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, 2023.

Officers

Joe M. Davis II, ’16
President
2023–24

Kris Lambright, ’86
Past President
2023–24

Sabrina Taylor, ’13
President-elect
2023–24

Mark Ostersmith, ’90
Vice President
2023–24

Skyler Brown, ’19
Treasurer
2023–24

Mina Sylvia, ’12
Secretary
2023–25

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

Caelen Ball, ’18
At-large Trustee
2023–26

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

Patrick Jenny, ’86, ’91
At-large Trustee
2023–26

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

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

Heather Ratcliffe, ’95
At-large Trustee
2023–26

Roman Trujillo, ’95
At-large Trustee
2023–26

Cristian Wulf, ’88
At-large Trustee
2023–26

Geographic trustees

Open
In-state Trustee

Eugene Saburi, ’93,
International Trustee
2022–25

Kyle Stanton Smith, ’93
Geographic Trustee
2023–25

University representative trustees

Alishia Agee Cooper, ’15, ’17
UW Tacoma Trustee
2023–24

Jacque Julien, ’15
UW Bothell Trustee
2023–24

Ex officio (non-voting) members

Mary Gresch
Senior Vice President
University Advancement
2023–24

Ed Taylor, ’93
Vice Provost and Dean
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
2023–24

Kim Durand
ICA Representative
2023–2024

Trevor Peterson
Partner Representative
University Book Store
2023–24

Dana Hurley
UW Foundation Board Representative
2023–24

A.J. Balatico
GPSS Representative
2023–24

Puneet Birk
ASUW Bothell Representative
2023–24

Jacob Feleke
ASUW Seattle Representative
2023–24

Holly Wetzel
ASUW Tacoma Representative
2023–24

Open
Faculty Trustee

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.