Board of Governors

Members of the Board of Governors

Evergreen's Foundation is Directed by the Board of Governors.

Ben Anderson
Ben Anderson

Class of '10
Chair
June 2025 - June 2026

Quentin King
Quentin King

Class of '84
Past Chair
July 2021 - June 2027

Christy Holz
Christy Holz

Class of '78
Vice Chair
June 2025 - June 2026

Jan Marie Ward
JanMarie Ward

Class of '03, MPA '06
Secretary
July 2024 - June 2027

Amanda Scott-Thomas
Amanda Scott-Thomas

Class of '04
Development, Alumni & Friends Committee Chair
July 2021 - June 2027

Madeleine Beatty-Lagerberg
Madeleine Beatty-Lagerberg

Class of '13
Committee on Governors Co-Chair
July 2020 - June 2026

Kaneli Bauman
Kandi Bauman

Class of '06, MPA '16
Committee on Governors Co-Chair
July 2023 - June 2026

Patricia Beckmann
Patricia Beckmann

Class of '78
Finance & Investment Committee Co-Chair
July 2022 - June 2026

Nina Carter
Nina Carter

Class of '81, MPA '85
Legislative Committee Chair
July 2023 - June 2026

Kristina Ackley
Kristina Ackley


Faculty Representative
July 2024 - June 2026

Headshot of Emily Pieper
Emily Pieper

Class of '08, MPA '18
Staff Representative
July 2020 - June 2026

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Allyson Brooks


Trustee Representative

Keri Carkeek
Keri Carkeek

Class of '92
Governor
July 2025 - June 2028

Marc Fernandes
Marc Fernandes

Class of '00
Governor
July 2024 - June 2027

Leah Ford
Leah Ford

Class of '18
Governor
July 2023 - June 2026

Kim Kaufman
Kim Kaufman

Class of '78
Governor
July 2025 - June 2028

Suzanne Klenk
Suzanne Klenk


Governor
July 2024 - June 2027

Portrait of Jason Reddock
Jason Reddock

Class of '18
Governor
July 2025 - June 2028

Erwin Vidallon
Erwin Vidallon

Class of '93
Governor
July 2020 - June 2026

Ex Officio Governors

Portrait of Dr. John Carmichael President of Evergreen
John Carmichael

Class of '87, MPA '98
President of The Evergreen State College

Dr. Dexter Gordon, Executive Vice President of Evergreen
Dexter Gordon


Executive Vice President of The Evergreen State College

Abby Kelso, Vice President of Advancement
Abby Kelso

Class of '01, MPA '11
Executive Director and
Vice President for Advancement of The Evergreen State College

Portrait of David Kohler
Dave Kohler


Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The Evergreen State College