Dave Bolin joined the North Santiam School District in 1996 as Stayton Elementary School Principal.  He started his career in education by earning a degree in Elementary Education from Linfield College in 1992. He taught in McMinnville School District until 1999, where he worked to earn his Masters in Education from Western Oregon Univeristity and his Initial Administrative License from Portland State University.  During this period he also coached football at Linfield College.  In 1999 he was hired as Principal at Central Linn Elementary School in Halsey, Oregon.  He had six successful years at Central Linn before coming to Stayton.  While at Stayton Elementary, Dave brought his knowledge and experience to successfully implement a school-wide behavior program.  He also earned his Continuing Administrative License from Willamette University in Salem.  In 2010 Dave became the Associate Superintendent and in 2016 he also became the Director of Technology.  Dave has been a part of implementing many successful district improvement activities. He lives in Albany with his wife Nicole and son Dave.