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Advisory Board

The Evans School Advisory Board connects the school with the larger community. Board members are volunteers who help us forge meaningful ties among students, alumni, donors, community leaders, and elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels. Board members also serve as mentors and role models for our students, showcasing the distinguished public and nonprofit service some of our graduates have come to exemplify.

Evans School Advisory Board members for 2012–2013 are:

  • Virginia L. Anderson (MPA ’75)
  • Sandra O. Archibald, Dean and Professor, Evans School of Public Affairs
  • Bobbe Bridge, President, Center for Children and Youth Justice
  • Linda Calbom, Western Regional Director, United States Government Accountability Office
  • Bill Center (MPA ’78), Rear Admiral U.S. Navy (retired)
  • John Chapple, Managing Partner, Hawkeye Investments LLC
  • Peter W. Chiarelli (MPA '80) CEO, One Mind for Research
  • Chuck Collins (MPA ’70), President, Colsper Corporation (retired)
  • Kerry Coughlin, Reg. Director, Americas Marine Stewardship Council
  • Nelson Del Rio, Del Rio Family Foundation
  • Maria Denny
  • Ronald P. Erickson, CEO, Extreme Molecular Sciences
  • Daniel J. Evans, Chairman, Daniel J. Evans & Associates
  • Nancy Bell Evans
  • Robert Flowers (MPA ’68), Senior Vice President, Washington Mutual (retired)
  • Karen R. Fraser (MPA ’69), Senator, State of Washington
  • Diana Gale, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Evans School of Public Affairs
  • Margaret T. Gordon, Dean Emeritus, Evans School of Public Affairs
  • Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, Washington State Representative, 46th District
  • Scott Haskins (MPA ’73), Vice President and Director, Tech, Quality and Innovation, CH2M Hill, Inc.
  • John Hoerster, (Advisory Board Chair), Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer, Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
  • Wendy Holden (MPA ’76), Principal, FlatWorld LLC
  • John R. Kephart,  President/CEO Capital G Bank Limited
  • Neil L. McReynolds, President, McReynolds Associates, Inc.
  • David M. Olsen, Senior Vice President, Starbucks Coffee Company
  • Michael J. Phillips, Chairman, Altaira Wealth Management
  • Ann Pryde,  Pryde Corporation
  • Constance W. Rice (MPA ’70), Managing Director, Knowledge Management, Casey Family Programs
  • Norman B. Rice (MPA ’74), President and CEO, The Seattle Foundation
  • Paul Rucker (MPA ’02), Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations, and Executive Director, UW Alumni Association
  • Steven R. Sarkozy, City Manager, Bellevue, Washington
  • Colleen Willoughby, President, Washington Women's Foundation (retired) 
  • Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle
  • Richard A. Zais (MPA ’73), City Manager, Yakima, Washington
  • Cynthia Zehnder, Vice President, Washington State Governmental Affairs Division, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs

Find out more facts about the Evans School and its history.