Meet the Edmonds School Board

The Edmonds School District is divided into five director districts. The five elected directors are responsible for conducting the business of the district. The Board of Directors typically meet two Tuesdays of each month, except July, August, and December, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at the Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036. Study sessions, at which no board matters are voted on, are held prior to a business meeting and on an alternate Tuesday. All meetings are posted on the Board Meeting Calendar in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act.

Carin Chase

Board Vice President/ Legislative Rep
Director District 1- Term expires: December 2027, E-mail Carin Chase

Carin Chase was elected to the Edmonds School Board in 2015, she is a Washington native and graduate of the UW. She is a small business owner and active community volunteer, her son is a recent graduate from the Edmonds School District.

 

Keith Smith

Director District 2- Term expires: December 2025, Email Keith Smith

Keith Smith was elected to serve on the School Board in 2021. Keith is a 2004 graduate from Mountlake Terrace High School and has lived in the community since 1999. Keith graduated Magna Cum Laude from Central Washington University with a degree in Law and Justice. In his spare time, Keith is a youth and high school sports official in King and Snohomish Counties. 

 

Hawk Cramer

Director District 3- Term expires: December 2027, Email Hawk Cramer

Hawk Cramer, elected to the school board in 2023, has served the Edmonds School District as a certificated teacher, elementary principal and parent of four kids since 1996. Hawk and his wife, Maggie currently teach in the Snohomish School District and Shoreline School District, respectively.

 

 Thom Garrard

 Director District 4- Term expires: December 2025, Email Thom Garrard

 Thom Garrard was appointed to the school board in 2024. During his 42-year career, he was a     technology coach, classroom teacher, and teacher librarian, and served in public schools in   Bremerton, Central Kitsap, Mukilteo, and the Edmonds School Districts before retiring in 2020.   Thom and his wife have resided in Edmonds for 35 years, and both of their amazing children         graduated from the Edmonds School District.

 

Nancy Katims

Board President
Director District 5- Term expires: December 2027, Email Nancy Katims

Nancy Katims, Ph.D., was elected to the school Board in 2019. She has served in various roles in public education for over 40 years, including in the Edmonds School District, and currently conducts part-time consulting for educational organizations.  Nancy and her husband Michael have two children who graduated from the Edmonds School District.