Gayellyn Jacobson is the Chief Financial Officer for the Beaverton School District in Oregon.  She has worked for the district for sixteen years in a variety of positions starting at the schools and moving to the central office in the Business Services Department.  Her work has centered on budget and equitable resource allocation strategies.  Before coming to Beaverton, she worked in private industry and public accounting earning her CPA.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Anthropology from the University of California at Davis and did her accounting studies at the University of Oregon.