Introducing Your Board Members
Stephanie Jerdon, President, District #3
Board member since 2023; Current term expires Dec. 2027
Stephanie Jerdon was elected to the board in 2023. An Air Force wife, Jerdon and her family moved around quite a bit before settling in Spokane Valley in 2016. She earned an Associate of Fine Arts degree from Victor Valley Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. She taught the fifth and sixth grades in Utah before putting full-time teaching aside to focus on her three children. An active part of her children's education, she has been a classroom helper, math and reading mentor, art docent, and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) member. Jerdon is an active community volunteer and parent volunteer in Central Valley schools. She has worked as a programming specialist and clerk for the Liberty Lake Municipal Library. Two of her children have graduated from Central Valley schools, and she has one more in the district. Jerdon believes in transparent leadership and proactive community involvement to inform board decisions in order to better support our students, educators, and staff.
- P.O. Box 92 Spokane Valley, WA 99037 • [email protected]
Anniece Barker, Vice President, District #4
Board member since 2023; Current term expires Dec. 2027
Anniece Barker was elected to the board in 2023. As a notary public and home-based baking business owner, she has firsthand experience in operations management, navigating legal requirements, and effective budgeting strategies. Barker received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brigham Young University in Idaho. Not only has she focused on her own children’s schooling, but she also strives for the exceptional academic education of all CVSD students. As an active parent volunteer, she provides cooking and art classes to her children’s schools. She has also been very involved in her community as a Boy Scouts of America cub scout leader as well as volunteering for Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels. Barker is the founding chair of A Voice for Washington Children, formed in 2020 to help protect parent rights in their children’s education. She currently has four children in Central Valley schools. Barker advocates for community values, fiscal stewardship, parent involvement, and high academic standards.
Pam Orebaugh, Legislative Representative, District #5
Board member since 2021; Current term expires Dec. 2025
Pam Orebaugh was elected to the school board in 2021. Orebaugh was raised in Montana, but has lived in the Spokane area for almost 30 years. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Hawaii and a Master of Science degree in nursing from Aspen University. Her lengthy nursing career includes experience with flight nursing and care for children and pregnant women. Orebaugh currently teaches nursing at the university level. She is an active community volunteer and believes in our US Constitution and is guided by Biblical values. She has five children—all who all have attended Central Valley schools.
- PO Box 272 Newman Lake, WA 99205 • [email protected] (preferred)
Cindy McMullen, Director, District #1
Board member since 2015; Current term expires Dec. 2027
Cindy McMullen was elected to the board in December 2015. A retired attorney who practiced in Spokane Valley for over 40 years with her husband Dennis, she holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga School of Law. McMullen served four years on the State Board of Education. She previously served for 24 years on the CVSD School Board, and served as president five times. McMullen was an officer on the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) board, serving as its president in 2007. She currently serves on the WSSDA legislative committee, the Federal Relations Network and as a WSSDA Leadership Development trainer. She was named the Spokane YWCA Woman of Achievement in Education in 1997. McMullen and her husband have three married daughters, who grew up going to school within CVSD, now living across the country.
- 4336 S Farr Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 • [email protected]
Dr. Allen Skidmore, Director, District #2
Board member since 2025; Current term expires Dec. 2029
Dr. Allen Skidmore was elected to the school board in 2025.
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