The Washougal School Board has replaced longtime director Elaine Pfeifer, who resigned in July, with a Washougal mother of two who has worked in several Washougal schools and is an active school district volunteer.
Angela Hancock, the new board director for District 2, was sworn in by Washougal School District (WSD) Superintendent Dr. Mary Templeton at the board’s regular meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 25.
“I look forward to representing District 2 community members,” Hancock stated in a press release sent to media after the board’s announcement Tuesday night. “My main priorities as their board director are transparent communications, fair representation, being accessible and continuing to be a vested member of the community.”
According to the release, Hancock is the mother of two WSD students, a past employee at Gause and Cape Horn-Skye elementary schools and Canyon Creek Middle School and a longtime volunteer at Cape Horn-Skye.
In her application to be considered for the board appointment, Hancock said she has volunteered on multiple class field trips over the years, is a past vice president of the Cape Horn-Skye Boosters, was a committee member for the Vote Yes for Safe Schools Bond and is the 2018-19 volunteer coordinator for the Washougal Schools Foundation Stride event.