ICW Board of Directors consists of college and university presidents, and corporate and community leaders.

10-11 ICW Board committees 
Upcoming Board meetings

2010-2011 Officers of the Corporation:
Chair: Ron Thomas
Vice Chair: Rodney Proctor
Past Chair: Phil Eaton
Secretary/Treasurer: Richard E. Bangert II

Committee Chairs

Fundraising: Laura Rehrmann
Nominations: Steve Mitchell
Presidents' Committee: Steve Sundborg, S.J.
Public Policy: Tom Fitzsimmons
Visibility: Todd Ruberg
Staff: Vi Boyer

Board of Directors
Loren J. Anderson, President, Pacific Lutheran University 

Richard Bangert II, Vice President, PACCAR Inc 
Heather Barbieri, Retired, Red Lion Hotel Corporation
John E. Bassett, President, Heritage University
DeLona Lang Bell, President, CMBell Company 
Violet A. Boyer, President/CEO, Independent Colleges of Washington 
George Bridges, PhD, President, Whitman College 

Analisa Castaneda, Sales Director, US Nutrition Inc. 
Gerri Craves, College Success Foundation, Board of Directors 
Alice Cunningham, Co-owner, Olympic Hot Tub 

Mark Doumit, Executive Director, Washington Forest Protection Association

Philip W. Eaton, President, Seattle Pacific University 

Tom Fitzsimmons, Principal and COO, Lorig Associates, L.L.C.

Bill Garvin, Lawyer/Lobbyist 

Roy F. Heynderickx, President, Saint Martin's University

Glenn Johnson, Executive VP, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Horizon Air

Franz Lazarus, Senior Vice President, Costco
James T. Linardos, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank
Richard “Rick” W. Linneweh, Jr., President & CEO, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital  
Leigh Ann Lucero, Attorney, Xbox Microsoft Corporation 

Thayne McCulloh, President, Gonzaga University 
John McVay, President, Walla Walla University 
R. Steven Mitchell, Dep. Director, Enterprise for Progress in the Community 
Greg Montgomery, Chair of Litigation Dept., Miller Nash LLP 

John O’Halloran, Chairman and CEO, Rainier Funds

Neal Piliavin, Senior Director, Microsoft Information Technology
Rodney Proctor, President, Gladstone Enterprises 

Laura Rehrmann, President & CEO, Group Health Community Foundation
Todd Ruberg, Vice President, Procter & Gamble 

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., President, Seattle University 

Beck Taylor, President, Whitworth University
Ronald R. Thomas, President, University of Puget Sound 

Ellen J. Wallach, Organizational development consultant
Joe Ward, Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer, Fortune Bank

Emeritus
Richard E. Bangert, Retired, First Interstate Bank
Kenneth J. Goodchild, Retired, Marsh

Loren Anderson
President, Pacific Lutheran University

Loren Anderson has served as president of Pacific Lutheran University since 1992. Previously, he was executive vice president of Concordia College (1986-1992), in addition to eight years as vice president of planning and development at Concordia (1976-1984). Anderson was the 2001 chair of the board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Anderson earned a B.A. in philosophy from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota where he later held several positions including Executive Vice President. He received his master's degree from Michigan State University and his doctorate in communication theory and research from University of Michigan. Anderson serves as the ICW Board past chair and chair of the Public Policy Committee.

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Richard Bangert
Vice President, PACCAR Inc

Bangert has served as vice president of PACCAR Inc since April 1994, and has been with the company since 1989. PACCAR recently received the 2002 Stanley O. McNaughton Leadership Award from ICW for recognition of its support for independent colleges and universities and their students.

Bangert follows in the footsteps of his father, Richard Bangert, who is a founding member of ICW and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He also serves as vice president of the University Preparatory Academy Board in Seattle. Bangert earned his B.A. in Business Administration, cum laude, from the University of Washington, and received his J.D. from Willamette College.

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Heather Barbieri
Community Philanthropy Chairwoman,
Red Lion Corporation

Heather Barbieri has been with Red Lion Hotels Corporation in Spokane for 26 years, and is chairwoman of Community Philanthropy. She also has served in several board capacities with the Intercollegiate College of Nursing in Spokane, and just completed service with the Women Helping Women Fund, of which she was president for a year.

Barbieri holds a bachelor's degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and a teaching degree from Ontario Teachers College.

