Current Board Members

William S. Ayer
Chairman and Former 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
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
Reappointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on April 26, 2013
Term: October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2018
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


Joanne R. Harrell, Board Chair 2012-13
Senior Director, US Citizenship and Public Affiars, Microsoft-US
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on February 13, 2010
Term: October 16, 2009 to September 30, 2015
Biography


Jeremy Jaech
Chief Executive Officer of SNUPI Technologies
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on April 15, 2013
Term: October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2018
Biography


Christopher M. Jordan
UW First Year Student in the School of Law
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on April 27, 2013
Term: August 2, 2012 to June 30, 2013
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, Board Vice Chair 2012-13
Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
Confirmed by Senate on March 18, 2010
Term: December 10, 2009 to September 30, 2015
Biography


Vacant Position