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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

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

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

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.

Kimberly Cloward-Guthrie

Kimberly Cloward-Guthrie

Board Treasurer

Kimberly Cloward-Guthrie is a Tax Accountant and Entrepreneur who has extensive experience in finance and in servant leadership demonstrated by her volunteer work and management style. She is passionate about our education system, specifically in the areas of early literacy and building character through learning and resiliency.

Kimberly has called North Idaho her home for the last 27 years, she is a wife, mother of two boys and a graduate of LCSC with honors.

Kimberly enjoys the outdoors and in her free time loves boating, hiking, kayaking, skiing, and offroading. She also has a love for reading and learning whenever possible!

Ryan Crandall

Ryan Crandall

Director

Ryan Crandall is an attorney and estate planner with a passion for helping individuals and families prepare for the future. Ryan believes that one of the primary roles of a lawyer is to be an educator and counselor. He works hard to discover his clients’ goals and to explain, in easy to understand terms, the legal strategies that can be used to achieve those goals. Ryan is a member of the Idaho State Bar Association’s Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section. Ryan is also a past president of the Coeur d’Alene Estate Planning Council.

Ryan is a proud native of North Idaho. An accomplished musician, Ryan attended Brigham Young University on a scholarship for jazz bass. After serving a two-year mission to Lithuania, he met his future wife, Jennifer, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Ryan began practicing law in 2011 after graduating from the University Of Idaho College Of Law. At law school, Ryan was a member of the Idaho Law Review during which time he served as Associate Editor and then Managing Editor. Ryan also spent two years as a teaching assistant helping new law students hone their legal research and writing skills.

In his free time, Ryan enjoys composing music and plays numerous instruments including cello, piano, guitar, and bass. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast and enjoys skiing, soccer, wakeboarding, backpacking, rock climbing, and kayaking. Ryan takes pride in giving back to the community and is actively involved in church and youth groups. Most of all, Ryan loves spending time with his family and is the proud father of four wonderful children.

Julie Tellian

Julie Tellian

Director

Julie Tellian is a retired Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services and an entrepreneur. With over 24
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

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

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.