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Board Contact: Tara Biddle | (208) 332-8961
Board Vacancy: See below
Appointments to Idaho State Boards, Commissions, and Councils are made by the Governor. Information on how to apply is online at the Governor’s website.
Board Members
Chairman
Rep. Wendy Horman – House of Representatives
Idaho Falls, ID
Phone: (208) 332-1057
Email: WendyHorman@house.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/05/2016
Expiration of Term: 11/30/2020
Vice-Chairman
Matt Freeman – State Board of Education
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 332-1570
Email: Matt.Freeman@osbe.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
Eric Studebaker, – State Department of Education
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 332-6961
Email: estudebaker@sde.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/15/2019
Expiration of Term: 07/15/2021
Member
David Gates – Idaho Fire Chiefs Association
Pocatello, ID
Phone: (208) 234-6202
Email: dgates@pocatello.us
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
William “Brad” Richy – Bureau of Homeland Security
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 422-3001
Email: brichy@bhs.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
John Ganske – Idaho State Police
Meridian, ID
Phone: (208) 884-7207
Email: john.ganske@isp.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
Terry Cochran – Idaho Chiefs of Police Association
Cottonwood, ID
Phone: (208) 962-3231
Email: cottonwoodpd.idaho@gmail.com
Original Appointment: 05/05/2020
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
Perry Grant – Idaho Sheriff’s Association
Murphy, ID
Email: pgrant@co.owhyee.id.us
Original Appointment: 08/13/2020
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
Teacher (Vacant – awaiting Governor’s appointment)
Member
James Dale Fry Jr – Representative Local School Board
Troy, ID
Phone: (208) 883-7064
Email: jfry@ci.moscow.id.us
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022
Member
Senator Lori Den Hartog – Idaho Senate
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 332-1340
Email: ldenhartog@senate.idaho.gov
Original Appointment: 07/02/2018
Expiration of Term: 11/30/2020
Member
Parent of Student (Vacant – awaiting Governor’s appointment)
Member
Becky Meyer – Rep. School Superintendents
Rathdrum, ID
Phone: (208) 290-1948
Email: mailto:becky.meyer@lakeland272.org
Original Appointment: 07/01/2016
Expiration of Term: 07/01/2022