Staff at the State Board Office
Read a little about each staff member.
Edie Harding,
Executive Director
Edie joined the SBE on 8/15/06. Previously she was the director of government relations and policy at The Evergreen State College. She has also worked as project manager for education research with the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, a fiscal analyst with Washington Legislature, a Presidential Management Intern at the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. She served on the Olympia School Board for six years.
Loy McColm
Executive Assistant
Loy joined the SBE on 4/2/07. She comes from the Department of Corrections where she worked for 10 years. Prior to this she owned her own business for 15 years.
Kathe Taylor Ph.D.,
Policy Director
Kathe joined the SBE on 2/1/07. She has worked in education for 30 years, where she has taught high school, undergraduate and graduate students. In 1998 she wrote a book with Sherry Walton called, Children at the Center: A Workshop Approach to Standardized Test Preparation. Taylor was directing the GEAR UP grant project at The Evergreen State College.
Ashley Harris
Administrative Assistant 3
Ashley joined the SBE on 8/7/07. Prior to SBE, she served 4 years in the U.S. Army as a Medical Logistics Specialist. She went to basic training in Ft. Jackson, SC and then completed her AIT training in Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Her duty stations included Korea, Qatar and Washington State.
Brad Burnham
Policy and Legislative Specialist
Brad joined the SBE on 8/2/07. He has taught and written about science topics for 16 years. He has been an instructor at museums, aquariums, and nature centers; a lecturer at a community college, and has written children’s books. He previously worked at The Evergreen State College, in the GEAR UP program, helping middle and high school students learn about and get ready for college.
Aaron Wyatt
Communications Specialist
Aaron joined the Board on 1/16/09 as a communications specialist. In 2008, Aaron worked for the Office of the Secretary of State as a voter education and outreach coordinator. After college, Aaron worked for thirteen years as a high school English teacher.
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