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Dr. John Bassett
President, Heritage University

Dr. John Bassett is the second president at Heritage University. He took office in July 2010 after serving as President of Clark University in Worcester, MA for ten years. Prior to his career at Clark, Dr. Bassett was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of English at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland from 1993-2000.

He is the current chair of the Board of NAICU (National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and chairs the Accountability Committee. He also a serves with ACE (American Council on Education), Phi Beta Kappa Fellows, and CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation). He lives in Yakima with his wife Kay.

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Delona Lang Bell
President, CMBell Company

DeLona Lang Bell, of Walla Walla, is president and founder of CMBell Company, a marketing and communication firm.

She is an alumna of and a member of the board of trustees at Walla Walla University. Prior to founding her firm, she worked in marketing at Hewlett-Packard Company, in healthcare, and in higher education.

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Violet Boyer
President and CEO
Independent Colleges of Washington

Boyer has served as the president and CEO of ICW since September 1998. Prior to her appointment, she served five years as assistant vice president for congressional and state relations with the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). Boyer joined NAICU after working for five years in the U.S. Senate, most recently as the legislative director for Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). She began her career as a third grade teacher and has also worked in higher education administration at two independent colleges in Minnesota. Boyer received her B.A. degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, and earned a M.A. degree from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

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George Bridges
President, Whitman College

Bridges joined Whitman on July 1, 2005 as the 13th president. Previously, he was appointed dean of undergraduate education and vice provost of undergraduate education at the University of Washington.

He is also professor of sociology with particular interest in problems of racial and ethnic minorities in the juvenile justice system. George is a Seattle native and UW alum, with graduate degrees from University of Pennsylvania.

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Analisa Castaneda
Sales Director Costco Team, Weider Global Nutrition

Originally from San Jose, Analisa relocated to Washington to attend Seattle University.  While at SU, she served as Executive Vice President of the student body and worked as the coordinator in the Leadership Development Office.

Analisa continues to be involved at Seattle University as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors, and as Chapter Co-Lead for the Costco Scholars Alumni Chapter. 

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Gerri Craves
Board of Directors, College Success Foundation

Gerri Craves is a member of the Board of Directors of the College Success Foundation. She was born and educated in San Francisco , and practiced nursing at San Francisco's Children's Hospital for fifteen years.

After moving to Redmond she became involved with the Children's Hospital Foundation Board. Craves also joined the Catholic Fund Board of the Archdiocese of Seattle and worked with the Seattle Symphony Women's Association.

Craves has served on the Board of Trustees of Seattle Preparatory High School, and lends development support to the national Mercy Housing System in Denver, Mother's Against Violence in America, the School of Theology & Ministry at Seattle University, and Eastside Catholic High School.
She resides in Redmond and Bainbridge Island , Washington with her husband Bob and has one daughter.

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Alice Cunningham
Co-owner, Olympic Hot Tub Company

Alice Cunningham is co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub Company, the oldest spa and hot tub company in the Northwest. She was named one of Puget Sound Business Journal's Women of Influence for 2006, and was recognized as Washington State Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2002.

She has served on the boards of Women Business Owners, the Women's Network, and the Mayor's Small Business Task Force, and is a member of the Washington Women's Foundation. Cunningham is an alumna of San Francisco State University.

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Prior to his appointment as WFPA Executive Director, Doumit served as a Washington State Senator from 2002-2006 and as a Washington State Representative from 1996-2002. He also served as Wahkiakum County Commissioner for eight years.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in International Business Administration, Washington State University; University of Copenhagen, Denmark, International Business (spring semester, 1984); Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA.

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Dr. Phillip Eaton
President, Seattle Pacific University

Eaton was named the ninth president of Seattle Pacific University in 1996. Prior to his appointment as president, he served as provost (1995-96) and vice president of academic affairs (1993-95) at the University.

Before coming to SPU, Eaton served as interim president at Whitworth University from 1992-93. He earned his bachelor's degree from Whitworth University and his master's and Ph.D. from Arizona State University with all degrees focusing on English and American literature.

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Tom Fitzsimmons
Principal and COO, Lorig Associates, L.L.C.

Tom Fitzsimmons is principal and chief operating officer with Lorig Associates, L.L.C., a position he assumed in December 2007. In this role, Fitzsimmons is charged with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and providing overall administrative, operational and executive leadership on behalf of the partners.

