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Meet your 2021-22 Charter School Board

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Meet Diane Swingley, Chair
  • The year you became a School Board Member – April 2005. The first Charter School Board Directors were appointed by the DC SD #15 Board. I was one of them and I am the last remaining charter Charter Board Director serving.
  •  ​Why you choose to serve as a School Board Member? As an advocate for local control in educating the children of our citizens and a proponent of school choice by those parents, I joined the Douglas County School District #15 community in being one of the first districts in Oregon to begin the process of chartering the Days Creek campus. The newly formed Days Creek Charter School Board of Directors applied and received a charter contract with the District #15 Board of Directors in May 2005. With that, the focused adventure began in earnest to give our local students the best knowledge and skills to be self-determined in choosing the direction for their lives in the greatest country of free people!
  •  Your “official” occupation - Rancher 
  • Anything else you would like to share – something fun or unique about you? I am a kind-hearted rebel informed by those who came before me. I am a descendent of many fine folks including Ulrich (Huldrych) Zwingli (Swiss Reformation Leader), Thomas Rogers, (Mayflower 1620), Ephraim Raymond (horseback in 1850 to the Oregon Territory and Days Creek Valley), Carolyn Leverich Raymond (1852 by wagon train) and Durnin Swingley, WWII GI (Normandy and European Theater). All were Christian soldiers. I am doing my best to live up this legacy!

Feel free to contact me at diane.swingley@dayscreek.k12.or.us.
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Meet Joanne Gordon
·         The year you became a School Board Member. I became a Charter Board member in August of 2021 at the bequest of Diane Swingley.
·         Why you choose to serve as a School Board Member? A sentence or two works just fine.  I applied for the position because I care about education and students along with community. 
·         Your “official” occupation My official occupation is retired and looking for the most effective way to be a community cheerleader.
·         Anything else you would like to share – something fun or unique about you? Again, a few words or short sentence or two works great.     My adventures in the Milo, Tiller Days Creek Community began during a “Hippie” back to the land migration 42 years ago. Having graduated to position of great grandmother;  I have a broad list of experiences From yoga & ballet dance classes to  working on a fire crew, doing farm work, nursery work and running a business.  


Feel free to contact me at joanne.gordon@dayscreek.k12.or.us.
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Meet John Boling
I was elected to the District Board in 2021. I wanted to get involved with the school since my son attended school at Days Creek.  My profession is echocardiographer. 

Feel free to contact me at john.boling@dayscreek.k12.or.us.
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Meet Charlie Sawyer
Thank you to all that supported me in my decision to run for the school board in the 2021 election and continue to do so during my term.  My wife and I have taught our children for most of their lives and feel passionately about giving them the best foundation possible.  The same feeling prompted us to be a part of the board for Days Creek.  This is great opportunity.  There is so much to learn and do, but it will be worth it.  I look forward to the opportunities ahead. 
 
A few things you might not know about me: I worked in the golf industry for 22 years as a player and business owner, I climbed wind turbines as a maintenance technician for over 7 years; and, I owned my own business operating a portable sawmill and woodworking.   I enjoy fishing, hiking, boating, disc golf or any sport my kids want to play.  My wife, four kids and I moved to Days Creek in 2015.  We look for all kinds of ways we can invest in our community.  I took part in the Ford Family Leadership Program. My wife and I are board members of Dayspring Ranch in Canyonville and Southern Oregon Winter Series which is a disc golf organization for building disc golf opportunities for the future.

Feel free to contact me at charlie.sawyer@dayscreek.k12.or.us.
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Meet Rebekah Sawyer
I became a board member in 2021.  I ran for the board because I care about our community and the education our kids receive.  I am an executive manager and project manager for a company that designs, builds, and maintains websites for clients in the non-profit and .edu space.  I am also a certified teacher with a CA Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) Credential. I love spending time with my family, hiking, horseback riding, and exploring the beautiful country around us.

Feel free to contact me at rebekah.sawyer@dayscreek.k12.or.us.
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Meet Laura Stufflebeam
I became a school board member in 2015.  I ran for school board because our district had just been through a lot in the closing of Tiller Elementary School and I wanted to represent Tiller and serve the community that I grew up in. My grandfather and father had both served on the Days Creek School Board in the past, and I was always raised to give back and serve your community in any way you are able. Four generations of my family have attended or are currently attending Days Creek School.
 
My husband and I own and operate a logging and land clearing business, S5 Land Services, LLC.
 
I love sports and all that come with them! I feel that the skills learned while being on a team and functioning as a teammate are life skills that will only better you as a person. Learning about respect, teamwork, dedication, selfless-ness, perseverance, competitiveness, commitment and dedication is so important as a student!  I believe that these life lessons learned through sports transfer over to a student’s school work and work ethic, which will only benefit their future ambitions.  Also - sports are FUN! 

Feel free to contact me at laura.stufflebeam@dayscreek.or.us.
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Meet Clint Thompson
​Greetings!  My name is Clint Thompson and my  profession is a Farmer. I am southern Oregon, USA born and raised.
 
I ran and got elected to the school board  (2021) and am ready to begin my first term. I have never served in this capacity before. I have a lifelong background in small family owned business, and have previously been a member of the Rotary Club in Klamath Falls.

​My reason for serving  is to do my part to ensure that our kids (our future) have the best possible opportunities and learning environment our school district can provide to become successful and productive citizens of the greatest country on earth. My wife and I have been married for 34 years and moved to Days Creek four years ago to become farmers. We currently operate a successful CBD products business using the hemp we grow on our farm.  

Feel free to contact me at clint.thompson@dayscreek.or.us.

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Days Creek Charter School
Steve Woods, Superintendent

11381 Tiller Trail Hwy (​PO Box 10)
Days Creek, Oregon 97429
Phone 541.825.3296

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