Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for Hayden Canyon Charter shall maintain a high level of integrity, perseverance and openness regarding individual actions concerning the business and operations of HCC as well as privileged information. The BOD is also expected to maintain a high level of trust and collaboration with the HCC staff, parents of HCC students, and the community at large.
The Board of Directors encourages open communication between the individual board members and the staff at HCC. It is paramount, however, that the BOD’s line of communication is with the School/Business Director. In this relationship, the BOD and the administration perform separate, yet complementary tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the school and the effective learning of the students. Board meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. Occasionally there is a need to change a meeting date and/or time. Should such take place, notice will be posted on the board calendar.
The Board of Directors welcomes communication from students and parents. Speakers who wish to be added to the agenda and allocated specific time to speak may do so by submitting a Request to Address the Board available here to the board clerk clerk@haydencanyoncharter.org no later than 10:00am on the Friday prior to the scheduled board meeting. Documentation that verifies the proper complaint channels have been followed, along with any materials that are to be presented to the board for review must accompany the request. It is the responsibility of the speaker to ensure all proper procedures have been followed prior to submitting the request, and that they are familiar with the Policy Regarding Public Comment, which can be reviewed here.
Speakers who wish to speak on any agenda topic requirements may do so during the unscheduled delegations portion of the meeting. It is your responsibility to be aware of the Policy Regarding Public Comment noted above. Please note: all speakers, whether included on the agenda or not, must sign in to speak 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Board Members
Nathan Wright
Board Chair
Nathan is a Civil Engineer working for Welch Comer Engineers a locally owned Civil Engineering firm here in Coeur d’Alene. He has a passion for finding practical solutions to each individual project.
Outside of work Nathan has been heavily involved in the community serving on a planning commission, ASCE Chapter Board, volunteering in youth groups, and other organizations in the community.
Nathan enjoys getting outside with his wife and four kids whenever he has free time. He enjoys spending times at all of the beautiful lakes and rivers fishing, canoeing, swimming, hiking and just enjoying the beauty of the great outdoors.
Alex Tull
Board Vice Chair
Alex is a local firefighter and paramedic for Northern Lakes Fire District. He has worked as a volunteer firefighter in Spokane and N. Idaho over the last 20 years. He took off a few years after joining the United States Navy where he served as a combat medic in the United States Marine Corps where he made 3 combat deployments.
After being discharged he moved back to the N. Idaho area and has since made Hayden his home. He is an active member of his fire department and is fervent about progress and learning his craft. Alex met and married his wife Ashly and they have two daughters.
In his free time, Alex enjoys woodworking and building just about anything. His number one hobby and commitment is to spending time with his family.
Violet Rudd
Board Secretary
Violet Rudd is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who owns a local counseling practice specializing in relationships and trauma. She spends her time teaching part time as an associate professor in higher education as well as providing counseling support throughout Idaho. Violet is passionate about helping families and supporting education in the local community.
Violet enjoys reading and learning in her free time and is currently working on completing a terminal degree in trauma counseling. Violet and her husband enjoy traveling and have visited countries across four continents. Violet has two children and her family enjoys sports, cooking, and spending time outside.
Julie Tellian
Director
years of experience in education, Julie is passionate about supporting education her in local community
and fervently believes in educational excellence for all students. Julie is a Certified Chief School Business
Official and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in
Accountancy.
Julie is a service minded leader as demonstrated by her involvement in 4-H leadership, Guild activities,
Bond Committee memberships and prior Board of Trustee experience. She is also involved in her church
community.
Julie and her husband enjoy boating, cooking, gardening, and traveling. Julie has a two adult children
and three grand-blessings.
Kathy Jones
Director
Kathy Jones is a retired teacher from the Coeur d’Alene School District. She taught elementary age children for 35 years, with a focus on reading and literacy instruction. Since retiring, Kathy has opened a tutoring school for reading intervention and works with students ranging in age from 6 to 45. Kathy has a Master’s Degree in curriculum and instruction and has extensive training in working with students with reading disabilities, including but not limited to dyslexia. Kathy has a strong passion to make sure every student receives the “Gift of reading.” Besides tutoring, Kathy provides staff development opportunities to teachers and administrators in North Idaho, focusing on teaching reading, writing and spelling using multimodal strategies.
Kathy is a native of Coeur d’Alene and strongly vested in the community. She served as President of the Coeur d’ Alene Little League for 6 years, she provides food for a local food pantry each week, she serves as an advocate for her students as they navigate public, private and home-school situations and she is a member of Decoding Dyslexia.
Kathy enjoys learning everything she can about the science of reading and literacy, so she attends conferences and summits on this topic regularly. She also enjoys time at the river, kayaking, long walks, traveling and being around loved ones.
Board Advisors
Joshua Dahlstrom
Advison
Joshua is a successful businessman who owns an agency focused on digital marketing and business coaching. He is passionate about helping others achieve success in life and in business.
Joshua has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America for over 15 years, and currently serves as the Unit Organization Rep for HCC Sponsored Troops 360B and 360G. He enjoys sharing his love of the outdoors and expeditionary learning with both troops.
Joshua and his wife have 4 creative children who love art, music and exploring the outdoors. They enjoy many family adventures that include Camping, Snowboarding, Kayaking, and Paintballing. Most recently they added Scuba Diving to their list of family activities.
Jason Ball
Advison
Jason Ball is an innovator and visionary leader who injects a culture of creativity, collaboration and service within organizations. Mr. Ball serves as a volunteer for a Citizen’s Review Panel called “Keeping Children Safe” for the Department of Health & Welfare.
Jason identifies needs in his community, as evidenced by his founding work with Jumpin’ Beans Mobile Food Bank, and Hayden Lake Marathon. Mr. Ball has a penchant for mentoring youth.
He currently volunteers as a cross country running coach, and serves as the Chairman of the Old Missions District Eagle Scout Committee. Jason has enjoyed working in Public Relations roles for over 20 years. He has five children who have been brought up in an environment of kindness and service to others.