Before joining Lorig, Fitzsimmons served as chief of staff for Governor Christine Gregoire and former Governor Gary Locke. Fitzsimmons, who has 27 years of executive management experience in local and state government, also has served as director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, where he managed more than 1,500 employees and a $650 million biennial budget, as county administrator for Thurston County , and as an assistant to the King County executive. He has also owned and managed his own consulting firm.

Fitzsimmons earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a master’s in public administration at Seattle University.

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Bill Garvin
Lawyer/Lobbyist, Washington Forest Protection Agency

Bill Garvin has been a lawyer/lobbyist for nearly three decades, with clients including the Washington Forest Protection Association, Washington Farm Bureau, and the Spokane Chamber of Commerce.

A Spokane native, Garvin attended Gonzaga Prep, earned a bachelor's degree in Russian history from the University of Washington, and a law degree from Gonzaga University.

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Roy Heynderickx
President, Saint Martin's University

Dr. Heynderickx has worked in Catholic higher education for over 28 years, 15 of which have been at the senior management level. He was the vice president for finance and administration at the University of San Diego. At the University of Portland, Heynderickx participated in a major institutional strategic planning process that led to a significant redirection of the University’s focus resulting in a strengthened institution.

Heynderickx also serves as an evaluator for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the body which accredits institutions of higher learning. As an evaluator, he has focused on smaller colleges and universities giving him a unique understanding of Saint Martin’s.

A native of the Northwest, Heynderickx earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Oregon in 1975, an M.B.A. from the University of Portland in 1983, and his Ph.D. in education administration from the University of Oregon in 1992. Heynderickx and his wife, Kathleen, have been married for 26 years and have three children.

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Glenn Johnson
CEO and President
Horizon Airlines

A graduate of the University of Washington, Glenn worked in public accounting, where he achieved his CPA designation, before entering the airline business. Glenn has worked for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air since 1982. Prior to taking the helm of Horizon Airlines, he was CFO and EVP, Finance of Alaska Airlines, responsible for the Finance, Information Technology, Corporate Real Estate, Strategic Planning and Fuel Administration organizations.

He resides in Seattle.

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Franz Lazarus
Senior Vice President, Global Operations, Costco

Mr. Lazarus attended California State University- Fullerton.  Lazarus started his career as a Vista Volunteer and then joined Fed Mart Corporation, which eventually merged with Costco.  He has served on the board of the Japan America Society, The Washington State China Relations Council, The Overlake School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and The Global Advisory Board of the UW Center for International Business and Research.

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Jim Linardos
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank

Linardos is currently senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank. Previously, he served as the senior vice president at Pacific Northwest Bank, and Washington division manager of Union Bank of California and has been in banking for approximately 38 years, including 10 years of international exposure with primary focus on Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

He is a graduate of Gonzaga University, and Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington.

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Richard "Rick" W. Linneweh
CEO, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

Rick Linneweh, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a position he has held for over 30 years. He is a graduate of San Jose State University, and the University of California - Berkeley School of Public Health.

He has actively served on the board of the American Hospital Association (AHA), and as chairman of the Western Region Policy Board of the AHA, Allied Arts council of Yakima, Yakima School Levy Campaign, United Way of Yakima, Capitol Theater, Yakima County Economic Development Association, and Ready by Five.

Rick and his wife Linda have two adult children, and live in Yakima.

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Leigh Ann Lucero
Attorney, Xbox
Microsoft Corporation

Leigh Ann Lucero, of Seattle earned a bachelor's degree from Whitman College, a master's from Seattle University, and her law degree from the University of Washington.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Lucero worked in student affairs at both Whitman College and Gonzaga University. She serves on the Whitman College board of overseers.

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Thayne McCulloh
President, Gonzaga University

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Washington, D.C. and Seattle, Dr. Thayne McCulloh attended Seattle's Bishop Blanchet High School. Following high school, he completed a three-year enlistment as a food service sergeant in the US Army. He arrived at Gonzaga University in its centennial year (1986-87) and was elected student body president in his senior year. In 1989, he was accepted to study for the Master of Science degree in experimental psychology at Oxford University. He was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in experimental social psychology from Oxford in 1998.

McCulloh's employment at Gonzaga began in 1990 and involved serving in several positions including vice president for administration and planning, and interim academic vice president. He was named president in July 2010.

