About the Foundation
Give to WSUWSU Foundation Board of Directors
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.
Nominate Today
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?
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 Chair, Executive Committee President Hudson Bay Insulation (Retired) Snoqualmie, WA | Bob Crist ’89 Director Owner Crist Marketing and Consulting University Place, WA |
| John C. Mingé ’83 Vice President, WSU Foundation Vice Chair, WSUF Board of Directors Chairman & President BP America, Inc. (Retired) Anchorage, AK | Gary Teague ’82 Director Regional Executive, Real Estate Banking Group Bank of America Spokane, WA |
| Bill Ward ’66 Treasurer, WSU Foundation Chair, Finance Committee President Micro-Rent Corporation (Retired) Scottsdale, AZ | Richard McKinney ’73 Director Owner RWMcKinney LLC Alexandria, VA |
| Eugene J. Voiland ’69 Chair, Investment Committee Principal Voiland Enterprises, LLC Bakersfield, CA | Gina Meyers ’85 Director Corporate Controller Anderson Hay & Grain Co, Inc. Ellensburg, WA |
| Linda Nihoul ’71 Director Certified Financial Planner AGP Wealth Advisors (Retired) Spokane, WA | Sheryl Ossello ’93 Director Loan Officer PHH Mortgage (Retired) Scottsdale, AZ |
| Bruce Amundson ’75 Secretary, WSU Foundation Chair, Governance Committee Director of Communications Weyerhaeuser (Retired) Seattle, WA | Jack Pelo ’78 Director President & Chief Executive Officer Swire Coca-Cola, USA (Retired) Scottsdale, AZ |
| K. Duane Brelsford ’81 Past Chair/President, WSU Foundation President & CEO Corporate Pointe Developers Pullman, WA | Liz Pritchard ’80 Director Vice President, Sales Training & Development FOX Station Sales (Retired) Harbor Springs, MI |
| Scott Carson ’72 Former Campaign Chair, WSU Foundation President & CEO Boeing Company (Retired) Federal Way, WA | Elizabeth Schneider ’89 Director Software Engineer Intel Corporation Boise, ID |
| Molly Philopant ’76 Chair, Audit Committee CFO Gonzaga Preparatory School (Retired) Olympia, WA | Kathy Brindley Director ‘79 Attorney at Law Bennett Bigelow & Leedom P.S. Mercer Island, 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 Principal/Structural Engineer Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc (Retired) Sun Lakes, AZ | Melanie Lange Director Real Estate Agent Coldwell Banker Pullman, WA |
| Hubert Langenhorst ’79 Director CPA Eide Bailly Spokane, WA | 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 Vice President, Global Operations Con Agra Foods Lamb-Weston Richland, WA | Mandy Minick ex-officio Chair, WSU Foundation Advocates Senior Vice President, Lending & Insurance Northwest Farm Credit Services Spokane, WA |
