Board Member
2024-2027
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Board Members
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Mark Hughes
Board Member
2022-2025
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Mark Hughes was elected to the Board in November, 2017. Mark is a 1993 graduate of Whitmer High School. He has been married to his wife, Theresa, for more than 20 years. They have three kids: Keeley, a 2017 Whitmer graduate and a student at the University of Toledo; Mark, II, a 2019 Whitmer graduate and a student at the University of Toledo; and Allie, a student at Whitmer High School. Mark has volunteered years of service to the Washington Local community as the President of the Whitmer Athletic Club, football coach for the Shoreland Firebirds, fast pitch softball coach for the Junior Lady Panthers, and Shoreland area Manager for the Trilby Junior League. Mark possesses a Master's Degree in Health Administration and a Master's Degree in Nursing. He was a Clinical Nursing Director for Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan and now owns and operates South Paw Realty.
Karen Mayfield
Board Member
2022-2025
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Karen was elected to the Board of Education in November 2019. She and her husband, Jerry, have lived in the Washington Local School District since 1995. Their two daughters, Laura and Kathleen, attended Shoreland Elementary where Karen was an art docent, classroom volunteer, and Parent Club President. Both daughters are proud Whitmer graduates who became teachers. Karen has worked for Ottawa Hills Local Schools since 2001: she worked ten years as the curriculum & instruction secretary, and is currently the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent. Karen also enjoys being active in her community and volunteers for local charities.
Lauren Moore
Board Member
2024-2027
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Lauren Moore was elected to the Washington Local School Board in November 2023. Her husband Marquise, a Toledo firefighter and Whitmer graduate, has been married to her since 2019. Lauren obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo. She works for Double A Solutions, a software development firm. Lauren has earned certifications in Management and Women's Leadership. She currently has five family members enrolled at WLS. Lauren participates in Back-to-School Block parties at Monac and Hiawatha every year. She and Marquise help lead the Youth Ministry at their church, located in the heart of Washington Local. She is actively involved in various community organizations such as Keep Watch, Panthers for Christ and SewHope, as well as volunteering at a local food pantry. Lauren has a heart for giving back and serving others.
Michael Murphy
Board Member
2022-2025
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Michael Murphy was elected to the Washington Local School Board in June 2020, and his Panther love is generational. Michael and his wife, Michelle, are both 1987 graduates of Whitmer High School, and Murphy’s three children have also all attended Washington Local Schools. Having lived in the district for over 4 decades, Murphy has coached football and softball at Greenwood, is a lifetime member of the Whitmer Athletic Club, and has been very active promoting and campaigning for Washington Local School levies. While his professional work for the Dana Corporation as a Global Program Manager has given him experience in project management, team negotiations, relationship-building, and responsible fiscal decision-making, he finds the most joy in giving back to the WLS community, organizing clothing drives, orchestrating holiday gift donations and volunteering every Thanksgiving to deliver meals to families in need. Michael Murphy is truly the Portrait of a Panther.