OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rocco N. Treppiedi  •  President and Co-Legislative Liaison

Rocco N. “Rocky” Treppiedi, currently president and co-legislative liaison, has been a board member since 1996.  A graduate of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Gonzaga University School of Law, Treppiedi is an attorney for the City of Spokane. He has served the Spokane Legal Services Center, Spokane Project Self Sufficiency, the Washington SIDS Foundation, and the Downtown Exchange Club Foundation as president, and is involved in various youth, professional, and community activities. Treppiedi has served on the Parent Advisory Committee at Woodridge, Salk, and Shadle Park, and on the district’s Gifted Education Parent Advisory Committee. He is also the board representative with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Treppiedi’s three children graduated from Spokane Public Schools. Expiration of term: November 2009.

Susan S. Chapin  •  Vice President

Susan S. Chapin, currently vice president, has been a board member since 2007.  Selected as a Volunteer of the Year for 2004-2005, she has volunteered with the district since 1994 in a number of roles: as a PTG member at Hamblen Elementary, a parent representative of the Libby Center Site Council, a levy campaign representative, an alternate on the SPS Human Growth and Development Committee, and PTG president and fund-raising chair of the Odyssey Program. Chapin also served as Ferris’ representative to the Citizens Advisory Committee, as a member of the Principal’s Advisory Committee for Ferris, and as a member of the Gifted Education Parent Advisory Committee. Chapin is currently employed as Infection Control Coordinator at Sacred Heart Medical Center. She was a CampFire USA club leader and board member for the Spokane AIDS network. A Washington State University graduate, Chapin has been a registered nurse for 28 years. Her two children attend Spokane Public Schools and she graduated from Ferris herself. Expiration of term: November 2013.

Garret J. Daggett  •  Board Member

Garret J. Daggett joined the board in 2005.  Over the past five years, Daggett has served as an advisor to the Board of Directors as a member of the Instructional Equity Citizens’ Advisory Committee and the Diversity Advisory Council (DAC). He served as chair-elect of the DAC Executive Council, during the 2003-04 school year and as co-chair of the DAC, during the 2004-05 school year. Daggett holds a B.A. in Fine Arts, with a minor in Communications, from Allegheny College and served seven years in the United States Air Force. He is currently employed as Utility Relations Manager with Avista Advantage. Daggett is active in the community through his involvement on various committees, including his service for the past five years as chair of the Unity in the Community Celebration & Planning Committee. In addition, he has formerly served as a member of the Spokane Task Force on Race Relations and the Spokane Area Chamber Workforce Diversity Committee. He has three children. Expiration of term: November 2011.

Robert H. Douthitt  •  Board Member and Co-Legislative Liaison

Robert H. Douthitt, currently co-legislative liaison, has been a board member since 2007.  As an attorney with Lukins & Annis from 1981-1999, Douthitt was a member of the executive committee of the Washington State Bar Association’s business law section for a number of years. He started Great Clips in Spokane in 1994, watching it grow to 15 salons with 140 employees before selling it in 2007. In the past, Douthitt served on the board of directors of Holy Family Adult Day Centers, the American Cancer Society and Chase Youth Foundation. He also served on committees for the Dominican Network and Spokane Chamber of Commerce, was a member of Spokane Downtown Rotary, and served on the franchisee advisory board for Great Clips, Inc. All three of his children graduated from Spokane Public Schools. Expiration of term: November 2013.

Jeffrey Bierman  •  Board Member

Jeffrey D. Bierman joined the board in 2008.  A professor of physics at Gonzaga University, Dr. Bierman has served as a member of the Washington State Board of Education Science Standards Advisory Panel. Past community service includes, among others, appointments to the Spokane City Plan Commission, the Spokane Design Review Committee, the Spokane Regional Transportation Committee, Citizen's Advisory Committee on Transportation and the Spokane Housing Advisory and Appeals Board. Bierman also is a member of several physics education organizations, and has served on many committees at Gonzaga. He is a member of Franklin Elementary's Parent Teacher Group and a volunteer at that school. In the past, he served as an alternate representative to the SPS Citizen's Advisory Committee. Bierman's three children attend Spokane Public Schools. Expiration of term: November 2009.

Kayla Fencl, student advisor, was appointed in the summer of 2008. She is a senior at John R. Rogers High School and a member of the Interact community-service club, captain of Rogers’ dance team and is a member of Rogers’ bowling team. Expiration of term: July 2009.

Zack Zappone, student advisor, was appointed in the summer of 2008. He is a senior at North Central High School where he serves as the ASB president. He is involved with NC’s theatre department and is a member of the varsity tennis team. Expiration of term: July 2009.