The Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) is made up of BEA and BSD employees charged with addressing healthcare issues on behalf of BSD employees, including those retired employees who remain on the Boise District health plan.

BEA Members
Co-Chair: Melodee Sather, DTEC
Eden Rodriguez, Whitney

Warren Hull, South

Christine Ronan, Riverglen

Lara Luthy, BEA President

Kathy Yamamoto, Region 7 Director

The ESP Steering Committee was formed to offer a contact for support staff in schools. The committee also works on increasing membership, visits schools to offer information about membership and rights, and provides support, classes/training and volunteer opportunities.

Members
Chair: Pam Mackie, East     pam.mackie@boiseschools.org
Bree Wildman, Timberline
Pamela Kennedy, Timberline

The Public Relations committee works on multiple outreach events throughout the year to work with the community and the district. Their goal is to educate the public on the different aspects of the BEA and involve educators and communities in events sponsored by the BEA.

Members

Chair: Rachel Mederios, Maple Grove        rachel.mederios@boiseschools.org
Amber Armstrong, Liberty

The Government Relations PACE committee is comprised of two units: Government Relations (GR) and the Political Action Committee for Education (PACE). These two units strive to work closely with district school boards, as well as, local and federally elected politicians across the state. The objective of these committees is to foster collaborative communication between school districts, state and federal officials with regards to education.

Members
Chair: Hester Comstock, Koelsch       hester.comstock@boiseschools.org

The membership committee is focused on maintaining, strengthening and growing our membership.

Members
Chair: Mark Anderson, East       mark.anderson@boiseschools.org