Trustees
Members
James F. Albaugh '72
Chairman, National Aeronautic Association
Elected: 2007
Robin O. Brena JD'83 MBA'83
Owner/Managing Attorney, Brena, Bell & Walker P.C.
Elected: 2015
Katherine S. Cahill P'13
Managing Director (Retired), BlackRock, Inc.
Elected: 2017
Charlotte Carpenter P'14
Director of Admissions and Marketing Strategy, Sage Ridge School
Elected: 2018
Jeff Chung '90
President, Allen Broadcasting Co.
Elected: 2019
Truman Collins '86
President, The Collins Foundation
Elected: 2011
Cortlandt A. Cuffee
Vice President and General Manager, Portland Market, Sinclair Broadcast Group (KATU/KUNP)
Elected: 2021
James B. Cuno, Ph.D., '73
President and CEO, The J. Paul Getty Trust
Elected: 2012
Eloise Damrosch
Executive Director (retired), Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) in Portland
Pacific Northwest College of Art Representative
Elected: 2021
David A. Drinkward JD'07
President and CEO, Hoffman Construction Company
Elected: 2021
Rev. Patricia Farris
Senior Minister, First United Methodist Church Santa Monica
UMC Conference Clergy Representative
Elected: 2019
Julie Filizetti, Ed. D.
Partner, Isaacson, Miller
Elected: 2018
Jill Terry Hall ’82
Principal, Hall College Consulting
Elected: 2021
Mariam Higgins
Administrator, Portland Public Schools
Pacific Northwest College of Art Representative
Elected: 2021
Joseph Hoffman '71
Partner/Board Member (Retired), KPMG LLP
Elected: 2011
Brian Hufft '01
Principal, Upward Partners
Elected: 2012
Linda Hutchins '88
Visual Artist
Pacific Northwest College of Art Representative
Elected: 2021
Lucy Jensen JD'13 MBA'13
Principal Legal Counsel, Sunrun Inc.
Early Career Trustee
Elected: 2019
Colleen L. Kawahara
Chief of Staff to the President, Willamette University
Administrative Secretary of the Board
Eva M. (Connelly) Kripalani JD'86
Co-Founder, Office of General Counsel Network LLC
Assistant Secretary of the Board
Elected: 2010
Konrad "Chip" Kruger P'15 P'16 MBA'22
Managing Member, Five Mile Capital Partners LLC
Elected: 2013
Liz Large JD'96
Co-Founder, Office of General Counsel Network
Vice Chair of the Board
Elected: 2016
Linda Lewis '79
Retired Principal, Framework LLC
Alumni Association Representative
Elected: 2020
Mike Martinez ’00 MBA’11
CEO, Natural Plant Products, Inc.
Elected: 2018
Sean O'Hollaren '83
Former Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, NIKE, Inc. (Retired)
Secretary of the Board
Elected: 2014
Heidi Patterson '75
Biomedical Services, American Red Cross (Retired)
Elected: 2010
Lynn Ristig JD'85 MBA'85
Chief Counsel - Shared Services Group, The Boeing Company (Retired)
Elected: 2013
Sandy Rowe
Retired Editor, The Oregonian
Elected: 2009
Dale C. Sause '74
CEO & Chairman of the Board, Sause Brothers, Inc.
Elected: 2008
Lynne H. Saxton '76
Immediate Past Chair
Elected: 2011
Kevin R. Smith '79
Head of Americas (Retired), PGIM Real Estate
Chair of the Board, Ex-Officio All Committees
Elected: 2010
Bishop Elaine J W Stanovsky
Bishop, Greater Northwest Episcopal Area, The United Methodist Church
Methodist Representative
Elected: 2016
Colby R. Takeda '11
CEO, Pear Suite
Early Career Trustee
Elected: 2020
Jon T. Thomsen '92
Elected: 2020
Stephen E. Thorsett
President, Willamette University
Ex-Officio All Committees
Elected: 2011
Dan Valles
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer, Willamette University
Treasurer
Johnny C. Vong '02
President, Blackfish Capital
Elected: 2020
Patrick J. Waite MM'84
Elected: 2010
Lifetime Members
Ralph W. Bolliger '53 JD'55
Retired Trustee, The Collins Foundation
Julie E. Branford '67
Retired Global Director, Human Resources and Facilities, InFocus Corporation
Donald G. Brown '68
Dean Emeritus, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Sacramento, CA
Stewart M. Butler '61
Retired
Jonathan T. Carder '68
Investor
Wallace P. Carson Jr. JD'62
James A. Fitzhenry JD'81 MBA'81
CEO, Owner, ABOM Optics, Inc., Roy Manufacturing, Profile Laser
Gerald W. Frank
President, Gerry's Frankly Speaking
Eric M. Friedenwald-Fishman '88
Creative Director/Founder, Metropolitan Group, LLC
Allan Brian Gard '68
Senior Partner, Gard Communications
Alan C. Goudy '51
William R. Haden
Stuart A. Hall '62 JD'65
Dale C. Harris '55
United Methodist clergy, retired
Melvin Henderson-Rubio '74
Dale M. Hermann '65 JD'69
Director, CorSource Technology Group, Inc.
Henry H. Hewitt JD'69
Senior Counsel - Retired, Stoel Rives, LLP
Douglas G. Houser '57
Attorney/Partner (Retired), Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
George W. Hoyt '58
Mary K. Hughes JD'74
President, John C. Hughes Foundation
William H. Kilkenny '41
Retired, W.H. Kilkenny Company
Peter C. Kremer '62
President, The Kremer Company
Eric B. Lindauer JD'66
Arbitrator/Mediator, The Law Office of Eric Lindauer
William D. Long '59
Chairman and CEO, Devco Properties, Inc.
Joan H. (Sherrill) McNamara '59
Retired, Bonneville Power Administration
Thomas E. Neilsen MBA'86
Retired
Robert W. Nunn '72
Business Counselor at Law (Retired)
Robert G. Packard '73
Partner, ZGF Architects LLP
Claris C. Poppert '57
Patricia Smullin
President & Owner, California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
Guy C. Stephenson '73
President (Retired), Westwood Shipping Lines Incorporated
Kerry R. Tymchuk '81 JD'84
Executive Director, Oregon Historical Society
Roderick C. Wendt JD'80
Vice Chairman, JELD-WEN Holdings Inc.
Steven E. Wynne '74 JD'77
Private Investor
Pacific Northwest College of Art Governors Emeritus
Anthony Belluschi
Architect
John Bishop
President, Pendleton Woolen Mills
Mary Lee Boklund
Margaret Bolger
Retired, Director, Special Education
Ann Edlen
Retired, Think Joule
Susan Hammer in Memoriam
Jamey Hampton
Artistic Director, Body Vox
Nan Koerner in Memoriam
Sally Lawrence in Memoriam, President Emerita
John Casey Mills
Manager, Today is the Day LLC
John Shipley
Chair, Dennis Uniform
Al Solheim
Real Estate Investor
Judith Wyss