Current Board Members

William S. Ayer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on March 7, 2012
Term: January 17, 2012 to September 30, 2016
Biography



Kristianne Blake, Board Chair 2011-12
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


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
Confirmed by Senate on March 5, 2008
Term: October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2013
Biography


William H. Gates
Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Appointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on February 24, 1998
Term: December 18, 1997 to September 30, 2000
Reappointed by Governor Gary Locke
Confirmed by Senate on May 9, 2001
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


Joanne R. Harrell, Board Vice Chair 2011-12
Senior Director, e-Government Programs, Microsoft-US
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on February 13, 2010
Term: October 16, 2009 to September 30, 2015
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
Confirmed by Senate on February 13, 2008
Term: October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2013
Biography


Kelsey E. Knowles
UW Second Year Master of Public Administration Candidate
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Term: July 5, 2011 to June 30, 2012
Biography


Patrick M. (Pat) Shanahan
Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on March 7, 2012
Term:  January 17, 2012 to September 30, 2016
Biography


Herb Simon
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on March 7, 2006
Term: October 25, 2005 to September 30, 2011
Reappointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on February 27, 2012
Term: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2017
Biography


Orin Smith
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on March 18, 2010
Term: December 10, 2009 to September 30, 2015
Biography