Meet The Board

Richard Kerns

President

First Elected: 2021

Term Expires: 2023 

rkerns@sd129.org 

Melody Saperston

Vice President

First Elected: 2021

Term Expires: 2023 

msaperston@sd129.org 

Valerie Brown Dykstra

Board Member

First Elected: 2013

Term Expires: 2021 

vbrowndykstra@sd129.org 

ROBERT GONZALEZ

First Elected: 2011

Term Expires: 2023 

bgonzalez@sd129.org

Ira Lathan

Board Member
IASB Governing Board Representative

First Elected: 2015

Term Expires: 2023 

ilathan@sd129.org

Thomas St. Jules

Board Member

First Elected: 2019

Term Expires: 2023

thomas.stjules@sd129.org

Julie stone

Board Member

First Elected: 2021

Term Expires: 2023

julie.stone@sd129.org

DR. Jeff Craig

Superintendent of Schools

Joy Engfer

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools
Board of Education Secretary