Established in 1971, the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (FEOP) Board of Trustees promotes academic excellence for underrepresented, educationally and economically disadvantaged students.
The Friends serve as an advisory pipeline between the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) and the community, and provide counsel to the vice president on resource development and diversity initiatives. FEOP joins OMA&D in selecting the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award and student scholarship recipients, and serving as a host for Celebration.
2022-2023 Board of Trustees
Each Trustee is appointed, or elected for a three-year term. The Board meets monthly except, December, July, and August. Its signature event, Celebration, raises funds for the FEOP endowment. Celebration 2023 will be held Wednesday, May 17, at the Husky Union Building.
- Barbara Lord MacLean (Boeing Retiree)
President - Anthony Sanchez
Vice President - Emile Pitre
Parliamentarian/ Senior Advisor - Rickey Hall
Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity/University Diversity Officer
Board Members
- Alexander Ainsley (Merrill Lynch Wealth Management)
- Ashley Brown (Affirm)
- Carmen Decker (Kimco Realty)
- Erica Sanchez (Boeing)
- Gwen Camacho (USAFacts)
- Heather Lingbloom (Swedish Edmonds Retiree)
- Jorge Roberts (AvPORTS)
- Katarina Mello (Microsoft)
- Katie Twineham (Starbucks)
- Mary Jane Topash (Tulalip Tribes)
- R. Omar Riojas (Goldfarb & Huck Roth Riojas, PLLC)
- Sean Daniels (Muckleshoot Indian Tribe)
- Stephen Robinson (Black Future Co-op Fund)
- Tiffany Lally (R.W. Baird)
- Emeritus In Memoriam: Dr. Gabriel Gallardo and Dr. Millie Russell
Staff
- Joaquín Benjamín Chapar Ortíz
For any questions or comments, please contact:
Joaquín Benjamín Chapar Ortíz
206-685-2116
jbchapar@uw.edu