For the Reporter

Ryan Foster, Lakeland Hills Elementary principal, was recently elected as the South King County regional board member for the Elementary School Principals Association of Washington.

Foster will represent the elementary principals from nine South King County school districts in this position. He will serve as a conduit for information and training opportunities. He also will work with the Association of Washington School Principals to support principal work around the state.

Foster ran for the open position after it was vacated by retiring Kent School District principal Bonnie Wong.

Foster has been with the Auburn School District for 16 years and is an Auburn High School graduate. He is in his eighth year as the principal at Lakeland Hills after four years as the principal of Ilalko Elementary.