Board Member Profiles
Marcia Neal (R)
Vice-Chairman
3rd Congressional District,
Grand Junction
Terms of Office:
January 2009 – January 2015
Marcia Neal was elected to the Colorado State Board of Education for the third congressional district commencing January 13, 2009. Neal grew up on a ranch in Gunnison, Colo. She attended Gunnison schools and earned a B.A. and M.A. from Western State College. She has been a business owner of a bookstore, had a 21-year career in teaching, finishing at Grand Junction High School, where she taught U.S. history and world geography.
She was elected to the board of education for Mesa County School District #51 in 1997 and served eight years. In that capacity she also served on the Colorado Association of School Boards Resolution Legislative Committee and was a consistent voice for educational reform.
She also served on the BOCES Board at the Bishop Campus of Western Colo. Community College (formerly known as UTEC) and was committed to its Career and Technical Focus. In 2005 she was chosen as an All-State Board member, one of five members state-wide.
She serves on the Chamber of Commerce Business/Education Partnership Committee and is an active member of the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee.
Neal is a widow with three adult children and seven grandchildren, five of whom attended Colorado public schools, and two grandchildren who reside in Georgia who are home schooled.
For additional information, e-mail: state.board@cde.state.co.us.