Trustees' Biographies
Stanley L. K. Flemming Vice Chair
Expiration of term: 9/30/2009
Dr. Stan Flemming was appointed to the Board of Trustees in December 1997 and reappointed to a second six year term in 2004. Doctor Flemming serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Northwest Physicians Network, the largest independent physicians association in Washington, covering four counties. He is a member of the City of University Place City Council (1995-Present) and served as the city's first Mayor. He is also a former State Representative from the 28 th District (1992-95) and has served as the Chairman and member of the Rainier Telecommunications Commission (1997-Present). He is also a member of the United States Army Reserves, and presently serves as the Commanding General of the Northeast Regional Medical Command. Doctor Flemming has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Pierce College Distinguished Alumni, Western University of Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni, the Howard O. Scott Distinguished Citizen's Award, the Pumerantz-Weiss Award for Excellence in Medical Education and as a Role Model Physician, and the George Wong M.D. Most Outstanding Intern Award. He holds an Academic Rank of Associate Clinical Professor in Family Medicine and is noted for his several articles and lectures on HIV/AIDS, health care, and health care reform. He is a graduate of Pierce College (AA&S), University of Washington (B.S.), and Pacific Lutheran University (M.A.). Doctor Flemming received his Doctorate from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California and is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician with a Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine.
Karen E. Lane Chair
Expiration of term: 9/30/2010
Karen Lane retired in July 1998 from her position as Senior Vice-President, External Relations at the Fred Hutchinson Center, Ms. Lane served as Vice-President, Development at Glacier Park Company, a subsidiary of Burlington, Northern, from 1986 to 1992. Her career in government included positions as Secretary of DSHS and Director of the Planning and Community Affairs Agency during the term of Governor John Spellman. Ms. Lane recently served on the Governor's 2020 Commission on Higher Education (1998) and Chaired Governor Lowry's Task Force on Regulatory Reform in 1993-1994. Ms. Lane has also been active in community activities, serving on the Boards of United Way of King County, Children's Home Society of Washington, the Municipal League of King County, and the King County Economic Development Council. She has chaired the Boards of Pacific Medical Center, the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedicine Association and the Washington World Affairs Fellows.
David E. Lamb
Expiration of term: 9/30/2008
David Lamb is President, Enterprises International in Hoquiam, the world's leading supplier of materials handling equipment for the pulp, paper and printing industries. He was appointed to Evergreen's Board in October, 1996. He was chair of Evergreen's Foundation Board of Governors from 1990-92. He serves as president of the Washington State Historical Society and has served on that board since 1986. He fulfills a large variety of responsibilities in the management of Lamb-Grays Harbor, a business started in 1903 by David's grandfather. He is an officer of Enterprises International, Inc., a Director of Gerrard-Ovalstrapping, Ltd; Ovalstrapping, Inc., Plastex Extruders, Lamb-Pasaban, the Small Business Exporters Association, and Grays Harbor Paper, LP.
Mr. Lamb currently serves as a member of the Board Finance sub-committee.
Anne Proffitt Secretary
Expiration of term: 9/30/2012
Anne Proffitt was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Christine Gregoire in November, 2006. A strong advocate for Evergreen and its distinctive education, Anne studied public administration and psychology at the college. After graduating from The Evergreen State College in 1976, Anne's successful 21 year career in technology culminated at the Microsoft Corporation as Director of Customer Services and Sales for Microsoft Technical Support. Anne 's Microsoft business experience and Evergreen education bring a unique perspective to the Board of Trustees position.
Joining Microsoft in 1989, Anne's career included positions in both the sales and support divisions. She started in the US Sales and Marketing Division as the Information Center Manager. This position afforded her the opportunity to work directly with every product group in the company and create the pre and post-sales direct customer experience for all new products. In 1991, she was a founding member of the start up team building a new Product Support Center in Dallas , Texas . During her Microsoft career, she also directly participated in every significant Windows and MS-DOS launch, starting with Windows 3.0 in 1990 and ending with Windows 98.
Leaving Microsoft in 1998, she now owns Beach Fire Glass on Whidbey Island.
Robert Segura Student Trustee
Term expires 6/30/2008
Robert Segura is a junior at Evergreen studying law, political science and history. He came to Evergreen in 2006 after spending three years at Tacoma Community College, where he served as a student trustee, and spent two years as student body president.
He was the recipient of the Tacoma Community College Distinguished Service Award in 2005 and 2006, as well as the Tahoma Award in 2006. He previously served on the Governor's Washington Learns Advisory Committee for Higher Education.
He expects to graduate from Evergreen in 2008.
Paul Winters
Term expires: 9/30/2008
Paul Winters is the president of Winters & Associate, Inc., a management-consulting firm that specializes in strategic, marketing and succession planning, as well as retreat facilitation and organizational restructuring. He works with the Vancouver Business Journal to produce a curriculum for a continuing education series for owners and senior managers of businesses.
He was the founder and chair of the first four years of the Vancouver Rotary Festival of Trees and has been honored by the Vancouver Rotary Club as a Distinguished Rotarian, Rotarian of the Year and Rookie Rotarian of the Year. He is the immediate past chair of the Columbia River Economic Development Council, the chair of the Clark County Public Facility District and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He is on the board of Cardinal Nutrition and Vantage, Inc., and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Oregon Society of CPAs.
Paul Winters received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Oregon . He currently resides in Vancouver with his family.
Martina Whelshula
Term expires: 9/30/2009
Martina Whelshula, Ph.D., is President of Spokane Tribal College and a member of the Arrow Lakes Nation of the Colville Indian Reservation located north of Spokane.
Her education includes a doctorate in traditional knowledge from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, a master's degree in counseling psychology from Gonzaga, and a bachelor's degree in communication studies. Her education has been focused in the area of comparative paradigmatic research between the Western scientific and indigenous paradigms. She has extensive experience in the field of Indian Education. She is a cultural curriculum developer, Native language teacher and cultural resource, working for the preservation and perpetuation of Native American culture in her professional and personal life.