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Kathy Gillespie's Biography

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Full Name:

Kathy Gillespie

Gender:

Female

Family:

Wife: Debbie; 2 Children

Birth Place:

Cleveland, OH

Home City:

Vancouver, WA

Graduated, Leadership Lake Oswego

Bachelors, Political Science, Colorado State University, 1985

Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 18, 2018

Director, Vancouver Public Schools School Board, 2009-2017

No professional experience on file.

Member, American Association of University Women (AAUW), present

Volunteer Puppy-Raiser, Canine Companions for Independence, present

Board Member, Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools, present

Member, Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World (H-RoC) Political Action Committee, present

Member, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Clark County, present

Member, National School Boards Association, present

Board Member, Washington's Paramount Duty, present

Member, 18th Legislative District Democrats

Ex-officio Member, Citizens for Good Schools Committee

Member, Clark County Democratic Women

Member, Clark County Democrats

Mentor for At-Risk Women, Fort Vancouver High School

Ex-officio Member, Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools

Volunteer, Oregon and Clark County Food Banks

President, Parent Teacher Association at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School

President, Parent Teacher Association at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics

Member, Parent-Advisory Council to the Superintendent (Vancouver School District)

Volunteer, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics Children's Theatre Company

Member, Washington State Progressive Caucus

Former Member, Washington State School Directors' Association

Parent Facilitator for Junior Achievement, BizTown Curriculum and Community Simulation Project, 2009-2011

Lunch Buddy, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and McLoughlin Elementary Schools, 2006-2010

Participant, Design II: The Art of imagination, 2007-2009

Reading Tutor, Roosevelt and Chinook Elementary Schools, 2004-2009

Co-Founder and Advisor, Student Leadership Club at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, 2005-2009

Founder and Coordinator, Eleanor Roosevelt CARES Community Action Team at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, 2007

Favorite Book:

Love narrative non-fiction history books and young adult fiction

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Baking, outdoor activities, gardening, water sports, reading and fundraising for schools

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