Board of Directors

 

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The Northwest AEA Board of Directors meet on the third Tuesday of each month. The location alternates between Sioux City & Le Mars. Each agenda will have the location identified.

Northwest AEA is governed by a nine-member citizen board, 5 directors elected by area school boards. and 4 at-large directors elected by superintendents in Northwest AEA. Each director serves a four-year term. Current board members include:

 

District 1     Amy Jurrens - Elected 2019 (Board President)

Boyden-Hull, Central Lyon, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Rock Valley, Sheldon, Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sioux Center, and West Lyon

 

District 2     Patrick Murphy - Elected 2019

Akron-Westfield, Cherokee, Le Mars, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, MOC-Floyd Valley, Remsen-Union, South O'Brien, and West Sioux

 

District 3     Henry Jessen - Elected 2019 (Board Vice President)

 

Ar-We-Van, Charter Oak-Ute, Denison, Galva-Holstein, Hinton, Kingsley-Pierson, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto, OABCIG, River Valley, Schleswig, West Monona, Westwood, Whiting, and Woodbury Central

 

District 4     Amy Hueser - Elected 2021

Lawton-Bronson, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, and Sioux City (SPLIT) precincts 15, 16, 17 Lawton/Banner-Concord), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. 28. 29, and 32 Woodbury Township

 

District 5    Julie DeGroot - Elected 2019

Sioux City (SPLIT) precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, and Plymouth County

 

At Large Directors

Angela Bemus - Elected 2025

Shawn Kreman - Elected 2025

Tom Luxford - Elected 2025

Wade Riley - Elected 2025