Board Members
Katie Rhyne
Board Chair
Served since: 2025
Term ends: 2029
Position: 6
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Occupation: Owner and Licensed Massage Therapist, Birch Family Massage
Board Responsibilities:
- Budget Committee
Community Involvement:
- Hillsboro Library Board, 2020-Present (Chair, 2021; Vice Chair, 2025)
- Volunteer: Hillsboro Public Library, Hillsboro School District, Bag & Baggage Theater
- Screening Committee Member: Hillsboro Film Festival
Mark Watson
Board Vice Chair
Served since: 2017
Term ends: 2029
Position: 2
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Occupation: Technology Executive
Board Responsibilities:
- Budget Committee
- Advocacy Committee
- Bargaining Team – Classified
- Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee
- Audit Committee
- Board and Superintendent Student Input Team
Community Involvement:
- STEM Advisory Committee
- Century High School Music Program
- Tobias Elementary School PTO
Yessica Hardin Mercado
Served since: 2025
Term ends: 2029
Position: 1
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Occupation:
Co-owner and Strategy and Operations Officer for Oregon Healthy Homes
Board Responsibilities:
- Budget Committee
Community Involvement:
- American Lung Association: Leadership Board Member, Youth Council and Fundraising Committee
Nancy Thomas
Served since: 2021
Term Ends 2029
Position: 3
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Occupation: ODHS District 2 - Multnomah County, Chief Operations Officer
Board Responsibilities:
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Budget Committee
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OSBA Vice President
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Chair, OSBA Legislative Policy Committee
Community Involvement:
- Founding Cohort of HSD's Black Village Parent Advisory Committee
See Eun Kim
Served since: 2019
Term Ends 2027
Position: 4
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Occupation: Human Resources Manager
Board Responsibilities:
- Budget Committee
- Career and College Pathways Committee
Community Involvement:
- Classroom Volunteer
- Washington County Civic Leaders Advisory Board Member
- CASA for Kids Volunteer and Ambassador Board Member
- HSD Community Curriculum Advisory Committee Member (2018-19)
Ivette Pantoja
Served since: 2023
Term Ends: 2027
Position: 5
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Occupation: Small Business Owner
Board Responsibilities:
- Budget Committee
Community Involvement:
- Co-Chair, Child Care Resources and Referral Advisory Board of Washington County
Patrick Maguire
Served since: 2022
Term ends: 2027
Position: 7
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Occupation: Writer
Board Responsibilities:
- more here soon
Community Involvement:
- District’s Community Curriculum Advisory Committee
Ethan Hernandez Jimenez
Served since: 2026
Term ends: 2027
Occupation: Student, Century High School
Board Responsibilities:
- Student Representative to the Board
Keeton Sayre
Served since: 2026
Term ends: 2027
Occupation: Student, Liberty High School
Board Responsibilities:
- Student Representative to the Board
Ma’Kaia Woods
Served since: 2026
Term ends: 2027
Occupation: Student, Hillsboro Online Academy K-12
Board Responsibilities:
- Student Representative to the Board