About the UWAA

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing UWAA affairs and setting the tone and direction for the association. Numbering at least 15 members, the Board sets policy for the UWAA, serves as ambassadors to the alumni community and the public, and advocates for higher education. In keeping with our mission of broad-based engagement, UWAA trustees represent a wide range of viewpoints, backgrounds and experiences.

Current UWAA Trustees

For the term beginning August 1, 2022.

Officers

Kris Lambright, ’86
President
2022–23

Amit Ranade, ’98, ’03
Past President
2022–23

Joe M. Davis II, ’16
President-elect
2022–23

Sabrina Taylor, ’13
Vice President
2022–23

Mark Ostersmith, ’90
Treasurer
2022–24

Bettina Carey, ’84
Secretary
2021–23

Erin McCallum, ’89
Assistant Secretary and
Legislative Advocacy Committee Chair
2022–24

Paul Rucker, ’95, ’02
Executive Director
Ex Officio

At-large trustees

Courtney Acoff, ’10
At-Large Trustee
2021–24

John Amaya, ’01, ’05
At-large Trustee
2022–25

Skyler Brown, ’19
At-large Trustee
2021–24

Pam Cleaver, ’85
At-large Trustee
2020–23

Danielle DuCré, ’08
At-large Trustee
2022–25

Matt EchoHawk-
Hayashi, ’00
At-large Trustee
2022–25

Deborah Fournier, ’95
At-large Trustee
2021–24

Evelyn Hernandez, ’16
At-large Trustee
2020–23

Mina Hooshangi, ’12
Regional Trustee
2021–23

Tanya Kumar, ’18
At-large Trustee
2021–23

Solynn McCurdy, ’01
At-large Trustee
2021–24

Janet Phan, ’09, ’13
At-large Trustee
2022–25

Mike Tulee, ’93, ’15
At-Large Trustee
2022–23

Geographic trustees

Emily Anderson, ’09
Geographic Trustee
2020–23

Roman Trujillo, ’95
In-State Trustee
2019–21

Eugene Saburi, ’93,
International Trustee
2022–25

University representative trustees

Jacque Julien, ’15
UW Bothell Trustee
2022–23

Rai Nauman Mumtaz, ’07, ’10
UW Tacoma Trustee
2022–23

Ex officio (non-voting) members

Mary Gresch
Senior Vice President
University Advancement
2022–23

Ed Taylor, ’93
Vice Provost and Dean
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
2022–23

Brooks Simpson
UW Foundation Board Representative
2022–23

Kim Durand
ICA Representative
2022–2023

Louise Little, ’81
Partner Representative
University Book Store
2022–23

David Blum
Faculty Representative
2022–23

Mustapha Samateh, ASUW Seattle Representative

Timothy Billing
ASUW Seattle Student Representative
2022–23

Isabeau Rosen Archer
ASUW Bothell Student Representative
2022–23

A.J. Balatico
GPSS Representative
2022–23

To contact a member of the Board of Trustees, please contact Virginia Lerer, UWAA Board Administrator, at vlerer@uw.edu or 206-685-9217.

Board of Trustees position description

View printable position description: UWAA Trustee

Background and Purpose
The University of Washington Alumni Association was founded in 1889 and has been the foundation of the UW alumni community for more than 125 years.

UWAA’s mission is to support the University of Washington and higher education in the state of Washington.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing UWAA affairs and setting the tone and direction for the association. Numbering at least 15 members, the Board sets policy for the UWAA, serves as ambassadors to the alumni community and the public, and advocates for higher education. In keeping with our mission of broad-based engagement, UWAA trustees represent a wide range of viewpoints, backgrounds and experiences.

The UWAA is not currently accepting nominations for trustee candidates.

Confidentiality
Due to the limited number of new trustees selected each year through a competitive process, we ask that you do not inform candidates of their nomination. All deliberations are kept confidential.

Questions
The following process to nominate candidates to the UW Alumni Association (UWAA) Board of Trustees is an initiative of the independent 501(c)(3) UWAA, and not a process within the University of Washington. The information provided to the UWAA will be kept strictly confidential, used only for the purpose described below, and will not be shared with the University of Washington nor any other external agency or individual. Please contact Virginia Lerer, UWAA Board Administrator, at vlerer@uw.edu or (206) 685-9217 with any questions.

Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Nominations

The UWAA is not currently accepting nominations for Board of Trustee candidates. Please continue to check this space for updates.