The Northwest AEA Board of Directors meet on the third Monday 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 of directors elected by area school boards. Each director serves a four-year term. Current board members include:
District 1 Amy Jurrens - Elected 2019
Central Lyon, George-Little Rock, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Rock Valley, Sibley-Ocheyedan, and West Lyon
District 2 Mike McAlpine - Vice President, Elected 2013
Akron-Westfield, Boyden-Hull, Sheldon, Sioux Center, and West Sioux
District 3 Roger Brinkert - President, Elected 2000
Cherokee, Kingsley-Pierson, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, Remsen-Union, River Valley, and South O'Brien
District 4 Patrick Murphy - Elected 2019
Hinton, Le Mars, and MOC-Floyd Valley
District 5 Henry Jessen - Elected 2019
Ar-We-Va, OABCIG, Charter Oak-Ute, Denison, Galva-Holstein, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, and Schleswig
District 6 Amy Hueser - Elected 2021
Lawton-Bronson, Sgt. Bluff-Luton, Sioux City precinct 13, West Monona, Westwood, Whiting, and Woodbury Central
District 7 Julie DeGroot - Elected 2019
Sioux City precincts of 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 14, and territory in Plymouth County and Banner Concord precinct in Woodbury County
District 8 Connie Richardson Smith - Elected 2021
Sioux City precincts of 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and territory in Plymouth County
District 9 Chris Spicer - Elected 2021
Sioux City precincts of 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28
