Board of Directors

Meet the IEA Leaders

Layne McInelly

Layne McInelly

IEA President

Mr. McInelly was a sixth-grade teacher at Morley Nelson Elementary, which is a Title 1 school in the Boise School District. McInelly served as the Idaho Education Association’s Vice President for five and a half years. He has served on a variety of committees and boards including the Boise Education Association’s executive board, IEA Executive Committee, IEA Government Relations Committee, IEA Resolutions Chair, and the Chair of the IEA Budget Committee.

McInelly’s passion for education is rooted in his family.  His father was in education for 40 years, serving in an administrative capacity for twenty-nine years.  Two of his sisters are also Idaho educators, teaching high school English and fifth-grade Social Studies.  McInelly is a lifelong Idahoan who graduated from Teton High School in Driggs.  He earned his Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Boise State University and his Master’s of Arts in Education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction from Lesley University.

McInelly enjoys being a season ticket holder to Broadway in Boise, as well as attending sporting events of his alma mater.

Jon Hawkes

Jon Hawkes

Vice President

Peggy Hoy

Peggy Hoy

NEA Director

Meet the IEA Board of Directors

Kelli Aiken

Kelli Aiken

Region 1

Mark Gorton

Mark Gorton

Region 1

Deanna Didier

Deanna Didier

Region 2

Lindsey McKinney

Lindsey McKinney

Region 2

Pierrette Madrid

Pierrette Madrid

Region 3

Stacy Wescott

Stacy Wescott

Region 3

Catherine (Kat) Thorp

Catherine (Kat) Thorp

Region 4

Wendy Smith

Wendy Smith

Region 4

Kelly Heil

Kelly Heil

Region 5

Colton Walker

Colton Walker

Region 5

Angela Gillman

Angela Gillman

Region 6

Lisie Smith

Lisie Smith

Region 6

Amber Armstrong

Amber Armstrong

Region 7

Tabitha Miller

Tabitha Miller

Region 7

Shelia Dengler-Shaw

Shelia Dengler-Shaw

Region 7

Lara Luthy

Lara Luthy

Region 7

Alicia Purdy

Alicia Purdy

Region 8

Melyssa Ferro

Melyssa Ferro

Region 8

Angie Hickman

Angie Hickman

Region 9

Carmi Scheller

Carmi Scheller

Region 9

Darcie DeLeon

Darcie DeLeon

At-Large

LiseAnn Mills

LiseAnn Mills

ESP-at-large

Mary Lee Ruch

Mary Lee Ruch

Retired

Dick Chilcote

Dick Chilcote

Retired

Katelyn Dougherty

Katelyn Dougherty

Aspiring Educator

Greg Felton

Greg Felton

Resolutions Committee Chairperson

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