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 president and board liaison to Highline's Capital Facilities Advisory Committee, Capital Projects Oversight Committee, and the Highline Schools Foundation.