AJ Balukoff, President

AJ Balukoff was elected to the Board in November 1997. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also active in community and professional organizations.

A.J. BALUKOFF, PRESIDENT
4621 Hillcrest View
Boise, ID 83705
O-345-8620
fax-345-8617

Derick O'Neill, Vice President

Derick O'Neill is president and managing member of O'Neill Enterprises LLC, a Treasure Valley real estate development company. He has been a principal of O'Neill Enterprises since 1992 and has a strong history and experience in entitlement, construction, sales, marketing, project management and property management.

Mr. O'Neill was born and raised in Boise. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Santa Clara University in 1989. He is on the board of directors of the Treasure Valley YMCA, Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, Urban Land Institute District Council and is a former board member of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber's Executive Committee, and past president of the Boise Parks and Recreation Commission.

DERICK O'NEILL, VICE PRESIDENT
191 Twin Willow
Boise, ID 83706
H-368-0288

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Rory Jones, Trustee

Rory Jones was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 1986. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Juris Doctor degree, both from the University of Idaho. He is active in civic, community, and professional organizations. He is a founding partner in the law firm of Trout Jones Gledhill Fuhrman, P.A. He served as President of the Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2008.

RORY JONES
3734 Stone Creek
Boise, ID 83703
O-331-1170
fax-331-1529

Janet Orndorff, Trustee

Janet Orndorff was elected to the Board in 1990. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education and a Master of Arts degree in reading instruction. She has taught at the elementary and secondary levels. In Boise, she taught for a total of 5 years. She is a member of the Assistance League and Delta Kappa Gamma and is Past President of the Idaho School Boards Association. She served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2008.

All three of her children attended Boise schools and her grandchildren are currently enrolled in the District. She has been an active school volunteer since arriving in Boise in 1974, including the following activities:

• Lobbying for education issues at the Idaho Legislature;
• Presenting Idaho history to fourth graders in an interactive demonstration of Idaho life in the 1800’s through History in a Suitcase and History in the Bown House;
• Providing leadership for numerous successful school bond elections; and
• Writing grants that provide free books for needy elementary students.

JANET ORNDORFF
4477 N. Torridon Way
Boise, ID 83702
H-343-0507
Fax-345-1177

Nancy Gregory, Trustee

Nancy Gregory was elected to the Board in September, 2002. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. She and her family have lived in Boise since 1990, and she has volunteered in classrooms and served on numerous building and District committees. In addition, she has mentored parents, served as PTA/PTO president numerous times, and organized a parent advocacy group.

Her work on the board has included policy development, legislative advocacy for public schools, and work on boundary, transportation, and facilities committees.

NANCY GREGORY
603 Colfax St.
Boise, Idaho 83709
H-323-8354

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Dr. Phil Kelly, Trustee

Dr. Phil Kelly was elected to the board in 2006. Phil is a professor of educational policy in the College of Education at Boise State University. He has been involved in various community programs and organizations since he and his family moved to Boise in 1998. He has been married to Jackie for over 20 years and has three children in the District. .

DR. PHIL KELLY
2504 E. Bergeson
Boise, ID 83706
H-343-3831

Joan Boren, Trustee

Joan Boren was elected to the Board in September 2010. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from Brigham Young University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in biology with a teaching emphasis. Joan has taught in the District and volunteered in many areas in the District including serving as coordinator for the District's program, Project Tutor, and as a member of the Planning Team for the development of the Boise School District's Strategic Plan 2015.

Joan and her husband, Mike, are both Boise natives and have 3 children who have graduated from Boise High School. She has been involved in several community organizations since returning to live in Boise in 1998. She currently is a member of the Community Advisory Board to the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University

JOAN BOREN
1050 N. Briar Lane
Boise, ID 83712
859-1310

Dr. Don Coberly, Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Don Coberly has worked for the Boise School District since 1984. He has been a teacher at the elementary level in several districts, was Language Arts Supervisor for the Boise District from 1984-1994, and became the District's Curriculum Coordinator in 1994. He has Bachelor's Degrees in History and Elementary Education from the University of Idaho, a Master's Degree in Reading from Boise State University, and a Ph. D. from the University of Idaho in Education.

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Dr. Pete Bailey, Deputy Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Pete Bailey has been dedicated to the field of education throughout his professional career. His service to the Boise School District, which began in 1985, has included being a classroom teacher at the elementary level, an elementary building principal, and an Area Director. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Iowa State University, a Master's Degree in Education from St. Louis University, and a Ph. D. in Education from the University of Idaho.