Board of Directors
The Umpqua Valley Christian School Board consists of seven members who are selected by the school board and referred to the parents for confirmation. A nominee must be confirmed by 51% of votes cast for each position. Members serve a three-year rotating term and following their first three-year term, members may serve a second three-year term if reconfirmed by students' parents.
UVC is a non-profit corporation. The Board is responsible for ensuring that school decisions align with the mission, vision, and educational philosophy of UVC and they are the keepers of school policy. The only administrative function of the UVC Board is to supervise the Head of School. All monthly school board meetings are open to the school community.
Current Board Members
Robert Miller
Robert is the executive director and family therapist at FARA, non-profit, mental health agency. Robert created FARA five years ago this coming November. His desire and hope are to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a social work setting, helping families and children in crisis, get much deserved services. Robert is the most blessed man in the world because his wife said yes 16- years ago, and loves creating moments with Erica. He is a father of six children, three grown-up and raising families of their own and three at home. Robert's passion is his family and providing a connected future for them, that he didn’t have growing up. He loves playing games with his kids, golfing when he gets a chance, and the Miller family loves camping in the summer. The Miller family has attended Roseburg Alliance Church since 2013, and before starting FARA, Robert was the children’s ministry director at RAC. The Miller’s love being servants and are heavily involved in serving their church body and their community. Robert loves teaching the Word whenever given a chance and fills in for local pastors, during vacations, anniversaries, or sabbaticals.
Jeff Willis
Jeff and his wife Amy have lived in Douglas County for over twenty years. Their three children graduated from UVC and went on to earn four-year university degrees. Their school age grandchild currently attends. Jeff is a strong proponent of a Christ-centered education with a Biblical worldview to partner with parents and the local church to know Jesus and make Him known.
Jeff and Amy are members of Family Church and regularly attend at the Sutherlin campus. He is on the church’s mission leadership team, which focuses on unreached people groups partnering with “boots on the ground” in order that all the world may hear, understand, and respond to the Gospel. Prior to this, he served on the church’s youth ministry team. Jeff served or led in high school youth ministry for many years including with parachurch organizations and in the churches he’s attended. Jeff retired in good standing from the Oregon State Police in 2021 after twenty-six years of dedicated service.