Board of Education

Mrs. Jennifer Aultman
Title: Board Vice President
aultmanj@westerville.k12.oh.us

Jennifer (Brady) Aultman was born in Westerville and graduated from Westerville North High School. After fifteen years in Virginia, she and her family moved back in 2006 to rejoin their extended family living here. Jen's husband, Chris Aultman, is also a WNHS graduate. They have three children currently attending Westerville City Schools.
 
Jen co-founded the Westerville Partners for Education to build creative relationships and programs (including Starry Night and Book Bonanza!) that support learning and well-being for our students. She served on the Elementary Programming Administrative Committee, the Elementary Attendance Boundary Realignment Committee, as a Westerville Parent Council representative and is a member of several parent-teacher organizations. She was an invited community participant in the district's strategic planning process. She has also co-chaired Our Community Our Schools.

Jen attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where she earned a Bachelor of Arts with highest distinction in environmental science and archaeology (physics minor), a Master of Arts in anthropology and achieved doctoral candidacy in archaeology. Today, she serves as the World Heritage director at the Ohio History Connection as well as the part-time director of religious education at North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center. Jen is thrilled to serve Westerville City Schools as a board member in order to give back to our exceptional community.
 
Term Expires: 12/31/27

Mrs. Tracy Davidson
Title: Board Member
davidsont@westerville.k12.oh.us

Born and raised in Northeastern Ohio, Tracy is a proud product of public school education. She and her family moved to Westerville in 1989. Upon graduating from The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, she served as a preschool teacher for both the Head Start and YMCA programs.

A mother of twin daughters and a younger son. Tracy, a certified Orton-Gillingham specialist, is a business owner of EXORO Learning Group, which provides reading support to kids with dyslexia or young struggling readers.

Tracy is an active community member and was honored with a GEM (Great Educator Mentor) award for her work in the Westerville City School District. She has served on organizations such as, Westerville Parent Council, as the 1st Vice President, Westerville Education Challenge (anti-bullying organization), as a Board Member, The Emerson Magnet PTA, as Parent Council Representative, The Blendon Middle School PTO, as Parent Council Representative and Vice President.

Term Expires: 12/31/2025

Title: Board Member
LibanA@westerville.k12.oh.us

Anisa Liban is a nonprofit leader and public policy expert with a passion for community advocacy and supporting Ohio immigrant and refugee communities.

Upon earning a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs and Minor in Nonprofit Studies, Anisa began her career as the first Somali-American Senior Legislative Aide at the Ohio Senate. She continued her passion for public policy at Columbus City Council where she supported the Housing, Health & Human Services and Criminal Justice &  Judiciary Committees.

Anisa has also served as the Government Affairs Director at CAIR-Ohio — the United
States’ largest Muslim Civil Rights Organization. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Somali Community Link, a Columbus nonprofit that supports immigrants and refugees and as a Consultant at Immigro Consulting.

The Columbus native is often found serving in a myriad of roles both professionally and in the community. Anisa is a member of the Board of Directors for Our Helpers, a local nonprofit and is serving her fourth year as a POWER commissioner for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs’ POWER Initiative. Anisa lives in Westerville with her husband and son.

Term Expire: 12/31/25

Kristy Meyer, Board Member
Title: Board President
meyerkr@westerville.k12.oh.us

Kristy (Shanbrom) Meyer was born and raised in Westerville and is a proud project of the Westerville City Schools District. She and her husband, Chase, moved back to Westerville to raise their daughter and son, who are attending Westerville City Schools. 

Kristy is a non-profit leader with over 20 years advocating for a cleaner, safer, more just environment. She has held leadership roles at the Ohio Environmental Council, Freshwater Future, and Smart Columbus before launching Upriver Consulting where she helps environmentally-driven organizations clarify, create, and execute strategic campaigns so their people-focused policies win. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science from Heidelberg University in Environmental Biology and Business Administration and her Master’s of Science from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia in Environmental Biology. 

Kristy’s civic engagement includes serving on the boards of Freshwater Future, Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, founder of the Sunbury Woods Neighborhood Watch, and a member of several parent-teacher organizations. 

Kristy strongly supports public education, believing all children deserve access to quality learning. She values public schools for fostering lifelong learning, critical thinking, and civic responsibility, while also strengthening local economies, promoting social mobility, and building more cohesive, engaged communities.

Term expires: 12/31/2025

Louise Valentine
Title: Board Member
ValentineL@westerville.k12.oh.us

Louise Valentine has lived in Genoa Township for more than 10 years with her husband, Scott, and twin boys, Anthony and Nicholas, who attend Westerville City Schools. Louise grew up in Northeast Ohio, graduated from Elyria High School, and attended The Ohio State University, from which she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Consumer Sciences. She spent more than 12 year in quality assurance and consumer testing roles for two major retail brands here in the area and has called Central Ohio home for more than 20 years.

In 2017, Louise became involved in civics and advocacy, ultimately running twice for state legislative seats on platforms advocating pro-public education policies and initiatives, including full and fair state funding for public schools. After narrowly losing her 2018 State Senate race, she joined LEAD Ohio as the Deputy Director, designing and facilitating training programs and educational support for emerging progressive leaders around the state. Louise was promoted to Executive Director of LEAD Ohio in January of 2023 and now manages a team of five full time associates.

When encouraged to run for Westerville School Board, Louise decided to take on the challenge because of her strong belief in the power of public education to improve the lives of students and the community writ large. She is proud to now serve the district and collaborate for positive change in this capacity. When not at her full-time job or managing the daily life of a family of four, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, gardening, playing piano, watching Buckeyes sports, and snuggling with her two Shiba Inu fur-babies (Jun and Nikko).

Term Expire: 12/31/27