Idaho Found welcomes Senator Dave Lent. As chair of the Senate Education committee, Senator Lent is focused on innovative ideas to support education excellence for Idaho students. He hopes to create a more customized education approach in K-12 public schools and to build on the success of programs, like the Idaho Launch Education program, in better preparing our students for the evolving needs of today’s workforce.
Biography:
Graduate of Eastern Idaho Technical College and Idaho State University; national credential in Radiation Protection; site-wide Training Manager for Fluor Idaho at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) where he was responsible for both regulatory and facility specific training programs; served as chair for the Energy Facilities Contracting Group; received a Distinguished Leadership award at the Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington D.C. for regulatory reform and cost-cutting initiatives; consulted in the nuclear power industry in both radiation protection and training; managed several multimillion-dollar projects and has participated in mission critical activities at the INL since 1980; served on the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees since 2006, where he played a key role in replacing four elementary schools and transitioning a junior high into a successful project-based high school; invited by Idaho Falls Mayor Casper to participate on committee that eventually recommended the creation of the College of Eastern Idaho. His wife Terri is known throughout the community for her work teaching the performing arts to youth. Dave and Terri have five children and fourteen grandchildren. He enjoys hosting family and friends at their Spencer cabin and boating on area waters.
