Pacific Crest Academy : Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Director's Name	Title	Biographies
Fr. Peter Gillette	Priest Administrator St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (ex officio)	Fr. Peter Gillette came to St. Thomas in July 2008 and was previously Priest Administrator in Seaview and at St. Joseph’s in Vancouver. He was ordained a priest July 13, 1991, and is currently working on a degree at the University of Portland. He is from the Diocese of the Cape Coast in Ghana and is one of nine children. He loves his life as a priest and considers himself a servant of God.
Dr. Les White	Principal Pacific Crest Academy (ex officio)	Les White began as principal of Pacific Crest Academy in the summer of 2008. He received his Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Southern Oregon College, a Master of Science in Education from Portland State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership in Educational Administration from Capella University. In his four decades working in Catholic schools, Dr. White has served in a variety of roles from classroom teacher to campus minister to academic dean to school administrator. He holds administrative and teaching credentials in both Oregon and Washington states. Dr. White and his wife Carole are members of Holy Rosary Parish in Portland.
Matt McBride	Board President (three-year term)	Matt McBride holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Plant Pathology from the University of Minnesota. He is currently an Applications Specialist for Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society, a non-profit member organization. He is involved in the strategic planning and delivery of chemical, biosequence, and patent information retrieval training. Mr. McBride is an active member of the Knights of Columbus Council #2999 and Assembly #2926 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Mr. McBride and his wife Laura have four children; two attend Pacific Crest Academy. The McBrides have lived in Camas since 2002.
Stephanie Baenen	Board Vice President (two-year term)	Stephanie Baenen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a minor in Russian from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, and holds a Master of Science in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She has served as an officer in the Air Force for 15 years working in Space Surveillance, Space Launch, and Space Integration. Currently she serves as the Commander of the Mission Support Flight in the Oregon Air National Guard at the Portland Air Base. She brings with her professional experience in leadership, process improvement, strategic planning, personnel, and human resources. Mrs. Baenen and her husband Jeremy have been parishioners at St. Thomas since 2003 and have three children attending Pacific Crest Academy.
Dr. Richard Guillory	Board Secretary (two-year term)	Richard Guillory graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry-Biology from Reed College, Portland, Oregon, and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, California. He is an Emeritus Professor from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. In 2004, he retired and moved to Washougal. Dr. Guillory has experience in strategic planning and student accreditation. Dr. Guillory and his wife, Stella, have been parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church for five years.
Kari Duffy	Board Member (two-year term)	Kari Duffy has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Graceland University, Iowa, a Master in Educational Leadership at City University, Vancouver, and is a certified principal. For the past 12 years, she has been involved in the field of education. She has taught Applied Medical Sciences and has served as the Dean of Instruction at the Clark County Skills Center in Vancouver. Mrs. Duffy is certified as a Career and Educational Director in Continuing Education. Mrs. Duffy has served on a multitude of committees ranging from district curriculum, state standards development, advisory boards at Clark College, and the Workforce Development Council. She is currently the chairperson for the Respect Life Ministry at St. Thomas. Mrs. Duffy and her husband, Francis, St. Thomas parishioners for eight years, have two grown children who have attended St. Joseph and La Salle Catholic Schools.

Colin Holmes	Board Member	Dr Colin Holmes received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and a Doctorate in neuroanatomy from McGill University, Montreal. He pursued postdoctoral research in neuroimaging at the Montreal Neurological Institute and University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine before moving into industry. For the last decade he has worked in high performance computing (Silicon Graphics, Inc), medical devices (Barco Medical Imaging Systems, Inc) and is now Senior Scientist for Calgary Scientific, Inc which produces advanced visualization and web enablement products for the healthcare and associated industries. Dr Holmes maintains a research involvement with the University of Oregon, Eugene and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University. He and his wife Christina have been parishioners at St. Thomas since moving to Vancouver in 2004 and have three children: the two eldest are enrolled at PCA.