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Committee Membership
The 26-member, community-led Facilities Advisory Committee collaboratively reviewed
individual school and district information and used it to inform and guide the
recommendations in this report. The committee was comprised of representative
stakeholders from the community and district to ensure that multiple perspectives were
considered during the creation of the recommendations.
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
John Lively, Co-Chair: State Representative; parent of SPS graduates; grandparent of
future SPS students; former Facilities Advisory Committee Chair
(2006 and 2010); Thurston High School graduate
Neal Forrester, Co-Chair: Parent of THS graduates; Facilities Advisory Committee Member
(2006) and Vice-Chair (2010); SPS Budget Committee (2001-
2010); retired US Forest Service planner
Larry Alberts: Springfield Education Foundation board member; parent of 2 SPS
graduates; grandparent of 6 SPS students; Principal Broker for
Keller Williams Realty; 1978 Thurston High School graduate
Barbara Allen: Retired SPS speech pathologist; retired small business owner
Yvonne Atteberry: Oregon School Employees Association President; Maple
Elementary Family Center Coordinator; SPS Educational
Assistant; Maple Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Treasurer; former treasurer, secretary and president of Ridgeview
PTA; parent of SPS graduates
Jim Balumas: SPS Budget Committee member; Facilities Advisory Committee
member (2010); parent of SPS graduate
Lee Beyer: State Senator; Willamalane Park and Recreation board member
Natasha Boska: Springfield Chamber of Commerce staff member; Springfield
Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee liaison
Robert Duey: City of Springfield Finance Director; Springfield Education
Foundation board member; parent of SPS graduate
Jason Genck: Willamalane Park and Recreation District deputy superintendent;
Springfield Education Foundation board member; Rotarian
Emilio Hernandez: Former Assistant Vice President of the University of Oregon (UO)
Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity; member of the State
Board of Education; former UO Migrant Education Director; former
chair of Oregon’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs; former UO
advisor to veterans and students of color

Gary Ross: Former SPS staff; retired Lane Education Service District director
of facilities; Willamalane Park and Recreation board member
Mark Sandefur: Parent of current SPS students; certified building analyst and
inspector; Energy Management and Resource Conservation
degree (AAS) from Lane Community College
Robyn Sattler: Parent of current SPS students; Springfield Public Library
Advisory Board; Downtown Urban Renewal Committee;
Community Development Advisory Committee
Judy Svoboda: Springfield Education Association President; Oregon Education
Association Board Director; parent of SPS graduates; Springfield
Chamber of Commerce Education Committee member
Garry Weber: SPS Board of Education; Operating Partner, Roaring Rapids Pizza
Company; parent of SPS graduates
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES
Matt Coleman: SPS Assistant Superintendent; Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Education Committee member
David Collins: SPS Director of K–8 Instruction; parent of current SPS students
Dennis Gray: SPS Principal, Hamlin Middle School; parent of current SPS
students
Travis Johnson: SPS Assistant Principal, Thurston High School
Jim Keegan: SPS Principal, Mt. Vernon Elementary; Springfield Chamber of
Commerce Education Committee member
William Lewis: SPS Financial Services Supervisor; Thurston High School
graduate
Chris Reiersgaard: SPS Assistant Director of Co-Curricular and Coordinator of
Custodial and Facilities Use; Co-Principal of Gateways High
School; parent of current SPS students; Thurston High School
graduate
John Saraceno: SPS Assistant Director of Facilities
Mike Schlosser: SPS Transportation Supervisor; 1983 Springfield High School
graduate
Brett Yancey: SPS Director of Business Operations; 1990 Thurston High School
graduate