Willamette Promise

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board supports the Willamette Promise Dual Credit program. Members lend their expertise, networks, and leadership to ensure high school students can access rigorous, college-level learning experiences that prepare them for success beyond graduation.

Our Advisory Board is a consultative body that enhances strategic planning and program operations.

Advisory Board Members:

  • Provide expert advice, innovative ideas, and strategic guidance

  • Strengthen partnerships between high schools and higher education

  • Monitor emerging trends in education to keep the program relevant

  • Advocate for Willamette Promise across communities and institutions

Vision
Statement

The Willamette Promise envisions a future where every student has equitable access to inclusive, high-quality learning that supports choice, hope, and prosperity.

Mission
Statement

Through collaborative partnerships, the Willamette Promise advocates for and supports students in building their self-efficacy by offering innovative and sustainable learning opportunities that present students with expanded postsecondary experiences that encourage hope, open doors, and prepare them to thrive.

Foundational Values

  • Center students and champion their voices

  • Foster purpose and prosperity through advocacy

  • Challenge and reimagine systems to support student access, equity, and success

  • Build and maintain strategic and collaborative partnerships

  • Lead for accountability, sustainability, and connection

Our Advisory Board Team

  • Headshot of Bev West

    Bev West

    Director of Academic Affairs
    Western Oregon University

  • Headshot of Brooke Nova

    Brooke Nova

    Assistant Superintendent
    Hillsboro School District

  • Headshot of Carla Gay

    Carla Gay

    Director of Innovation & Partnerships
    Gresham Barlow School District

  • Headshot of Carleen Drago

    Carleen Drago

    Director of Educational Partnerships & Outreach
    Oregon Institute of Technology

  • Headshot of Dan Goldman

    Dan Goldman

    Superintendent
    Northwest Regional Education Service District

  • Headshot of Danielle Neves

    Danielle Neves

    Deputy Superintendent
    Salem Keizer School District

  • Headshot of Iton Udosenata

    Iton Udosenata, D.Ed

    Superintendent
    Tigard Tualatin School District

  • Headshot of Steve Spencer

    Steve Spencer

    Superintendent
    Dallas School District

  • Headshot of Adam Whalen

    Adam Whalen

    Executive Director of School Performance and Workforce Development
    Northwest Regional Education Service District

  • Headshot of Joe Morelock

    Joe Morelock, Ed.D.

    Superintendent
    Willamette Education Service District

  • Headshot of Michael Beck

    Michael Beck

    Deputy Superintendent
    Willamette Education Service District

  • Meredith Stone, Ed.D.

    Post Secondary Pathways Coordinator
    Willamette Education Service District