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Oregon Association of School Executives
About Oregon Association of School Executives (OASE)
The Oregon Association of School Executives (OASE) serves licensed school administrators who are directly responsible to a board of education; who serve as superintendents, or as a deputy, associate, area or assistant superintendent; and who are district level directors in personnel, business management or collective bargaining. OASE includes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and deputies or assistants to that office.
The purpose of the executive committee is to serve members in a continuous effort to improve education and educational administration through striving:
- to exercise leadership in promoting the best interests of all education;
- to improve educational programs through studies of problems and developments in areas selected by its membership;
- to direct and sponsor in-service programs and activities designed to improve the effectiveness of its members in performing their various roles as administrators; and
- to work cooperatively with other organizations - within and out of the profession - when goals are to improve public education.
OASE is a state affiliate of the national Superintendents Association (AASA).
OASE Executive Committee Meetings
| 2025-2026 | Time | Location |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Zoom |
| Regional Meetings in September | In Person | |
| Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 9:00 - 11:00 am | Zoom |
| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm | ODE/Dr. Williams via Zoom |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:30 am | ODE/Dr. Williams via Zoom |
| Monday, January 26, 2026 (Partly Joint Meeting with OACOA) |
2:00 - 5:00 pm | Salem Convention Center (OASE/OACOA/OASBO Winter Conference - Jan. 26-28) |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm | ODE/Dr. Williams via Zoom |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 am | Portland Airport Sheraton |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:30 am | ODE/Dr. Williams via Zoom |
| Thursday, June 4, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 am | Zoom |
Off-the-Record Meetings
OASE Off the Record Meetings are held periodically throughout the school year. They are attended by school superintendents from all of Oregon's school districts and ESDs, and invited guests.
Regional Off-the-Record Meetings:
- Zone 1 (Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, & Washington) Tuesday, October 28th* | 11 am to 2 pm | NWRESD office in Hillsboro
- Zone 2 (Multnomah & Clackamas) Wednesday, October 29th* | 11 am to 2 pm | Multnomah ESD office in Portland
- Zone 3 (Marion, Polk, & Yamhill) Monday, October 20th | 11 am to 2 pm | Willamette ESD office in Salem
- Zone 4 (Benton, Lincoln & Linn) Monday, September 15th* | 11 am to 2 pm | LBL ESD office in Albany
- Zone 5A (Coos and Curry) Wednesday, October 22nd* | 9am to 11:30 am | South Coast ESD office in Coos Bay
- Zone 5B (Douglas) Wednesday, October 8th | 11am to 2 pm | Douglas ESD office in Roseburg
- Zone 6 (Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lake) Monday, September 29th | 11 am to 2 pm | Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls
- Zone 7 (Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, & Wheeler) Monday, October 27th | 11 am to 2 pm | Columbia Gorge ESD office in The Dalles
- Zone 8 (Morrow, Umatilla & Union) Monday, September 22 | 11 am to 2 pm | InterMountain ESD office in Pendleton
- Zone 9 (Crook, Deschutes, Harney & Jefferson) Thursday, October 23rd* | 10 am to 1 pm | High Desert ESD office in Redmond
- Zone 10 (Lane) Thursday, September 18th* | 11am to 2 pm | Lane ESD office in Eugene
- Zone 11 (Baker, Grant, Malheur, & Wallowa) Tuesday, September 23 | 11am to 2 pm | Baker City School SD Office in Baker City
Statewide Off-the-Record Meetings
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Graduate Hotel (Law Conference – Dec. 3-5)
- Monday, January 26, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Salem Convention Center (Winter Conference – Jan. 26-28)
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
- Friday, April 17, 2026 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Portland Sheraton? (Location to be confirmed)
- Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Zoom
Executive Committee
President
Aaron Duff
Milton-Freewater SD
President-Elect
Steve Cook
Bend-La Pine SD
Past President
Alisha McBride
Vale SD
Zone I Director
Dan Goldman
Northwest Regional ESD
Zone II Director
Ken Richardson
David Douglas SD
Zone III Director
Dandy Stevens
Gervais SD
Zone IV Director
Ryan Noss
Corvallis SD
Zone V Director
Jared Cordon
Roseburg SD
Zone VI Director
Brent Barry
Phoenix-Talent SD
Zone VII Director
Penny Fender
North Central ESD
Zone VIII Director
Beth Burton
Stanfield SD
Zone IX Director
Charan Cline
Redmond SD
Zone X Director
Heidi Brown
Crow-Applegate-Lorane SD
Zone XI Director
Casey Hallgarth
Baker SD
Ex-Officio - OSAA
Peter Weber
Oregon School Activities Association
Ex-Officio - COSA Presidency
Darin Drill
Cascade SD
Ex-Officio - COSA Presidency
Majalise Tolan
Lincoln County SD
Ex-Officio - AASA Gov Board
Gustavo Balderas
Beaverton SD
Ex-Officio - AASA Gov Board
Ryan Noss
Corvallis SD
Ex-Officio - AASA Gov Board
Heidi Sipe
Umatilla SD
Ex-Officio - OSSA
Michael Carter
Oregon Small Schools Association
Ex-Officio - AASA
Alisha McBride
Vale SD
Ex-Officio - OAESD
Penny Fender
North Central ESD
George Mendoza
LaGrande SD
Krista Parent
Coalition of Oregon School Administrators
Elections for OASE officers are held annually. OASE presidents serve three years (as president-elect, president and past-president). OASE Zone Directors serve three-year terms.
