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Trustees
Trustees are authorized to protect the sanctity and validity of the Hilander Hall of Fame on behalf of the community. Their responsibilities may include safeguarding the vote, updating processes for nominations and voting, adjudicating disputes, and more.
Chris McCoy (Founding Trustee)
A proud, multi-generational Hilander who went from food stamps and free lunch across K-12 to National DECA President while at KHS.
Co-creator of STORE ($STORE), building democratized and autonomous cloud computing.
Founder and Curator of Data4America, a nonpartisan initiative advancing policy understanding.
Graduate of University of Washington, focusing on Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercial Real Estate Development (with a little baseball).
Based in San Francisco, father of twin girls, married to Ciara — a native San Franciscan and UCLA track star (steeplechaser!).
Rick Davis (Founding Trustee)
Executive Director, Kelso Public Schools Foundation.
30 years Business & Marketing teacher at Kelso High School.
KHS track coach, leadership advisor, Washington State DECA Hall of Fame, and long-time area basketball official.
Mary Beth Tack (Founding Trustee)
Superintendent, Kelso School District.
33 years as an educator in Kelso School District – math teacher, administrator, track and volleyball coach.
Community Engagement: Cowlitz Economic Development Council Board, PeaceHealth Community Board, LCC Professional Educator Advisory Board, Youth & Family Link Board, Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Executive Board, Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) Executive Board.
Lacey DeWeert
Associate Director of Teaching & Learning, Kelso School District.
17 years - Kelso High School Science & AVID Teacher & Girls Basketball Coach.
Kelso High School Class of 1993, 3 Sport Athlete (soccer, basketball, fastpitch).
Marin Fox
16 years as the Cowlitz County Corrections Director.
1993 Kelso High School graduate.
Nine time marathon finisher.
Sue Lantz
Kelso Public Schools Foundation Liaison to Hilander Hall of Fame.
Over 40 years, Realtor & Broker for Windermere Northwest Living.
Three generation Hilander family.
Makaio Mobbs
5 years as a Sales Executive in the Title and Escrow Industry.
2011 Kelso High School Graduate.
I love to golf and sing in my spare time.
Kirc Roland
News and Sports Director KLOG Radio, Voice of Hilander Football for 44 years.
Athletic Director at Lower Columbia College for 24 years.
Mark Morris Hall of Fame, State and Regional Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jake Stewart
Head Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, Gonzaga University; July 2018 to present.
Head Cross Country Coach, Assistant Track & Field Coach, University of Illinois; July 2012 to July 2018.
Kelso High School Graduate; Class of 2001- participating in Varsity Cross Country, Basketball, and Track & Field (1999-2001).
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