Board of Directors
Leaders from and in our community
Our board of directors is comprised of leaders in the Tacoma-Pierce County community, serving three-year terms. They represent private businesses, public institutions, and elected positions.
Executive committee members
- Herb Simon, Chair, Simon Johnson, LLC
- Brian Marlow, Vice Chair, Key Bank
- Gregory Unruh, Immediate Past Chair, Trouvés Health Care Corporation
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County
- Lisa Goodman Benaroya
- Eric Johnson, Port of Tacoma
- Mary Ragsdale St. Anthony Hospital – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (chifranciscan.org)
- Victoria Woodards, City of Tacoma
At-large members
- Shelly Andrew, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Law Firm
- Jim Beatty, MultiCare
- Allan Belton, Pacific Lutheran University
- Greg Biersack, Reach Dental Equipment Services
- Marty Campbell, Pierce County Council
- John Caulfield, City of Lakewood
- Don Clark, Sound Credit Union
- Katie Condit, WorkForce Central
- Markiss Cooper, iHAUL
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive
- Mike deAlwis, Bourbon Street Creole Kitchen
- Sue Dreier, Pierce Transit
- Nigel English, Heritage Bank
- Jackie Flowers, Tacoma Public Utilities
- Lori Forte Harnick, Goodwill Olympics & Rainier Region
- Andrew Fry, School of Engineering and Technology, University of Washington Tacoma
- Lisa Goodman, Benaroya Companies
- Billy Hobson, Brown & Brown of WA
- David Huang, SeaTac Packaging
- Erik Hynes, Wells Fargo
- Eric Johnson, Port of Tacoma
- Scott Jones, Newland Communities
- Joyce Loveday, Clover Park Technical College
- Bett Lucas, SeaPort Sound Terminal
- Jeff Lyon, Kidder Mathews
- Brian Marlow, KeyBank
- Don Meyer, Port of Tacoma Commission
- David Moore Devine, Columbia Bank
- Doug Oberst, BCRA
- Sean O’Brien, Catalyst Workplace Activation
- Deana Parker, Absher Construction
- Elizabeth Pauli, City of Tacoma
- Stephanie Pedersen, The News Tribune
- Matt Perry, Puget Sound Energy
- Tom Pierson, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
- Mary Ragsdale, CHI Franciscan
- Patty Rose, Pierce County Central Labor Council
- Herb Simon, Chair, Simon Johnson, LLC
- Steve Sugg, City of University Place
- Chris Tubig, Tacoma Arts Live
- Gregory Unruh, Immediate Past Chair, Trouvés Health Care Corporation
- Victoria Woodards, Mayor, City of Tacoma
Emeriti members
- John Arbini
- Bill Gaines
- Bill Holt
- Peter Rasmussen
- Ronald Thompson
- David Zeeck