Building Leadership

Ryan Westenskow, PrincipalRyan joined the North Santiam School District in the 2021-22 school year as principal at Sublimity School. Prior to joining NSSD, he worked as a teacher, coach, and administrator for fifteen years, working with grade levels K-12. He and his wife, Rosalie, have four children and currently live in Sublimity.

Ryan is a native Oregonian who graduated from La Grande High School. After completing his undergraduate studies at BYU, he began his career as an educator teaching 8th-grade social studies and math at Dixon Middle School in Provo, UT. He later moved back to Oregon and worked for two years at Sherman County Jr./Sr. High School. During that time, he taught social studies and coached basketball and tennis. He then spent five years teaching and coaching at JFK High School in Mt. Angel. After finishing his administrator licensure, he worked as an assistant principal at Lincoln Middle School in Cottage Grove, followed by six wonderful years as principal of Greenwood Elementary School in La Grande. 

Uli Sparks, Dean of Students