Quincey Imhoff recognized by Board of Supervisors last week
After almost a decade of service, West Side Union School District said goodbye to board member and long-time volunteer Quincey Tompkins Imhoff.
On Tuesday, December 11, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recognized Imhoff for her extraordinary leadership and her contributions to the district in a Gold Resolution stating her numerous accomplishments.
Imhoff was nominated by district Superintendent Rhonda Bellmer for her efforts in refurbishing the Felta Schoolhouse, her direction in the construction of a new school wing of classrooms and her backing of the Literacy Intervention Program along with many other achievements.
“Quincey embodies an unusual ability to think creatively in terms of the big picture, while tuning in to a level of detail and thoughtfulness that is remarkable. Her grit and endurance are legendary. What I really appreciate about Quincey is her work ethic — she’s the kind of gal that rolls up her sleeves and gets the job done,” Bellmer said.
Wherever she directs her extraordinary energy, positive change will follow. We are so grateful here at West Side to have been the recipient of her many talents, energy, and generosity. She’s left a lasting mark that will be appreciated for many years to come.”
When Imhoff’s children joined West Side school she wanted to get involved in the school but she didn’t live in the district boundaries making her ineligible for running for the board. Instead, she began volunteering and attending board meetings. In 2002, she moved in to the district and joined the board.
“It is a great way to get to know where your children are going to school, it is kind-of like the inside track, and frankly I am one of those people that are better in a board room than in a classroom and it was a way for me to contribute to the school,” Imhoff said.
The beginning years of Imhoff’s term were a little rough as she worked to find funding and build classrooms to get students out of portables and as they approached completion there was a fire at the school.
“It was like ‘oh my god that is not happening,’ and I was one of the first there, I live right up the road and called it in…it was quite a journey in ten years, there was a lot that happened but one thing that I really valued was the diversity of people and opinions on our board,” Imhoff said.
Over the years Imhoff said the moment that stood out has been the event of this last week as she has was recognized and asked to recall all of the work that she has done.
“I felt really deeply honored at the Board of Supervisors meeting when they made their Gold Resolution and really I feel like I served from my heart and that everything I did, I did for the greater good, and it is nice to be acknowledged and I was reminded of this journey that we were on as a little district and the people that I worked with,” she said.
Imhoff will continue to serve as a board member for Sonoma Academy and work out of her Healdsburg studio running her photography business.
