Orono Foundation for Education Board Members include parents of students from each of the Orono schools as well as a school board representative, alumni, parents of graduates and community and business leaders.
Current Board Members
*Sarah Borchers – School Board Liaison
Board Members
Robin Gipson – Board Chair
Amy Mitchell – Vice Chair
Tracy Purdy – Secretary
Alicia Oberg – Treasurer, Finance Chair
Laura Smith – Board & Governance Chair
Kelly Grady – Marketing Co-Chair
Current Board Members
Micah Benway
Sarah Borchers – School Board Liaison
Katie Hollerman
Julian Luce – Knorp
Amy Lundell
Kaite Parks
Paul Springmeyer
Honorary Board Members
Betsy Yamron
Bowman Gray
Bruce & Ruth Dayton
Jessica Louisiana
Kitty Crosby
Richard & Jenni Goelz
Previous Board Chairs
Jim Holm (2000)
Greg Schmidt (2001)
Bowman Gray (2001-03)
Susan Breon & Alli Leudtke (2003-07)
Beth Johnson & Barry Knight (2007-10)
Kathi Tunheim, PhD (2010-12)
Lisa Winkey (2012-15)
Joellen Gonder-Spacek (2015-2017)
Nicole Kaufman (2017-2020)
Heather Pilakowski (2020-2021)
Honorary Board Members
Betsy Yamron
Bowman Gray
Bruce & Ruth Dayton
Jessica Louisiana
Kitty Crosby
Richard & Jenni Goelz
Previous Board Chairs
Jim Holm (2000)
Greg Schmidt (2001)
Bowman Gray (2001-03)
Susan Breon & Alli Leudtke (2003-07)
Beth Johnson & Barry Knight (2007-10)
Kathi Tunheim, PhD (2010-12)
Lisa Winkey (2012-15)
Joellen Gonder-Spacek (2015-2017)
Nicole Kaufman (2017-2020)
Heather Pilakowski (2020-2021)
Robin Gipson (2021-2022)
Thank you for All Our Previous Board Members
Julie Ahren
Mitch Albers
Steve Albers
Dan Ament
Pat Bacon
Mark Baumann
Mimi Bendickson
Kathryn Biek
Kate Berman
Sarah Borchers
Gerry Boschwitz
Susan Breon
Joy Ann Buss
Ann Cadwallader
Holly Cashin
Jeanne Morrison Cook
Susan Devine
Mark Donahoe
Joe Duca
Catherine Dudley
Doug Erickson
Pete Eckerline
Dana Effertz
Jack Fistler
Don Germanson
Robin Gipson
Bowman Gray
Kelly Grady
Robin Grierson
Amy Gronholz
Liz Hickok
Robert Hare
Tamara Hauser
Julie Glow Hawes
Jim Holm
Troy Hutchinson
Mike Johnson
Geri Jorgenson
Karen Kasner
Barry Knight
Terrie Knops
Renae Rhude-Knudson
Scott Krusemark
Carrie Woodward Lee
Julie Lensing
Jodi Lewis
Jessica Louisiana
Allison Luedtke
Sarah Luse
Kerry Mahoney
Diane Malone
Jodene Marquis
Nell Mathews
Cindy McDonnell
Bradley J. McKown
Howard McMillan III
Katie Monger
Sheryl Morrison
Tracy Mouser
Mallory Mullins
Karl Neset
Kristin Parrish
Linda Patterson
Joni Pierce
Heather Pilakowski
Tracy Purdy
Woody Rash
Beth Rosendahl
Susan Sampson
Greg Schmidt
Pamela Schroeder
Dwight Seward
Mary Novacheck Smith
Mike Swenson
Sara Swenson
Jane Thompson
Kathi Tunheim
Martha Van de Ven
Peter Vickery
Barb Whitney
Julie Whittington
Lisa Winkey
John Winston
Betsy Yamron
Everyone Counts.
Your gift, no matter the size, makes a difference to every member of the Orono Community. Because of you, we are better together: fiercely committed to raising funds for today’s needs and tomorrow’s dreams.