Zone 5

Trustee Lara Stone grew up in Bellevue, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and a minor in computer science. She did an internship at Microsoft in technical support and moved to Ketchum in 1992. She's been working at Sun Valley Gold since that summer. In her role as chief operating officer, she collaborates with an amazing team to make sure their operations run smoothly, assisting with everything from human resources to compliance to designing software.

Ms. Stone has always been an advocate for schools and students. Her two girls have had a great experience in Blaine County public schools and she wants all kids in our community to have access to excellent public schools.  Ms. Stone was elected for a second term in 2024 and her term expires in 2028. 

 Zone 4

Mr. Turner moved to Blaine County in 2009 after raising his three children in Santa Monica, California.

Since 2012, he has been actively involved as a Board Director of the Wood River Community YMCA, serving as its Board Chairman from 2013-2016. While in Y leadership positions, he was involved with many impactful collaborative programs with the BCSD, including the summer Power Scholars Academy, the Kid’s Club afterschool program and the Make-A-Splash learn-to-swim initiative. Mr. Turner was a member of the BCSD’s Finance Committee from 2018-2019.

Prior to arriving in the Valley, Mr. Turner spent his entire 40-year professional career in the securities industry. He was the founder and principal of Rubicon Securities, Inc, a market-making, floor-trading and brokerage firm on the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange. He also served as Floor Governor and Vice Chairman of the Exchange.  Mr. Turner received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1979.  He is a passionate advocate for all Blaine County children.  He was appointed to the Board in June 2020, and was subsequently elected in 2021 to a term that expires in 2025.

Zone 1

Trustee Amber Perkes graduated from Twin Falls High School. She has earned certifications in Non-Profit Leadership, Human Resources, Mindfulness Based Substance Abuse Curriculum, Mental Health First Aid, American Council on Exercise - Personal Training/Group Fitness, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist. Trustee Perkes has found numerous ways to give back to her community. She has served on the board for Girls on the Run as the chair, treasurer and currently as secretary. She was the Executive Director of the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition, and she has served on the boards of the Little Wood Library District, Community Coalitions of Idaho, the Carey/Picabo Chamber of Commerce, the State of Idaho Raffle & Gaming Lottery Commission Bingo-Raffle Advisory Board, and the NAMI Advisory Council.

Trustee Perkes currently works as the Local Area Energy Advisor for Idaho Power and as a Group Fitness Instructor at Bigwood Fitness. She lives in Carey with her two sons and loves to be in the mountains running on dirt, being with her family, and being involved in our community.  Mrs. Perkes was elected for a second term in 2024 and her term expires in 2028.

Zone 2

Blanca Romero was born in Zacatecas Mexico and grew up in Twin Falls, along with her two siblings. She graduated from Twin Falls High School. Blanca moved to Hailey in 2014 with her two daughters, who are currently enrolled in the BCSD. Blanca currently works at The Hunger Coalition as the Programs and Volunteer Manager since 2018. Blanca developed an interest in advocacy after seeing the effects of food insecurity across the county.  Blanca enjoys spending time with her family and pets in her off time, as well as enjoying the natural beauty of the valley in the summertime. Ms. Romero was elected to the Board in 2021 and her term expires in 2025.

Zone 3

Currently vacant

This seat was elected to the school board in 2024 and her term expires in 2028.

 CLERK OF THE BOARD

Vicki Pitcairn moved to Idaho with her family as a baby and fell in love with the mountains.  Vicki graduated high school in California with a heavy curriculum in Business.  She attended Merritt College of Stenography for two years while working at Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp as an Executive Assistant to the Director of Marketing and the Director of Advertising.  Vicki decided to leave the big city and return to Blaine County where she and her husband now reside.  She has one daughter and a granddaughter who reside in the Boise area.

Vicki worked for Smith Optics for 20 years before it relocated to another state, then had a brief stint with a local construction company before starting at Blaine County School District in March 2020 as the Board Clerk.