Category Education

South Lane School Board District 7 Candidate Bill Parsons, 61  Hometown: Cottage Grove  Family: Married 40 years  Occupation: Retired Captain, Firefighter/Paramedic, South Lane County Fire & Rescue, 28 years; owner/operator of Parsons Tree Service. Leadership style: Lead by “Example”  At your best: “Hardworking”  At your…

Amber Langworthy, 44 Position 5 candidate Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Lebanon, Ind. ■ Family: Married, spouse senior director of Core Facilities Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact … 9-year-old at Yolanda Elementary and 25-year-old Student at PCC’s EMT program. ■  Employer, occupation: Full-time parent…

Justin Martin, 41 Position 3 candidate Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Dexter ■ Family: Married, spouse is an educational assistant at SPS. … two kids in SPS, one 17 and another 14 years old. ■ Employer, occupation: Umpqua Bank, Assistant Vice President Portfolio Manager ■…

Jonathan Light, 69  Incumbent, Position 3 Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Springfield ■ Family, Married  ■ Partner occupation: Retired … children, Gavin, 37 and Bria, 36  ■ Employer, occupation: Retired  ■ Public sector work: Teacher for 15 years ■ Private sector work experience: Business owner…

Heather Quaas-Annsa, 42  Incumbent, Position 2 Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Corona, Calif.  ■ Family: Married, spouse is an analytical chemist  … children, ages 17 at Academy of Arts and Academics, a 16-year-old at Springfield High, 14 year-old at Agnes Stewart Middle School  ■ Employer,…

Diane Hicks, 64 Hometown: Cottage Grove Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Retired   Children: Age 39, attended K-12 at SLSD Ward/neighborhood: Bohemia School neighborhood Employer and occupation: Retired South Lane School District Teacher Public sector work experience: Public School teacher Private sector work experience: King Steer…

SPRINGFIELD – The Centennial Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) will hold its annual Plant Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10, from 9 am.-1 p.m. at Centennial Elementary School, 1315 Aspen St., featuring a selection of low-cost plant starts, including vegetables, flowers, herbs, berries, trees, and…

CANDIDATES AT A GLANCE What are the most significant challenges LCC faces today? Jeffrey Cooper, Zone 1: I think the biggest challenge for any educational institution, including LCC, is finding its niche and doing it well. There are always finite resources, so it is important to…

RICHARD ANDREW VASQUEZ, 44 Zone 4 candidate Hometown: Eureka, Calif. Family: Engaged to a CNA/ Creswell Post Acute … An adult daughter Employer and occupation: South Lane County School District  Public sector experience: College Trustee, 4 years  … Trustee, San Joaquin Delta Community College, 2018-24…