Joe Van - District 3
Joe Van is a 1995 graduate of Tyee High School, holds a degree in Administration of Justice from Highline College and is a graduate of the Des Moines Police Reserves Academy. He is employed as a Senior Regional Operations Manager at Owens & Minor, a global healthcare distribution company based in Richmond Virginia, where he manages teams across the nation that manufactures surgery kits for operating rooms. He has previous work experience as a senior warehouse manager for a local pharmaceutical company and in supply chain management.
Joe is active in a number of civic activities and is a soccer coach and referee. He lives in Sea Tac with his wife Leslee, also a Tyee graduate. Their three children are also Tyee alumni. Joe’s parents came to the U.S. from Vietnam, and Joe speaks fluent Vietnamese.
Joe is the school board vice-president and board liaison to Highline's Capital Facilities Advisory Committee, Capital Projects Oversight Committee, and the Highline Schools Foundation.