David Wilson was elected president of the Shoreline School Board at its December 7 meeting.Wilson accepted the gavel from Debi Ehrlichman, who served as president of the Board the past two years. Superintendent Sue Walker administered the oath of office to Wilson and Ehrlichman for new four-year terms at the meeting.
Wilson was re-elected to a second four-year term representing District 3 in November. He has served as vice president of the Board for the past two years. A Shoreline resident, David and his wife Linda have two children, one a Shorewood graduate and the other currently attending school there. He received a bachelor’s degree in History from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. Wilson works in the non-profit sector, concentrating on educational-based initiatives and social programs.
Wilson has participated in a variety of school organizations and district-wide committees, including serving as president of Sunset PTA and co-president of the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation. He served as a member of the I-728 committee, the Citizens Advisory Bond Feasibility Committee and the 2002 Levy Campaign Committee.
Maren Norton was elected vice president of the Board. Elected to the District 4 position in 2007, Maren is an attorney at Stoel Rives LLP. She is a graduate of Shorewood High School, where she was senior class president, and Stanford University, where she earned a degree in political science and served as student body president. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, where she served two terms as president of the Law School Student Senate.
Mike Jacobs was elected as the Board’s legislative representative. He has represented District 1 on the Board since 2001 and served as Board president from 2004 to 2007. He is a partner in the Riach Gese law firm, and holds bachelor’s degrees from the University of Washington and a law degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. Mike and his wife, Janelle, both graduates of Shorewood, have four children attending Shoreline schools.