Members of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is an eight-member governing board that provides Evergreen with its long-term strategic leadership. 

Allyson Brooks, Board of Trustee Member
Allyson Brooks

Dr. Allyson Brooks' term expires September 30, 2026

She is currently the Director of the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and is the State Historic Preservation Officer. Read more about Dr. Brooks here.

 

Board of Trustee Chair, Karen Fraser
Karen Fraser, Chair

Karen Fraser is a lifelong Washingtonian and Puget Sound-area resident. Her term expires September 30, 2027. She retired from a prestigious public service career that includes serving in the Washington Senate for 24 years, being a State Representative, Thurston County Commissioner, President of the Washington State Association of Counties, Lacey Mayor and City Council Member and staff member for the Legislature and several state agencies. 

Headshot of Fred Goldberg, Board of Trustee member
Fred Goldberg

Fred Goldberg was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee March 20, 2013 and his term expires September 30, 2026. A philanthropist, Army veteran, banker and entrepreneur, Fred helped found Saltchuk Resources, a global logistics company, currently the largest private company in Washington State.

Head shot of Board of Trustee member, Pam MacEwan
Pam MacEwan

Pam MacEwan's term expires September 30, 2028. She is an Evegreen alumnus and recently retired from her role as CEO of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. Previously, she was Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at Group Health and Commissioner on the State Health Services Commission. 

Headshot of Board of Trustee Vice-Chair, Miguesl Perez-Gibson
Miguel Pérez-Gibson, Vice-Chair

Pérez-Gibson's term expires September 30, 2025. He is a licensed mental health counselor and has a private counseling practice in Olympia. He has also had a long and varied career in Washington State Government and has been an independent lobbyist and advocate for Tribes, Environmental Groups and Latino Community advocates. 

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Kristopher Peters

Kristopher Peters, whose term expires September 30, 2027, is the Chairman of the Squaxin Island Tribe. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis on Federal Indian Law and Tribal Governance and a Master of Public Administration degree from The Evergreen State College.

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Ed Zuckerman, Secretary

Ed Zuckerman's term expires on September 30, 2024. He has worked in the environmental advocacy and political space since he graduated from Evergreen and before retiring in 2019. From 2007 to 2019 he served as a Senior Vice-President at the League of Conservation Voters, and prior to that he was the Executive Director of the Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues and Washington Conservation Voters respectively.

Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Headshot of Clarissa Dirks, faculty representative to the Board of Trustees
Clarissa Dirks, Faculty Representative

Dr. Clarissa Dirks is a member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College. She graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology from Arizona State University, and earned a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Washington. She was a postdoctoral researcher in virology at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and an adjunct faculty member in the Dept. of Biology at the University of Washington. She came to Evergreen in 2006 and is currently serving a two-year term as the Faculty Lead for Assessment and Evaluation before returning to teaching.

Headshot of Susan Keefe, Staff Representative
Susan Keefe, Staff Representative

Susan Keefe is in her 21st year at the college. Starting out in a part-time position in Building Services, she quickly moved into a full-time position in Space Planning as the Seminar II Building Manager. Eight years ago, after working in the key shop and scheduling furniture installs, she moved into her current role of Space Planning Manager, adding Surplus Officer to her duties in 2019. Susan's family includes her husband, five adult children and two cats. Two of her sons are Evergreen Graduates! 

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