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Board of Governors

Members of the Board of Governors

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

Kristina Ackley
Kristina Ackley


Faculty Representative
July 2024 - June 2026

Ben Anderson
Ben Anderson

Class of '10
Finance & Investment Committee Co-Chair
July 2026 – June 2027

Patricia Beckmann
Patricia Beckmann

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

Keri Carkeek
Keri Carkeek

Class of '92
Legislative Committee
July 2025 - June 2028

No Portrait Photo Available
Lorri DeFoor

MiT ’09

July 2026- June 2029

Marc Fernandes
Marc Fernandes

Class of '00
Committee on Governors Co-Chair
July 2024 - June 2027

Leah Ford
Leah Ford

Class of '18
Secretary
July 2023 – June 2029

Christy Holz
Christy Holz

Class of '78
Chair
July 2026 - June 2027

Kim Kaufman
Kim Kaufman

Class of '78
Governor
July 2025 - June 2028

Quentin King
Quentin King

Class of '84
Audit Committee Chair
July 2021 - June 2027

Suzanne Klenk
Suzanne Klenk


Development Alumni & Friends Committee Co-Chair
July 2024 - June 2027

Portrait of Kayla Mahnke
Kayla Mahnke Hargett

’12, MPA ’22
Staff Representative
July 2026 – June 2028

Portrait of Jason Reddock
Jason Reddock

Class of '18
Governor
July 2025 - June 2028

Amanda Scott-Thomas
Amanda Scott-Thomas

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

No Portrait Photo Available
Aleesha Towns-Bain

PhD ‘03

July 2026-June 2029

Jan Marie Ward
JanMarie Ward

Class of '03, MPA '06
Committee on Governors Co-Chair
July 2024 - June 2027

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 Jeremy Caudle
Jeremy Caudle


Vice President for Finance and Administration and
Treasurer of The Foundation

no photo available
Allyson Brooks


Trustee Representative