Nominations

Dr. Linda Clark is a career educator who served 43 years as an Idaho teacher, principal, central office administrator, and superintendent. Prior to her retirement, she served as Superintendent of the West Ada School District (Meridian) from 2004 – 2015. Dr. Clark has a B.A. from Boise State University, an M.Ed. from the University of Idaho, and an Ed.D. from the University of San Francisco.

She has served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including: the Boise and Meridian Chambers of Commerce; Northwest Evaluation Association; the Discovery Center of Idaho; and on the K-12 and Higher Ed Task Forces. She currently serves on the Board of Full Circle Health (formerly FMRI), as a member of the Board of Governors for the Andrus Center, and as a member of the Governor's Workforce Council. She was appointed to the State Board of Education in 2015 and is currently serving her third term as its President. Dr. Clark was elected to the CapEd Board of Directors in 2006.

Randy Dewey has been the Director of Finance since June 2013 for the Nampa School District, which is the fourth largest District in the state of Idaho with a total budget of approximately $170 million. Before joining the Nampa School District, Randy worked for Eide Bailly LLP specializing in government and credit union audits for ten years rising to the level of senior audit manager. Randy is married and has two teenage kids. When he isn't working or volunteering with several local non-profits, he is spending time with his family camping, skiing, or playing tennis. Randy was elected to the CapEd Board of Directors in 2021.

Jane Kinn Buser retired as the Executive Director, Human Resource Services, for Boise State University having served in this capacity for over 37 years. During this time, her responsibilities in Human Resource Services included: Affirmative Action, Learning and Development, Employment, Human Resource Information Systems in addition to Benefits, Compensation, Classification, and Employee Relations. Jane has served the Boise community as a volunteer on several boards, is President of the Emeriti Board for Boise State University, and has been a member of the Board of Directors for CapEd since December 1983. She served as the Board Chair for three years.

Barbara Olic-Hamilton spent 35 years teaching high school English in small towns and big cities in Illinois, Iowa, and Idaho. She earned a B.A. in Secondary Education with a major in English and a minor in Speech and Drama from the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. A few years later, she garnered an M.A. in English with an emphasis on Twentieth Century American Literature from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. She then moved to Idaho, joining CapEd in 1976. In 2005, she retired after spending 25 years as an English teacher and 10 years as English Department Chair at Boise High School. From 2007 through 2010, she worked as an adjunct instructor at Boise State, instructing future teachers of English regarding ways to teach literature in grades 7-12.

From 2011 through 2016, she worked part-time as a bookseller at a local, independent bookstore. She has served on the Boards of the Idaho Council of Teachers of English and her homeowners' association as well as chairing a Curriculum Committee for the Osher Institute at Boise State. Currently, she volunteers for the Friends of the Boise Public Library and the Osher Institute. From 2006 to 2012, she was a member of CapEd's Supervisory Committee, serving as Chair for two years. She was elected to the CapEd Board of Directors in 2012. Currently, she serves as a member of the Internal Audit Committee and on the Board of the Idaho CapEd Foundation.

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