for each school year, by decade: 2020s, 2010s, 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, 1910s, 1900s, 1890s.
Watermarked photos courtesy of the Lane County Historical Museum. (Click images for more photo details)
2020s
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Chair |
Vice Chair |
Other Board Members |
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2026–27 |
Ericka Thessen |
Maya Rabasa |
Tom Di Liberto, Rick Hamilton, Jenny Jonak, Morgan Munro, Judy Newman |
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2025–26 |
Tom Di Liberto |
Ericka Thessen |
Rick Hamilton, Jenny Jonak, Morgan Munro, Judy Newman, Maya Rabasa |
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2024–25 |
Jenny Jonak |
Tom Di Liberto |
Rick Hamilton, Judy Newman, Morgan Munro, Maya Rabasa, Ericka Thessen |
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2023–24 |
Maya Rabasa |
Jenny Jonak |
Tom Di Liberto, Rick Hamilton, Judy Newman, Morgan Munro, Ericka Thessen (appointed October 2023) |
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2022–23 |
Maya Rabasa |
Gordon Lafer |
Keerti Hasija Kauffman (appointed April 2022), Alicia Hays, Michelle Hsu (appointed April 2022), Judy Newman, Laural O’Rourke |
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2021–22 |
Judy Newman |
Martina Shabram |
Alicia Hays, Gordon Lafer, Laural O’Rourke, Maya Rabasa, Mary Walston |
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2020–21 |
Mary Walston |
Judy Newman |
Alicia Hays, Gordon Lafer, Anne Marie Levis, Martina Shabram, Jim Torrey |
