
Current Board Members
Stanley H. Barer
Chairman Emeritus, Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on April 21, 2005
Term: November 23, 2004 to September 30, 2010
Biography
Kristianne Blake, Board Vice Chair 2009-10
President, Kristianne Gates Blake, P.S.
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on February 2, 2007
Term: October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2012
Biography
Jeffrey H. Brotman
Founder and Chairman, Costco Wholesale Corporation
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by the Senate on April 16, 1999
Term: October 8, 1998 to September 30, 2004
Reappointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on April 20, 2005
Term: October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2010
Biography
Craig W. Cole
President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Cole Inc.
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on April 22, 2003
Term: March 20, 2003 to September 30, 2007
Reappointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Term: October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2013
Confirmed by Senate on March 5, 2008
Biography
William H. Gates
Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Term: December 18, 1997 to September 30, 2000
Reappointed by Governor Gary Locke
Term: October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2006
Reappointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on February 2, 2007
Term: October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2012
Biography
Ben Golden
UW School of Law, Second Year Student
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Term: August 3, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Biography
Joanne R. Harrell
Chief of Staff, OEM Division, Microsoft
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Term: October 16, 2009 - September 30, 2015
Awaiting Senate confirmation
Biography
Sally Jewell
Chief Executive Officer of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on March 12, 2002
Term: October 29, 2001 to September 30, 2007
Reappointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Term: October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2013
Biography
Frederick C. Kiga
Vice President of State and Local Government Relations and Global Corporate Citizenship,
The Boeing Company
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on April 20, 2005
Term: July 2004 to September 30, 2009
Biography
Herb Simon, Board Chair 2009-10
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Senate Confirmation on March 7, 2006
Term: October 25, 2005 - September 30, 2011
Biography