Meet the School Board

Email: Cory.Johnson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87907

Cory Johnson is a resident of Eagan and was elected for his first term in 2020. His term expires January 1, 2028. Johnson is appointed as board representative to the following: Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC), Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Community Collaboration Council (CCC), the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council (GTAC), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Policy Review Committee and Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD).

Email: Sachin.Isaacs@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87903

Sachin Isaacs is a resident of Burnsville and was first elected in 2016. His current term expires on January 1, 2028. Isaacs is appointed as a board representative to the following: Community Collaboration Council (CCC), the Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and the Policy Review Committee.

Email: Anna.Williams@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87904

Anna Williams is a resident of Eagan and was elected for her first term in 2024. Her current term expires January 1, 2028. Williams is appointed as board representative to the following: Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Community Collaboration Council (CCC), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC), Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and Schools for Equity in Education (SEE).

Email: Sakawdin.Mohamed@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87906

Sakawdin Mohamed is a resident of Eagan and was elected for his first term in 2022. His current term expires on January 5, 2026. Mohamed is appointed as board representative to the following: Budget Advisory Council (BAC), Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC) and Curriculum, Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC) and Policy Review Committee.

Email: Art.Coulson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87901

Art Coulson is a resident of Apple Valley who was first appointed to fill a vacancy beginning on February 25, 2008. He was first elected in 2009. His current term expires on January 5, 2026. Coulson is appointed as board representative to the Budget Advisory Council (BAC) and the Native American Parents Advisory Committee (NAPAC).

Email: leah.gardner@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87902

Leah Gardner is a resident of Eagan and was appointed to the School Board to fill a vacancy beginning March
11, 2024. Her current appointment expires January 2025. Gardner will need to win the November 5, 2024 General Election to continue serving on the board.

Email: Jackie.Magnuson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87905

Jackie Magnuson is a resident of Rosemount and was first elected in 1989. Her current term expires on January 1, 2028. Magnuson is appointed as board representative to the following: Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), Continuing Education/Vocational Relicensure, Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Community Collaboration Council (CCC), Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC), Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU), Q Comp Educational Improvement Planning (EIP) Team and Schools for Equity in Education (SEE). She has served on the board of directors for the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) and National School Boards Association (NSBA).