Christopher Carlson, Ph.D, was elected to the school board in November 2007. He is a faculty member in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Division of Public Health Sciences. His lab focuses on identifying correlations between genetic variation and disease risk for cancer, diabetes, and other common diseases, and then identifying the causal biological mechanism responsible for the correlation. Carlson is also an affiliate assistant professor with the University of Washington School of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology. He holds a B.A. in molecular biology from Pomona College and a Ph.D in genetics from Stanford University.
Carlson has been an active member of the Lakeview Elementary School PTSA, and has been a participant in state PTA efforts for math and science education reform. He is also a member of the Washington State Board of Education K-12 Mathematics Standards Advisory Panel, as well as the SBE K-12 Science Standards Advisory Panel. He coaches soccer in the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association, and is an avid skier/snowboarder. He lives in Kirkland with his wife and three sons.
Contact information:
Phone: (425) 702-3403
E-mail: Christopher Carlson
*See governance policy GP-2-E1, School Board Legal Status, for a description of the director district boundaries. The boundaries do not correspond directly to neighborhood school boundaries. Choice schools are not listed in specific director districts since these schools draw students from throughout the district. Each director must live within their director district but represents the district as a whole.