Ron Pearson, recently retired from over 30 years in education, including experiences as classroom teacher, Principal and Superintendent in both public and private Christian Schools. He has had several rewarding experiences working with students through out his career. One highlight for Ron, was traveling to NASA and train as an astronaut to enrich his classroom teaching and motivate students to seek a career in science. Ron has two grown children who are involved in their own careers in the Puget Sound area. Together, they spend summer days hiking and biking on local trails in the Puget Sound. They attend local churches in the Seattle area. Ron follows college basketball as a passion, plus has an interest in collecting art. He recently took up the game of golf again.