The MREA Board of Directors recently elected officers for 2023 that will lead the organization’s focus on putting learners first.

The MREA Board brings together school board members, school administrators, teachers and education leaders. The board is comprised of 21 persons – 16 representative directors elected by the membership (four per zone) and five statewide directors appointed by the Board.

Directors elected as officers for 2023 are:

Jim_Ferden_MREA Board

President

Jim Ferden
School Board Chair
Win-E-Mac School District

Michelle Rinke Koch

President-Elect

Michelle Rinke Koch
Dean of Students
Menahga School District

Boyd Bradbury

Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. Boyd Bradbury
Professor
Minnesota State University — Moorhead

Matt Schultz

Past President

Matt Schultz
Superintendent
Lanesboro School District

The Board also elected a fifth director to serve with the officers on the Board Executive Committee:

Jeff Drake

Executive Committee At-Large

Jeff Drake
Superintendent
Fergus Falls School District