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SUMMARY:Membership Forum - April 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the April Membership Forum Luncheon!\nWed.\, April 26th\, 2023\n\n11:30am-1pm\n\nLinn County Expo Center\n\nSponsored by People's Bank\n\nRegistration Closes Friday\, April 21st at 5pm\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\nAndy Gardner \n\nSuperintendent\, Greater Albany Public Schools\n\nTopic\n\n"Building bridges to lifelong learning and brighter futures"\n\n \n\nAbout Andy\n\nGreater Albany Public Schools welcomed Andy Gardner as Superintendent on July 1\, 2022. Gardner was hired after an extensive\, six-month search process which was spearheaded by a community interview team. \n\nAs a lifelong Oregonian from John Day\, Gardner began his education career in North Santiam School District (NSSD) before joining GAPS. From 2010 to 2022\, he served as the Superintendent of North Santiam\, which encompasses Stayton\, Sublimity\, Lyons\, and Mehama. Prior to serving as Superintendent of NSSD\, he was the Principal of Stayton Middle School (2007-10) and of Sublimity School (2002-07). \n\nGardner is a distinguished education leader and has served on several state-level educational workgroups including with the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) Vision and Policy Committee (2012-2017)\; COSA Superintendent Executive Council Member (2018-2021)\; Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board Member (2012-2018) and President (2016). Additionally\, he served on the Marion-Polk Early Learning Hub Board and the Willamette Promise Advisory Board\, which worked to expand college credit opportunities at the high school level.\n\nHis journey into education began when he graduated from Western Oregon University (WOU) in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. In 1995\, he received his Master's in American History\, also from WOU. \n\nGardner's wife\, Amber\, works at the Willamette ESD focused on early learning. She spent many years teaching kindergarten in North Santiam. The couple has two sons attending college. He enjoys spending time in his hometown of John Day\, where his family owns Gardner Enterprises\, a beverage distributorship. His hobbies include reading history\, fly fishing\, golf\, home projects\, and traveling with his family.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-size:36px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Join us for the<strong>&nbsp\;April Membership Forum Luncheon!</strong></span></span></span>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#0000FF\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;">Wed.\, April 26th\, 2023<br />\n11:30am-1pm<br />\nLinn County Expo Center<br />\n<em>Sponsored by</em> <strong>People&#39\;s Bank</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><em><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 0)\;">Registration Closes Friday\, April 21st at 5pm</span></strong></em></span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 24px\;"><u><strong>Guest Speaker</strong></u></span><br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="font-size:36px\;"><strong>Andy Gardner </strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:26px\;">Superintendent\, Greater Albany Public Schools</span></span></span></span></span><br />\n<u style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 24px\;"><strong>Topic</strong></u><br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><em><span style="line-height: 107%\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">&quot\;Building bridges to lifelong learning and brighter futures&quot\;</span></em></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<hr />\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em\; padding: 0px\; color: rgb(100\, 117\, 133)\; font-family: hind\, helvetica\, arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="font-size: 24px\;"><u><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">About Andy</span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Greater Albany Public Schools welcomed Andy Gardner as Superintendent on July 1\, 2022. Gardner was hired&nbsp\;after an extensive\, six-month search process which was spearheaded by a community interview team.&nbsp\;<br />\nAs a lifelong Oregonian from John Day\, Gardner began his education career in North Santiam School District (NSSD) before joining GAPS. From 2010 to 2022\, he served as the Superintendent of North Santiam\, which encompasses Stayton\, Sublimity\, Lyons\, and Mehama. Prior to serving as Superintendent of NSSD\, he was the Principal of Stayton Middle School (2007-10) and of Sublimity School (2002-07).&nbsp\;<br />\nGardner is a distinguished education leader and has served on several state-level educational workgroups including with the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) Vision and Policy Committee (2012-2017)\; COSA Superintendent Executive Council Member (2018-2021)\; Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board Member (2012-2018) and President (2016). Additionally\, he served on the Marion-Polk Early Learning Hub Board and the Willamette Promise Advisory Board\, which worked to expand college credit opportunities at the high school level.<br />\nHis journey into education began when he graduated from Western Oregon University (WOU) in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. In 1995\, he received his Master&rsquo\;s in American History\, also from WOU.&nbsp\;<br />\nGardner&rsquo\;s wife\, Amber\, works at the Willamette ESD focused on early learning. She spent many years teaching kindergarten in North Santiam. The couple has two sons attending college. He enjoys spending time in his hometown of John Day\, where his family owns Gardner Enterprises\, a beverage distributorship. His hobbies include reading history\, fly fishing\, golf\, home projects\, and traveling with his family.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
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URL:https://business.albanychamber.com/events/details/membership-forum-april-2023-4259
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