McCulloh is married to Julie McCulloh, dean of Admission at Gonzaga University. The couple has three daughters. McCulloh's professional activities have involved longstanding service to regional accreditation in the Northwest, service as a member and officer on the board of directors for EdFund (a public-benefit corporation of the California Student Aid Commission), and appointment to the Spokane Human Rights Commission. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and the College Board.

John K. McVay
President, Walla Walla University

John K. McVay is president of Walla Walla University. McVay was a professor of New Testament and associate dean at Andrews University from 1998 to 2000, and was dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary from 2000 to 2006.

He holds degrees from Southern Adventist University, Andrews University, and England's Sheffield University.

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R. Steven Mitchell
Deputy Director of Programs at EPIC

Mitchell currently serves on the Heritage University Board of Trustees and joins the ICW Board as an "institutional member." Mitchell is a graduate of Central Washington University and received his Master of Educational Administration from Heritage College.

As a past teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent of human resources with the Yakima School District, Mitchell brings valuable knowledge of the needs of students and their social as well as educational needs to the ICW Board.

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Greg E. Montgomery
Chair of Litigation Dept., Miller Nash LLP

Greg E. Montgomery, of Seattle, chairs the litigation department at the Seattle law firm Miller Nash. Montgomery's extensive legal background includes substantial experience representing colleges and universities.

He is a University of Washington alumnus who earned his law degree, cum laude, at Willamette University.

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John O'Halloran
Chairman and CEO, Rainier Funds

John O’Halloran serves as the Chairman and CEO of Rainier Funds. He is responsible for mutual fund distribution, client service and operations. John brings a wealth of sales, client service and management experience developed over 20 years with a large institutional investment firm.  John received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute and the Western Pension Conference.

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Len Parris
Owner, Chandler Reach Winery

Len Parris brings variety of business and community experience to the Independent Colleges of Washington board. He has owned and operated the Chandler Reach Vineyards and Estate Winery since 1997. 

He also has an extensive background in construction, land development, and the specialty coffee business. Len is a graduate of Washington State University, and his interest in creating opportunities for students to attend college bring him to the Independent Colleges of Washington board.

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Neal Piliavin
Senior Director, Microsoft Information Technology

Neal Piliavin is the Senior Director in Microsoft’s Information Technology group responsible for network engineering and deployment. Neal leads the evaluation, design and implementation for Microsoft’s corporate network connecting Microsoft locations around the globe. Neal is driving the evolution of a high performance, highly reliable network infrastructure which enables the development, sales and support of Microsoft products worldwide. Previously Neal had been Senior Director of Security for Microsoft’s Online Services MSN and Windows Live. Neal joined Microsoft in 1995 and has worked in a variety of Information Technology technical and managerial roles. Prior to coming to Microsoft Neal worked for Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto, California.

Neal holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from The University of California, Berkeley. Neal lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Therese and two children.

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Rodney Proctor
President, Gladstone Enterprises
Retired, Weyerhaeuser Company

Rodney Proctor recently retired from the Weyerhaeuser Company, where he had worked since 1988, most recently as director of environment, health, and safety standard systems. Proctor has over 25 years of experience in the environmental planning and management field.

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and graduate degree in urban planning from the University of Washington.

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Laura Rehrmann
President and CEO, Group Health Community Foundation
Vice President for Community Responsibility, Group Health Cooperative

Laura Rehrmann is President and CEO of the Group Health Community Foundation and Vice President for Community Responsibility for Group Health Cooperative. Rehrmann has been with Group Health since 1997, when she joined as Vice President of Development of the Foundation, Group Health’s philanthropic arm. In 1999, she completed the leadership phase of the Foundation’s first endowment campaign, which raised $8.7 million. She became CEO and president in 2000.

The Foundation awards grants to organizations throughout Washington serving children and teen’s health needs. It administers teen health centers in 6 Seattle Public Schools and has a team of health educators who travel the state working with teachers on nutrition and physical activity curriculum for middle school students. The Foundation also supports health delivery and research at Group Health.

Rehrmann has worked for Meany Hall for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington ; Catholic Community Services of King County, and was Executive Director of the Seattle Central Community College Foundation. She serves the Rainier Club board, the Washington Health Foundation board, Leadership Tomorrow, and is Program chair for Seattle 4 Rotary. She is currently chair of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy representing healthcare development professionals in the US , Canada and Australia . She earned her M.A. in Not-for-Profit Executive Leadership from Seattle University , is a Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and a Certified Fund Raising Executive.

