Christie Wood

A candidate for NIC Board Trustee, Position B, Kootenai County in the 2010 Idaho General Election

Party: Neither

Age: 63

City: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Education: Graduated from Lakeland High School in 1979 and attended North Idaho College. Earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and communication from Lewis-Clark State College in 2004.

Work experience: Retired from the Coeur d’Alene Police Department in 2015 after 26 years of service, the last 15 as the department spokeswoman. Served in the U.S. Air Force for three years.

Political experience: Serves as the board chairwoman of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees and the president of the Kootenai County Human Rights Task Force. She is in her second term as a city parks and recreation commissioner and previously served on the Coeur d’Alene School District board of trustees for eight years.

Family: Married. Has one son.