Index School Board

Index School District is governed by a board of directors consisting of five community members who are accountable to and elected by the Index community. The School Board provides direction to their superintendent and generally advises on budgetary, program policy, and staff members. The Board invites you to attend meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. All members of our school board are committed to seeing the best education for your children. Notices of school board meetings are posted on the reader board at the local store and the front door of the school.

As of July 1, 2018, Index School District has completed their budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

Anna Folsom – Vice President & Transportation Rep
Seat 1 Expires 2017 Anna Folsom relocated with her family to the Index Community in 2013. She came to the area with 13 years of experience at the University of Michigan where she was involved in program and project management, event planning, and career support in various colleges within the University including the School of Public Health, the Gerald R. Ford School’s International Policy Center, and the College of Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering Department. Prior to her career at the UM, Ms. Folsom served two years in the U.S. Peace Corps as a Rural Community Development Volunteer in Benin, West Africa. She holds a BA in Social Science from Eastern Michigan University.

Kathy Corson – President
Seat 2 Expires 2017
Kathy moved to Index in 2006, and is a regular face around The River House where she serves delicious lattes and helps guests plan local adventures. She and her husband, Blair, have 2 young children (William – age 5, and Amelia – age 4) who are already training to take over the family business. Kathy has been working in local classrooms since high school – as a teachers assistant, a sign language interpreter, and a substitute teacher. She has a teaching certificate from WWU and loves being a part of the Index School community. Her hobbies include kayaking, photography, gardening, and exploring with her family.

Hester Sylvia – Staff Contact
Seat 3 Expires 2019
Hester moved to Index 10 years ago with her husband Bert, who was born in Index. Bert built their family home in 2010 where they now live with their three amazing children. She grew up with her mother, father, and stepmother all being teachers. Because of this, education has always been an important part of her life. For three years, Hester worked in the office at a private school in Arizona and learned a lot about the process of education. In 2002 she graduated from ASMT as a massage therapist and completed a yoga teacher training program in 2014. Besides yoga and body work, Hester loves dancing, gardening, photography, working out at the gym, and providing day care for her friends. She looks forward to helping continue the strong and healthy education that Index Elementary provides for her community.

Katrina Murphy Legislative Rep
Seat 4 Expires 2019

Katrina and her husband, Ryan Murphy, relocated to Index, WA in the spring of 2012 from Spokane, WA. They moved to this town to operate and expand their Technical Rescue business, Wave Trek Rescue. Once here, they fell in love with the beauty of their natural surroundings along with the people of Index. Her and her husband wanted to contribute to the community in any positive way possible. Ryan is a volunteer EMT for Index Fire Department and she is very pleased to become an elected member of the Index School Board.

Katrina is a Washington State Licensed Massage Practitioner, who has been in practice for over 8 years. She earned her Undergraduate Degree in Exercise Science from Eastern Washington University in June of 2011. She works at Sultan Chiropractic and Massage, where she provides Injury Rehabilitative Massage along with Therapeutic Exercise Programming. Her passion to be in the medical field began at a very young age. At 16, she volunteered in Pediatric Surgery at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. At 18, she worked as a Patient Transporter at Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she continued until graduation from Northwest Noetic School of Massage.

With both her personal and professional development, she is very committed to the value of education. She is honored for the opportunity to be a part of the Index School Board and looks forward to offering positive and helpful service to our great school.

Amy Johnson – Director
Seat 5 Expires 2019
Amy Johnson recently received a certificate for 10 years of service as a director on the Index School Board. Currently, she volunteers once a week at Sultan Middle School. In the past, she has been a classroom volunteer and provided nursing services to the Index School. In 2003, Amy graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor’s in nursing sciences. For 9 years she has worked as a medical-surgical staff nurse, and a relief charge nurse at Providence Everett Medical Center. She is currently studying for her certification in medical-surgical nursing. When not working or studying, she enjoys cooking, gardening, knitting, skiing, and hiking. Amy and her husband Dean have been married for 18 years, and have lived in Index for nearly 14 years. They have three daughters, Addie, Emily, and Isla.