About the Foundation
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The Board of Directors serves as the governing board for the WSU Foundation and has fiduciary responsibility for the general business and affairs of the WSU Foundation, including oversight of the Foundation’s property, assets, and policies.
The WSU Foundation welcomes nominations for new volunteers. Typically, nominees are evaluated by the Foundation’s Nominating Committee in the spring, recruited over the summer, and attend their first meeting in the fall. Know someone who might be interested? Nominate them here. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Board Relations Team at wsuf.board@wsu.edu.
Board of Directors
| Lisa King ’08 President, WSU Foundation Chair, WSUF Board of Directors Hudson Bay Insulation (Retired) Snoqualmie, WA | Bob Crist ’89 Director Owner Crist Marketing and Consulting University Place, WA |
| John C. Mingé ’83 Vice Chair/Vice President and Secretary Chairman and President (Retired) BP America, Inc. Anchorage, AK | Vicki Gordon Director Owner Gordon Brothers Cellars, Inc. Pasco, WA |
| Bill Ward ’66 Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair President (Retired) Micro-Rent Corporation Scottsdale, AZ | Mike Hambelton ’71 Director Owner Hambelton Orchards Wenatchee, WA |
| Eugene J. Voiland ’69 Investment Committee Chair Voiland Enterprises, LLC Bakersfield, CA | Lewis Lee ’88 Director CEO & Global Head Aon IP Solutions Group Spokane, WA |
| Linda Nihoul ’71 Audit Committee Chair Certified Financial Planner (Retired) AGP Wealth Advisors Spokane, WA | Sheryl Ossello ’93 Director Loan Officer PHH Mortgage Scottsdale, AZ |
| Bruce Amundson ’75 Governance Committee Chair Director of Communications (Retired) Weyerhaeuser Seattle, WA | Jack Pelo ’78 Director President & Chief Executive Officer Swire Coca-Cola, USA Sandy, UT |
| K. Duane Brelsford ’81 Immediate Past Chair/President President & CEO Corporate Pointe Developers Pullman, WA | Liz Pritchard ’80 Director Vice President, Sales Training & Development FOX Station Sales Harbor Springs, MI |
| Scott Carson ’72 Former Campaign Chair Investment Committee Vice Chair Boeing Company (Retired) Federal Way, WA | Gary Schneidmiller ’71, ’73 Director Owner, Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty Post Falls, ID |
| Molly Philopant ’76 Audit Committee Vice Chair Olympia, WA | Jack Thompson ’78 Director CrossCountry Mortgage Seattle, WA |
| Sue Christianson ’76 Director Owner Chrishaven Trees Burlington, WA | Mike Worthy ’77 Director President/Owner WW Payment Systems Vancouver, WA |
| Jim Coughlin ’79 Director Founding Principal, Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. (Retired) Sun Lakes, AZ | Kirk H. Schulz, Ph.D. ex officio WSU System President Pullman, WA |
| Lura Powell ex officio WSU Board of Regents Representative Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Retired) Richland, WA | Mike Connell ’85 ex officio Vice President, WSU Advancement CEO, WSU Foundation Pullman, WA |
| Mark Schuster ’95 ex officio WSU Alumni Association President | |
| Becca Zanatta ’97 ex-officio WSU Foundation Advocates Chair Owner/President RJZ Connections, Incorporated Walla Walla, WA |
