The Washoe County School Board has appointed Alex Woodley as the next trustee for District E, which covers the northwest section of Reno and parts of Lemmon and Panther Valleys.
Woodley was sworn into office right after the votes were tallied Tuesday at a special board meeting. Woodley emerged as the favorite after the six trustees participated in a ranked-choice voting-like system.
Woodley is replacing former Board President Angie Taylor, who was recently elected to the Nevada Assembly. Woodley will serve out the remainder of Taylor’s term, which ends Jan. 5, 2025.
Woodley – who identifies as a bilingual, Afrolatino man – works as the City of Reno’s parking and code enforcement director. He was the former president of the Education Alliance of Washoe County.
Several community members and business leaders, including the Washoe Education Association, which represents district teachers, supported his appointment.
The appointment means two new faces soon will be joining the school board as Trustee Ellen Minetto lost in the general election last month. The former Washoe County teacher will be succeeded by Colleen Westlake, a parent of three Washoe County district graduates who works in the dental field.
As a board, the trustees make important policy and financial decisions for the district of more than 61,000 students and oversee their one employee, Superintendent Susan Enfield, who took the role in July.
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