The Board of Regents consists of eleven members, one of whom is a student and one of whom is a member of the faculty. Regents are appointed by the governor to serve six-year terms, with the exception of the Student Regent, who serves a one-year term, and the Faculty Regent, who serves a three-year term. Regents serve after the expiration of their terms until they resign or until the Governor appoints a replacement.
Officers of the Board are elected each year at the September meeting.
Leonard Forsman
Board Chair 2025-26
Chairman, Suquamish Tribe
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 2022
- Term: November 22, 2021 to June 30, 2027
Leonor R. Fuller
Board Vice Chair 2025-26
Retired Attorney, Fuller & Fuller Attorneys
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 20, 2023
- Term: April 26, 2022 to September 30, 2027
Zoe Barsness
Faculty Regent
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Term: October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028
- Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Dow Constantine
Chief Executive Officer, Sound Transit
- Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson
- Term: October 14, 2025 to September 30, 2031
- Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Apolonio (polo) Pablo Hernandez
Ph.D. Candidate Teaching and Learning Program
- Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson
- Confirmed by the Senate on February 17, 2026
- Term: August 19, 2025 to June 30, 2026
Linden Rhoads
Technology Investor, Seattle Ventures
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 20, 2023
- Term: October 24, 2022 to September 30, 2028
David Schumacher
Director of Government and Public Affairs for the Washington State Investment Board
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Term: April 19, 2024 to September 30, 2024
- Reappointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 2025
- Term: October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2030
Denise Stiffarm
Partner, Pacifica Law Group
- Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson
- Term: October 14, 2025 to September 30, 2031
- Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Blaine Tamaki
Founder, Tamaki Law
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2018
- Term: October 5, 2017 to September 30, 2022
- Reappointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 2023
- Term: November 22, 2022 to September 30, 2028
Maggie Walker
President, Walker Family Foundation
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Term: June 26, 2023 to September 30, 2024
- Reappointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 15, 2025
- Term: October 7, 2024 to September 30, 2030
David Zeeck
Retired President and Publisher, The News Tribune, The Olympian, and The Bellingham Herald
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 2019
- Term: January 29, 2018 to September 30, 2023
- Reappointed by Governor Jay Inslee
- Confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2024
- Term: October 2, 2023 to September 30, 2029