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Bill Goesling William (Bill) Goesling recently completed four years of service as a member of the board of trustees for the Moscow School District. Goesling served in the Navy for 13 years. After completing several oversees and stateside squadron tours as a naval aviator, Goesling was selected to attend the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He earned his master's degree in systems engineering and acquisition management. Goesling worked for the Vought Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas corporations. Goesling served as an associate professor of naval science at the University of Idaho Naval ROTC Unit. After retiring, he earned his doctorate in education from the University of Idaho where he continues to teach a variety of business courses. Goesling is currently employed as an associate vice president financial consultant for D.A. Davidson and Company. |
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Brad Corkill Brad Corkill lives in Cataldo, Idaho and currently serves on the Kellogg School District Board. His longtime involvement in community affairs has also included service on the Shoshone Medical Center Foundation board, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, and the St. Marie’s School District Board. Corkill is a strong supporter of both the traditional public school system, from which his own two children graduated, and the competitive atmosphere created by charter schools. A graduate of Oregon State with a degree in Forest Engineering, Corkill and his wife have owned Whiteman Lumber since 1988. |
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Gayann DeMordaunt Gayann DeMordaunt was one of the original founders of North Star Public Charter School. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University. DeMordaunt taught Creative Movement in the Alpine School District in Utah, as well as English as a Second Language in the private sector. Before settling in Idaho, DeMordaunt and her family spent 10 years overseas in countries in the Middle East and Asia where she worked extensively with charitable organizations. She also served on the board of the American Women’s Association as vice chair. DeMordaunt is currently the State Executive Director for Family Leader Idaho, a non-profit, non-partisan family issues organization. She, and her husband, Reed, reside in Eagle and have six children. |
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Joe deVera A 19-year veteran in the financial services industry, Joe deVera current shares his financial and planning expertise as the chairman of the board for North Star Public Charter School located in Eagle. deVera recently joined Key Private Bank after 18 years of experience in financial services, investments and banking experience with Washington Mutual Bank and Wachovia Securities. He is a graduate of UCLA, with his BA in Political Science. deVera is a respected leader in Boise’s business and volunteer communities for organizations such as Junior Achievement of Idaho, United Way of Treasure valley, and Capital Youth Soccer. He is married to Emily and has four children. |
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Paul Powell Paul Powell is the Chief Financial Officer at Intermountain Industries, a privately owned holding company based in Boise, whose business interests are primarily in the energy industry. He is also the CFO for its two major subsidiaries: Intermountain Gas Company and III Exploration. Powell joined Intermountain Gas Company as Sr. Vice President in September 1999 after spending 15 years with Andersen Consulting, a leading international business and technology consulting firm. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University. Powell is the chairman of the Board and one of the original founders of the Hidden Springs Charter School. The school opened in August 2001 and currently serves approximately 375 students in grades K-9. Powell also serves on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Charter School Network, United Way of the Treasure Valley and the Intermountain Gas Industries Foundation. |
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Alan Reed Alan Reed served on the Idaho Falls District 91 School Board from 1994 through 2003. For seven of those years, he served as chairman. He attended Ricks College and University of Idaho at University Place in Idaho Falls. Reed is the president and co-owner of Reed’s Dairy in Idaho Falls, which is a milking, bottling and sales company that manufactures ice cream and cheese. Reed has shipped his specialty dairy products nationwide and to Japan. He was born and raised in Idaho Falls and married his high school sweetheart, Holly. They have four children, all educated in District 91. | |
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Esther Van Wart Esther Van Wart is the mother of eight children ranging in ages from 12 to 30 years old and a grandmother of nine. She was born on an Air Force base in Alabama and traveled the world before graduating from Ramey Air Force Base High School. She attended the Air Force Base University and majored in psychology. She is currently a public speaker and peer counselor for abused women. She has served on the Governing Board of Pocatello Community Charter School as secretary, vice-chair, and now chair. She helped form the Family Advisory Council and worked on the accountability team for the charter school's renewal. |
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