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Back row (from left): Randy S. Brinkerhoff, Ellen S. Wallace, Kim Murphy Horiuchi, Sherril H. Taylor Front row: J. Dale Christensen, Peggy Jo Kennett, Tracy Scott Cowdell
Name/E-mail	Precinct	Term	Address/Phone Number
J. Dale Christensen, Ed.D. President jdc_schoolboardyahoo.com View Profile	5	2004-2008	9901 Presidential Dr. South Jordan, UT 84095 (801) 254-9831
Tracy Scott Cowdell, J.D. Vice President tcowdellaitsinc.com View Profile	6	2007-2010	32 E. Main Street Sandy, UT 84070 (801) 566-4287
Randy S. Brinkerhoff Member rbrinker1msn.com View Profile	7	2003-2008	1200 West 13120 South Riverton, UT 84065 (801) 254-4790
Kim Murphy Horiuchi Member kimhoriuchiyahoo.com View Profile	3	2007-2010	6687 South 1495 East Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 (801) 947-0079
Peggy Jo Kennett Member pjkennettjuno.com View Profile	1	1999-2010	6965 S. Running Springs Dr. West Jordan, UT 84084 (801) 566-1394
Sherril H. Taylor Member nstarjsdcomcast.net View Profile	4	2005-2008	1586 E. Casper Road Sandy, UT 84092 (801) 571-9287
Ellen S. Wallace Member ellen.wallacejordan.k12.ut.us View Profile	2	1995-2010	10014 S. Opal Circle Sandy, UT 84094 (801) 571-1637

J. Dale Christensen, Ed.D. - President

     J. Dale Christensen, Ed.D. was elected to the Board of Education in 2005 to represent Precinct 5. Dr. Christensen was previously appointed to the Board in February 2004.
     Dr. Christensen has devoted much of his life to the schoolchildren of Utah, serving as a member of the Granite School District Board of Education, superintendent of Morgan School District, an administrator in Davis School District and an elementary school principal and teacher in Jordan School District. He retired from public education after 35 years of service.
     Dr. Christensen has earned four education related degrees from the University of Utah, University of Oregon and Brigham Young University.
     He and his wife, Linda, are the parents of seven children, all of whom are college graduates. The Christensens also have nine grandchildren.

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Tracy Scott Cowdell - Vice President

     Tracy Scott Cowdell was elected to the Board of Education in 2007 to represent Precinct 6. Mr. Cowdell has lived in the Jordan School District for over 36 years; his family roots in the District are six generations deep. After graduating from Jordan High School in 1989, Mr. Cowdell went on to earn degrees in political science and sociology at the University of Utah, graduating summa cum laude (top one percent). He then obtained a law degree at Brigham Young University. Currently, Mr. Cowdell practices in the areas of governmental regulatory law, litigation, negotiation, and corporate law.
      As a volunteer, Mr. Cowdell serves on Sandy City’s Board of Adjustments, is the past Chair of Sandy Elementary School Community Council, and acts as Assistant Coordinator of the Historic Sandy Neighborhood Watch. He has also served as a member of Sandy City's CDBG Committee and as the Institutional Head of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1231.
      Mr. Cowdell is married to Rebekah Christensen-Cowdell; they are the parents of three daughters.

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Randy Brinkerhoff

Mr. Brinkerhoff, elected to the Board in 2003, represents Precinct 7. He serves on the SLTATC Board as a member of the finance and budget committee. He holds a bachelor of science degree in design and computer graphics from Brigham Young University and an associate degree in business from LDS Business College.
He currently serves as a member of the Riverton City Council and is an Operations Specialist for Premier Computing Technologies. He and his wife, Gayla, are the parents of nine children and grandparents of 26 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr. Brinkerhoff, his wife, and all of his children were educated in Jordan School District.

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Kim Murphy Horiuchi

     Kim Murphy Horiuchi was elected to the Board of Education in 2007 to represent Precinct 3. Mrs. Horiuchi graduated cum laude from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications in 1993. She currently works for The Deseret News as a wire editor.
      Mrs. Horiuchi is an active PTA member and volunteer. She served on the School Community Council at Mountview and Ridgecrest Elementary Schools. In 2005, Kim was the Red Ribbon Week chairperson for Ridgecrest Elementary. She is currently a community chair for Utah Small Districts Coalition. Her civic involvement includes working as a co-chair of children’s activities/parade for Cottonwood Heights City's annual Butlerville Days celebration and serving as a Night Out Against Crime volunteer.
      She and her husband, Vince, are the parents of two children.

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Peggy Jo Kennett

     Mrs. Kennett, a resident of West Jordan, was elected to the Jordan School District Board of Education in 1999 and is serving her third term. She has served two terms as Board President (2003-2004, 2005-2006) and one term as Board Vice President (2001-2002).
     Mrs. Kennett represents taxpayers in Precinct 1. She is a member of the Utah School Boards Association Legislative Committee, has been active in the PTA for years and worked as a volunteer at South Valley Sanctuary.
     She earned a bachelor of science degree in sociology from Brigham Young University.
     Mrs. Kennett and her husband, Scott, are the parents of five children.

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Sherril H. Taylor

     Sherril H. Taylor was elected to the Board of Education in 2005 to represent Precinct 4.
     Mr. Taylor holds a bachelor of science degree from Utah State University, a master’s of education from Westminster College, and an Administrative Certification from the University of Utah. He also currently holds a Professional Educator License for the State of Utah.
     A retired educator of 33 years, Mr. Taylor has served as a classroom teacher, middle school assistant principal, high school assistant principal, middle school principal, and staff assistant in the Jordan District Central Office. He is an Associate with the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (C.I.T.E.S) and has served on numerous Jordan District committees. He is currently a member of the Utah High School Activities Association.
     Mr. Taylor has served as a youth leader and camp director for the United States Forest Service. He served on the West Jordan City Policing Committee to develop a 10-year plan for public safety.
     He as his wife, Patricia, have two children and six grandchildren.

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Ellen S. Wallace

     Mrs. Wallace was elected to the Board in 1995 and is serving her fourth term, representing Precinct 2. She has served as president and vice president of the Board on several occasions.
     She has served many public education committees, including the Utah School Boards Association, Educator Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), the Redevelopment Agency (RDA), the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA). She has been active in PTA and currently volunteers at Alta View Hospital.
      Mrs. Wallace has attended both the University of Utah and the Salt Lake Community College and is currently a real estate agent with Rocky Mountain Realty. She and her husband, Clark K., have four children and seven grandchildren.

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