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Todd Ruberg
Vice President, Customer Business Development
Procter and Gamble

Todd Ruberg has been with Procter & Gamble since 1985, and is now Vice President for customer business development located in P&G’s Issaquah office. Ruberg also has served on the board of Portland State University’s Food Industry Leadership Center and was chair of the Western Association of Food Chains + Illuminators trade association’s northwest membership.

He’s a member of the Bellevue/Issaquah chapter of Trout Unlimited and of the United Way King County Alexis de Tocqueville Society. He’s a supporter of Children’s Hospital, Youth Eastside Services, and the Washington College Success Foundation. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon. Ruberg, his wife Melaine, and two daughters live in Issaquah.

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Steven V. Sundborg, S.J.
President, Seattle University

Father Sundborg began serving as Seattle University's 21st president in 1997. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in Sheridan, Oregon in 1961 and was ordained 13 years later. He taught theology and served as rector at Seattle University until 1990 before becoming provincial of the Oregon Province.

Sundborg completed his doctoral studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

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Beck A. Taylor
President, Whitworth University

Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D., was appointed in 2010 as the 18th president of Whitworth University, in Spokane, Wash. He came to Whitworth after serving as dean and professor of economics for the Brock School of Business at Samford University, in Birmingham, Ala., and as associate dean for research and faculty development for the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, where he was also the W.H. Smith Professor of Economics.

Taylor and his wife, Julie, have three children.

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Ronald R. Thomas
President, University of Puget Sound

Thomas assumed duties as president of the University of Puget Sound on July 16, 2003. Prior to his appointment, Thomas served as college vice president at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and also was the acting president at Trinity in 2001-2002.

An expert in Victorian literature and culture and a professor of English at Trinity since 1990, Thomas previously was a member of the English department at the University of Chicago from 1982-90 and was named Mellon Faculty Fellow in the Humanities at Harvard University for 1991-92.

Thomas received his bachelor of arts degree in literature (magna cum laude) from Wheaton College (Illinois) and his master of arts and doctor of philosophy in English and American literature from Brandeis University. He also holds an honorary degree from Trinity.

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Ellen Wallach
Organizational development consultant, speaker, writer, & filmmaker

Ellen is a graduate of Adelphi University in New York with a graduate degree from the University of Maryland.

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Joseph H. Ward
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Fortune Bank

Joseph H. Ward has over 35 years in the banking industry and has served in numerous lending, credit administration and senior management positions. He began his banking career as an executive trainee with U.S. Bank of Oregon and spent most of his banking career with First Interstate Bank in Seattle.

Mr. Ward was a member of the organizing management team that established North County Bank in the Smokey Point area of Arlington, Washington, where he was the bank's Chief Credit Officer. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Pacific Northwest Bank, and most recently Senior Vice President and Senior Regional Credit Officer at Wells Fargo Bank prior to joining Fortune Bank. He serves on numerous non-profit boards in the community, such as Leadership Tomorrow and the Girl Scouts.

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Richard E. Bangert
Retired, First Interstate Bank

Bangert retired as chairman of the board of First Interstate Bank of Washington in 1985 after a successful career in banking. Previously, he served as president, chief executive officer, and chairman of Pacific National Bank of Washington.

Bangert earned a B.S. at Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (University of Pennsylvania) and his master's at Pacific Coast Banking School. He also received an honorary doctor of laws from Gonzaga University. Bangert is a founding member of ICW and serves as an emeritus member.

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Ken Goodchild
Retired, Marsh

Ken Goodchild retired as the Managing Director of Marsh after a successful career in risk management and insurance brokerage. He served on the ICW board from 1994 to 2007. During his time with ICW, he served in several leadership positions, including ICW board chair during the decision to merge with the policy organization (Washington Friends of Higher Education) in 1998. 

Ken holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Anselm College, Manchester, N.H.. His involvement in the Seattle community has included serving on the boards of The Fred Huchinson Cancer Institute, Childhaven, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Community Development Roundtable and The City of Hope.

Ken and his wife Beryl continue to fund the Garrett J. Goodchild Achievement Award, and split their residence between Redmond and Colorado.