Board of Directors
Crook County School District
Jennifer Knight, Chair: Zone 4 – SW Area
1709 SW Hunter Road, Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: (541) 633-5641 (cell)
jennifer.knight@crookcountyschools.org
Jennifer Knight is a long-time resident of Crook County, spending her K-12 years in this district. Her husband, Rich, was born and raised in Prineville. Jennifer worked as a bank teller and loan officer before becoming a Les Schwab employee for 14 ½ years in the Telecommunications Dept.
When their first son was born, she and Rich decided it was best for her to be a stay-at-home mom, which she was blessed to do for many years. Jennifer was on the PTC at Powell Butte and Ochoco Elementary. She volunteered at each of the kids’ schools whenever needed. Once they were middle school age, she began subbing as an Instructional Assistant at Crook County Middle School. She worked at the middle school for ten years as a SPED Instructional Assistant but left to pursue a different career path at Rosendin Electric in a Purchasing capacity, where she is currently employed.
Jennifer and Rich have three children. Their oldest son graduated in 2023 from OSU Cascades with a degree in Computer Science Engineering. Their daughter is attending COCC and pursuing a Business degree. Their youngest son took a gap year and worked in construction but decided to return to school and is currently attending and playing football at Willamette University.
Prineville has been their home for over four decades and will continue to be. Jennifer felt led to give back to the community, and with her background in the school district, she felt compelled to run for the Crook County school board. She plans to build on what is already in place and to help Crook Country School District grow and flourish.
Term Expires: June 30, 2027
Kelsey Swick, Director: Zone 3 – SE Area
Phone: (503) 724-1939 (cell)
kelsey.swick@crookcountyschools.org
Born and raised native Oregonian, we moved our family to Prineville two years ago. We fell in love with the commitment the community has to students and wanted Prineville to be the place where we raised our three boys. All our boys are active in wrestling, swimming, track and mountain biking. My husband, Shawn, works at CCHS as the school counselor, and our family has a heart especially for students looking to break the cycle of poverty.
Professionally I have spent the most of my career in an IT Consulting firm, Gartner. Currently I manage our most strategic partnerships, specifically helping our clients build their go to market strategies. I’m grateful for my career experience of working and learning from some of the world’s best leaders. My undergrad is from Oregon State University – go Beavers! Additionally, I have an MBA from George Fox University. The intersection of faith, vocation, and work is important to me.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve the community in this capacity. Seeing students thrive and staff enabled to do what makes them excellent is a source of profound joy and looking forward to celebrating shared successes with our amazing community.
Term Expires: June 30, 2027
Scott Cooper, Vice Chair: Zone 2 – NE Area
883 NE Loper Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: (541) 420-1998 (cell)
scott.cooper@crookcountyschools.org
Scott Cooper is a fourth-generation Crook County resident who has served on the Crook County school board since being appointed in May 2009. He was previously Crook County Judge, a Prineville City Councilor, and Executive Director of the Prineville Chamber of Commerce. He is a 1982 graduate of Crook County High School and was educated in Crook County Schools before earning a bachelor’s degree from the world’s oldest school of journalism, located at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He holds a Master of Nonprofit Leadership from Pacific University.
His day job is as executive director of NeighborImpact, the largest social services non-profit in Central Oregon, serving more than 55,000 residents per year. NeighborImpact is the local Head Start provider and operates multiple preschool classrooms in Prineville at two different sites. Scott has been active in improving local education for many years and was the original incorporator of the Crook County Foundation, which ultimately became the largest scholarship funder in the community. He also helped bring the higher education center to Crook County and worked as part of various regional coalitions to bring OSU-Cascades to Central Oregon. He has been appointed by the Governor to serve on state boards dealing with taxation, poverty, children and families, housing, and racial equity. Scott is married to Laura Craska Cooper and lives in Prineville.
Term Expires: June 30, 2029
Eric Osborne, Director: Zone 1 – NW Area
505 NW Martingale Road
Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: (520)-904-5234 (cell)
eric.osborne@crookcountyschools.org
Term Expires: June 30, 2027
Kevin Bradley, Director: At-Large (Covers all areas of Crook County)
185 NW Harwood Street – Space 18
Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: (541) 977-4756 (cell)
kevin.bradley@crookcountyschools.org
Born in Hawaii where I lived for 3 years then moved to the Bay Area in Calif., and attended school. I received a job offer in Burns Jct. Ore. and promptly left California 1 week after graduating HS to pursue a career in Wildland Fire. I moved permanently to Prineville in 1983. After spending 12 seasons in Fire I changed careers and took a job with COIC as a Youth Employment Counselor where my primary duties included running a youth crew working on community service projects, assisting students with obtaining their GED or HS diploma and finally assisting them with employment or pursuing post secondary schooling. After 6 years I became the Youth Program Manager overseeing our Alternative Schools and Work Education programs in Central and South Eastern Oregon. I retired in 2017 after 28 years at COIC.
I look forward to working with my new colleagues on the Board, Administrators & Staff, our Community and most of all with the students of Crook County.
Term Expires: June 30, 2029