The Board of TrusteesThe Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight of the financial and legal matters of the school. The Board is comprised of a Faculty Representative and community members, with each member serving a three-year term. Board members are elected by vote as the terms of their predecessors expire.
Meetings are open to the community, though parts of meetings may require confidentiality and may be closed to non-Trustees. The Board holds monthly meetings and also convenes All-School Meetings twice a year, in October and May. |
Board Officers
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Kelly Horn - Faculty Representative
khorn@olympiawaldorf.org Kelly grew up in a small town in New Jersey. After graduating from college in New York, she returned to New Jersey where she worked as a public school teacher for 6 years. She and her husband made the move to Olympia in 2006. They discovered Waldorf education when searching for a pre-school for their oldest daughter. They were drawn to Waldorf's curriculum and philosophy, and enrolled their three children at OWS. Kelly felt led to pursue Waldorf and worked for two years as the extended care coordinator, in which time she immersed herself in Waldorf studies. She then accepted a faculty position here, where she is known for being especially gifted at teaching math. Kelly graduated the classes of 2019, 2022 and 2023. |
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Kristy Woodford - Board Member
kwoodford@olympiawaldorf.org Though a California transplant, Kristy Woodford has spent all of her adult life in the PNW. Graduating with a BA in Research and Interpretation in Edmonds, Washington she began her career in HR and recruiting for a business consulting firm in Seattle shortly after college. When she relocated to Southwest Washington in 2006 Kristy joined the real estate profession where she now leads the Holistic Home Group in Olympia. Kristy’s holistic approach to real estate has been featured in national publications as well as local. She is the Director of Luxury and Chair of the Social Equity Taskforce at her local brokerage. Past President of the Lewis County Literacy Council and former board member of the Centralia Downtown Association, Kristy is happy to be serving once again on a board whose mission means so much to her. She lives in Boston Harbor with her husband, Scott, and their daughters Cora and Lucca (OWS Classes of 2026 and 2023). Her family has been an active part of the OWS community since 2011. |
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Brandon Bazemore - Board Member
bbazemore@olympiawaldorf.org Brandon grew up in Carnation, Washington where he spent his childhood roaming through the woods with his brother, developing an immunity to mosquito bites, nettles, and soap. After a stint in the Marine Corps (Semper Fi!) and a degree in Biochemistry at the University of Washington, he realized he wasn’t in to getting yelled at, college sports, or fixing people, so he ended up starting a business fixing technology instead. Brandon, his wife Sandi, and three kids: Isla (9), Noelle (5) and Eli (4), moved from Kirkland to Olympia in 2019 for a change of pace, and were fortunate enough to stumble upon the wonderful Olympia Waldorf School and community. Brandon joined the board in 2022 and is thrilled to work with the board and faculty on the current facilities projects that are underway. |
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Laura Viik - Board Member
lviik@olympiawaldorf.org Moving up from Northern Arizona at a young age Laura fell in love with Mt. Rainier and the Pacific Ocean. Her favorite hobbies include kayaking, running, mountain biking and spending as much time as possible paddleboarding on the Deschutes River. Laura is a Program Manager at the Washington State Department of Commerce overseeing the Weatherization Plus Health Program. She has been with Commerce for over three years, current projects include: the Wx+H program and three innovative pilots including deferral, fuel-switch, and Tribal Home Repair. Prior to working in weatherization, Laura worked in the building materials industry in sales, accounting, and human resources. She has a BA with concentration in accounting from the University of Washington. Research in holistic education brought the Viik Family to OWS in 2013. Her oldest son Ean graduated in the class of 2022 and her youngest Evin is currently in 8th grade. Prior to joining the Board as the Parent Association Rep. in Oct. of 2021, Laura served as the Parent Association Chair from 2013-2021. |
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Robb St. Lawrence - Board Member
rst.lawrence@olympiawaldorf.org Robb grew up spending time between Athens, OH and Wheeling, WV, and didn't encounter the Pacific Northwest until moving to Bellingham, WA for a Master's degree at Western Washington University. It was a short two years, and although Robb fell in love with Western Washington and his wife Carrie in Bellingham, the couple moved to the DC metro area in 2006. After completing a Master of Fine Arts in 2009, Robb moved to Minnesota to pursue a doctorate and an academic career path until 2016, when Carrie's work brought them back to Washington. While looking for an early childhood option for their daughter Alma, then about 3 and half, the whole family was overwhelmed by the good fortune that brought them to Olympia Waldorf School that winter. Since 2016, Robb has been working for the state of Washington in various policy capacities at DSHS, where he is currently the Compliance Manager for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, with oversight of program and operational areas impacted by complex Federal and state legal requirements. He joined the OWS Board in the Spring of 2022. |
