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The Advisory Board for the University of Washington Tacoma provides guidance to the campus on issues surrounding higher education, assists in building relationships with business and civic leaders and advocates for University resources.
Advisory Board Members
Current Members
Chair:
- Erin Galeno, Port of Tacoma
Members:
- Joanne Bamford, Civic leader
- Brion Baker, Boeing
- Steve Barger, Civic leader
- Andrew Baxter, St. Joseph Medical Center
- Florence Chang, MultiCare Health System
- Steve Chisholm, Boeing Mechanical & Structural Engineering
- Bruce Dammeier, Civic leader
- Dionne Dixon, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
- Josh Garcia, Tacoma Public Schools
- Jennifer Herbig, Executive Director, PSNS
- Larry S. Kopp, Globe Capital LLC
- Brian Marlow, KeyBank
- Ryan Mello, Pierce County Executive
- Arnold Norem, JBLM
- Pat O'Malley, Civic leader
- Mary Pugh, Pugh Capital Management
- Lyle Quasim, Civic leader
- Debbie Sayre, Civic leader
- Bill Sterud, Chairman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians
- Richard Tift, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
- James Waldo, Gordon Thomas Honeywell
- Dorian Waller, CAAA/KC
- Sarah Weyerhaeuser, Civic leader
Ex-Officio
- Sheila Edwards Lange, Chancellor, University of Washington Tacoma
- Victoria Woodards, Mayor, City of Tacoma
Honorary
- Clyde Koontz, M.D., Civic leader
- William Philip, Civic leader
- Herb Simon, UW Regent Emeritus, Civic leader
Emeritus Members
The University of Washington Tacoma recognizes all of the many community members who have given their time and talent in serving on the advisory board.
| James J. Adrian | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Karl J. Anderson* | 1991 – 1997 | |
| Janet Ash | 1991 – 1997 | Chair (1996-1997) |
| William H. Baarsma | 2002 – 2009 | |
| Lori Banaszak | 1993 – 1996 | |
| Patricia A. Banks | 2008 – 2015 | |
| Deborah L. Bevier | 2002 – 2005 | |
| William Boettcher* | 1991 – 1996 | Chair (1993-1996) |
| Raymond B. Bower | 2004 – 2010 | |
| Conor Boyd | 1991 – 1997 | |
| Elizabeth (Betsy) Brenner | 1999 – 2005 | Chair (2002-2004) |
| Frank Brouillet* | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Ethelda Burke | 1997 – 2003 | |
| W. George Cargill | 2010 - 2013 | |
| Diane Cecchettini | 2000 – 2006 | |
| Brad F. Cheney | 1999 – 2003 | |
| Jon Christopherson | 1992 – 1998 | |
| Karyn R. Clarke | 1997 – 2003 | |
| Patricia Cochrell | 2005 – 2008 | |
| Loren M. Cohen | 2011 – 2020 | |
| Brian F. Dammeier* | 1999 – 2005 | |
| James Dawson* | 1991 – 1997 | |
| Kathleen Deakins | 2004 – 2013 | Chair (2011 - 2012) |
| Joseph A. Dear* | 2001 – 2007 | |
| Cheryl Ebright Dell | 2005 – 2008 | |
| John C. Dimmer* | 2006 – 2012 | |
| Brian Ebersole | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Dave R. Edwards | 2005 – 2009 | |
| Michael Egan | 2002 - 2008 | |
| Timothy J. Farrell | 2004 – 2010 | |
| Mary G. (Buzz) Folsom-Lobrovich | 2003 – 2006 | |
| Mary Gates* | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Shirl Gilbert | 2000 – 2003 | |
| Kelso Gillenwater* | 1992 | |
| Kelly P. Givens | 2007 – 2012 | |
| Rod Hagenbuch | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Fred Haley* | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Brian Haynes | 2009 – 2015 | |
| Elizabeth Heath | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Jonathan Hensley | 2009 – 2015 | |
| Col. H. Charles Hodges Jr. | 2012 – 2015 | |
| William Honeysett* | 1991 | |
| Donald C. Johnson | 1997 – 2003 | |
| Joseph H. Kosai* | 2004 – 2008 | |
| Patricia T. Lantz | 2008 – 2014 | |
| Dawn Lucien* | 1991 – 1997 | Remained an active honorary board member until her death in 2017 |
| Steven S. Maxwell | 2009 – 2014 | |
| J.J. McCament | 2007 – 2010 | |
| Don Meyer | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Richard W. Middleton Jr. | 2004 – 2007 | |
| Carol B. Milgard* | 2005 – 2007 | |
| Gary E. Milgard* | 1999 – 2005 | |
| Robert Mizukami* | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Stephen Moceri | 2006 - 2012 2016 - 2018 |
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| Joanna Monroe | 2019 - 2021 | |
| William G. Moore | 2003 – 2012 | |
| Harold G. Moss* | 1997 – 2003 | |
| Greg Mowat | 1991 – 1996 | |
| David L. Nicandri | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Laure Nichols | 2007 – 2010 | |
| Polly A. Peshtaz | 2002 – 2008 | |
| William W. Philip | 1996 – 2002 | Chair (1997-2002) |
| Michael J. Phillips | 2002 – 2016 | Chair (2004-2006) |
| Rebecca Poynter | 2018 - 2020 | |
| Andrea B. Riniker | 1998 – 2004 | |
| Michael Robinson | 1991 – 1996 | |
| Jane T. Russell* | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Ricardo E. Sánchez | 2012 – 2016 | |
| Kathleen D. Sanford | 2004 | |
| Henry T. Schatz* | 2006 - 2019 | |
| William H. Schenck | 2000 – 2006 | |
| Pat Shuman | 1991 – 1997 | |
| Herbert B. Simon | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Col. David J. Soma | 2001 – 2004 | |
| Thomas M. Spilman | 2006 – 2009 | |
| Daisy Stallworth* | 1991 – 1996 | |
| William K. Street | 1993 – 1999 | |
| Marilyn Strickland | 2010 - 2017 | |
| Raymond P. Tennison Jr. | 2002 – 2011 | Chair (2008-2011) |
| Claudia Thomas | 1991 – 1997 | |
| Michael A. Tucci Jr. | 2003 – 2006 | |
| Lori Wada | 1997 – 2003 | |
| James C. Waldo | 2007 – 2016 | |
| Charlie E. Walters Jr. | 2007 – 2010 | |
| James A. Washam | 2000 – 2006 | |
| Gail T. Weyerhaeuser | 2003 – 2009 | |
| Frederick P.S. Whang | 2010 – 2014 | |
| Dorothy P. Williams | 2003 – 2006 | |
| Joseph Wilczek | 2008 – 2011 | |
| John Wolfe | 2011 – 2015 | |
| John A. Woodworth Jr. | 2004 – 2010 | Chair (2007-2008) |
| Sarah C. (Sally) York | 1996 – 2002 | |
| Janice Lee (Jan) Yoshiwara | 2003 – 2006 | |
| David Zeeck | 2009 – 2018 | Chair (2012-2018) |
| Cynthia G. (Cindy) Zehnder | 2003 – 2008 | |
| Christine Zemanek | 2007 – 2011 |
*deceased
Meeting Schedule
2025-26 Dates TBD
