COSA/Department Leaders


OACOA Executive Committee

Committee Description

Oregon Association of Central Office Administrators (OACOA) membership is open to any supervisory personnel who are excluded from the bargaining unit and whose job descriptions are to coordinate, supervise, and/or evaluate instructional programs, curriculum and/or personnel.  This includes Administrators, Directors of Human Resources/Personnel, Directors of Student Services, Directors of Special Education, Business Managers, Coordinators of Special Programs, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Coordinators, Athletic Directors, Technology Directors and IT/IS.

The purpose of the executive committee is to provide opportunities for increasing the competence of persons engaged in supervisory activities in Oregon schools; provide an organizational framework which represents supervisors in statewide education discussion and decisions; and encourage professional communication among members.

Elections for OACOA officers are held annually.  OACOA presidents serve three years (as president-elect, president and past-president).  OACOA regional and at-large representatives serve three-year terms.


Committee Leadership
Kira Fee
(Regional Representative)
Director of Student Services
Jefferson County SD 509J
Madras, OR
United States

Ms. Felicia Holt
(Regional Representative)
Elementary Special Education Coordinator
Central Point SD 6
Central Point, OR
United States

Mrs Vanessa Jones
(At Large Member)
Director of Special Services
Grants Pass SD 7
Grants Pass, OR
United States

Lori Thompson
(At Large Member)
Director of Student Services
St Helens SD 502
St Helens, OR
United States

Lisa DeSalvio
(Ex-Officio Member)
Special Education Director
Coos Bay SD 9
Coos Bay, OR
United States

Jennifer Patterson
(Ex-Officio Member)
Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
Salem, OR
United States

Mr William Stewart
(Ex-Officio Member)
Curriculum/Assessment
Gladstone SD 115
Gladstone, OR
United States

David Williams
(Ex-Officio Member)
Chief of Staff
Northwest Regional ESD
Hillsboro, OR
United States

Craig Hawkins
(COSA Executive Director)
Executive Director
Coalition of Oregon School Administrators
Salem, OR
United States