Our Board of Trustees support the mission and values of Puget Sound by providing governance, oversight, and policies necessary to reach the next level of excellence. Our board members include alumni, parents, community members, and the president. The board supports Puget Sound’s recruitment of students, faculty, and staff; the development of a rigorous curriculum grounded in the liberal arts and sciences; maintain and grow our campus facilities; and secure gifts and other resources to enable the university to reach its goals.

2023–24 Officers

  • Beth M. Picardo '83, J.D.'86, Chair
  • Robert C. Pohlad P'07, Immediate Past Chair
  • Kenneth W. Willman '82, P'15, P'18, Vice Chair
  • Shelly J. Heier '98, Treasurer
  • Isiaah Crawford, President

Trustees

Maria A. Arellano ’86
Procurement Professional (retired)
San Jose, California

 Scott H. Higashi ’91
President
Pyramid Insurance Centre, Ltd
Honolulu, Hawai`i		 Lyle Quasim ’70, Hon.’05
Public Service Executive (retired)
Tacoma, Washington
Heidi B. Brock ’85
President & CEO
American Forest & Paper Association
Washington, D.C.		 Karen V. Jenkins-Johnson ’82
Owner
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
San Francisco, California		 Jamilia J. Sherls-Jones ’05
Director, Office of Immunization
Washington State Department of Health
Tacoma, Washington
Mitzi W. Carletti ’78
Wealth Manager/Research Analyst (retired)
Seattle, Washington		 Jeremy L. Korst ’97
President
GBK Collective
Seattle, Washington		 Betsy C. Stone ’79, P’14
Writer & Strategy/Marketing Consultant
Sacramento, California
Isiaah Crawford
President
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington		 Sarah L. Lee ’94
Human Resources Director
Seattle Fire Department
Seattle, Washington		 Bruce L. Titcomb ’80, P’13
Board Member
Rock Island Company
Kirkland, Washington
Ryan W. Dumm ’07
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Seattle, Washington		 Gwendolyn H. Lillis P ’05
Co-Founder & Chair
Lillis Foundation
Castle Rock, Colorado

Nicholas D. Vasilius ’07
Manager, Data Science & Engineering
DAF Trucks NV
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Kathleen M. Duncan ’82
Trustee
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Los Angeles, California		 Ryan E. McAninch ’06
Vice President
Becker Capital Management
Seattle, Washington		 Erik A. Wallace ’96
Internal Medicine Physician
Oak Street Health
Colorado Springs, CO
Emily S. Ehrens ’14
President of Philanthropy
Alder Companies
Denver, Colorado		 Sunshine A. Morrison ’94
Principal/Founder
Radiance Communications
Seattle, Washington		 David J. Watson ’92
Co-Founder and CEO
Tobler Labs, LLC
Los Altos, California
Sumner P. Erdman ’87
President
Ulupalakua Ranch
Kula, Hawai`i		 Beth M. Picardo ’83, J.D.’86
Attorney (retired)
Mercer Island, Washington		 William T. Weyerhaeuser
President
Sequoia Foundation
Tacoma, Washington
Brian R. Gross ’98
Chief Operating Officer, North America
Boston Consulting Group
San Francisco, California		 Christopher R. Pohlad ’07
Senior Vice President, Investments
United Properties
Minneapolis, Minnesota		 Kenneth W. Willman ’82, P’15, P’18
Co-Founder and Producer
Needle Productions LLC
Seattle, Washington
Shelly J. Heier ’98
President
Verus
Seattle, Washington		 Robert C. Pohlad P’07
Principal
Pohlad Family Companies
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 		  
     

Trustees Emeriti

Carl G. Behnke
Richard M. Brooks ’82
William M. Canfield ’76, P’08
Marvin H. Caruthers, P’02
Bradbury F. Cheney ’82
Michael J. Corliss, ’82, P’13
Hollis S. Dillon ’84, J.D.’88
John M. Fluke Jr. ’82
Randolph C. Foster ’74
Joshua Green III
Frederick W. Grimm ’78
Bruce W. Hart P’09
Roy A. Henderson
Mack L. Hogans
Laura C. Inveen ’76
Lucy P. Isaki J.D.’77
Justin L. Jaschke ’80
Lucille McIntyre Jewett ’50, P’79
Haruo Kazama ’66
Matthew M. Kelleher ’79
Thomas E. Leavitt ’71, JD’75, P’10
Terry L. Lengfelder
Eric W. Lindgren
George E. Matelich ’78

Janeen Solie McAninch ’77, P’06
Kenneth C. McGill ’61
William C. Nelson ’69
William H. Neukom P’94
Jill T. Nishi ’89
Deanna W. Oppenheimer ’80, P’11, P’14
Wade H. Perrow ’73, P’02
William W. Philip
John C. Pierce ’65, P’94, P’97
Susan Resneck Pierce (president emerita)
Llewelyn G. Pritchard P’86, P’90, P’93
Franklin D. Raines
Jill S. Ruckelshaus
Allan D. Sapp ’78, P’10
Erin E. Shagren ’88, P’17
Robert T. Shishido ’72, P’09
Nathalie B. Simsak
Elaine J. W. Stanovsky ’76, P’10
Kiseko Miki Takahashi ’66, P’99
Gillian Neukom Toledo ’94
Barbara S. Walker P’05, P’07
Guy N. Watanabe ’75, M.B.A.’76
John A. Whalley ’64