About the Alumni Board of Directors
Willamette University alumni are represented by a board of directors. Each member serves a term of three years and may be eligible for a second three-year term if re-elected. Directors are limited to two consecutive terms. Directorship is entirely voluntary.
Full board meetings are held three times per year and directors are required to attend at least two meetings per year and participate in committees and other board activities and projects between regular meetings.
Board Roster
Officers
Blythe Butler BA’93 - President (Portland, OR)
Herschel Mapes BA’16, MBA’17 - Vice President (Arlington, VA)
Mary Bunn BA’70 - Secretary (Salem, OR)
Shanbo Zhang MBA'18 - Member at Large (Sherwood, OR)
Bob D. Heck BA’07, MBA’11 - Immediate Past President (Olympia, WA)
Committee Leadership
Jamiere Abney BA’12 - Career (Monmouth, OR)
Nate Aggrey BA’09, JD’16 - Career (Tigard, OR)
Anne Denecke BA’81, JD’85 - Regions (Portland, OR)
Dan Hall BS'76 - Membership & Awards (Glendale, CA)
Linda Getchell Lewis BA’79 - Task Force (Ridgefield, WA)
David Parry MBA’05, P’27 - Membership & Awards (Salem, OR)
Alexandra "Allie" Riley BA’08, MBA’24 - Affinities (Portland, OR)
Joe Stewart BA’87 - Task Force (Hood River, OR)
Jamie Timbrell BA’06, MBA’08 - Regions (San Francisco, CA)
Donal M. Welch BA’84 - Affinities (Des Moines, IA)
Directors
May Best BA'09 MAT’10 - (Portland, OR)
Vanessa Briones MFA’19 - (San Francisco, CA)
Becca Brownlee BA’16 - (Portland, OR)
Ed Cole BA’65 - (Nashville, TN)
Bob Colleran BS’91 - (Seattle, WA)
Allison Dellwo BA’08 - (Olympia, WA)
Paul Eldred BA’10 - (Seattle, WA)
Trevor Findley BA’06 JD’13 - (Somerville, MA)
Kyle Flowers BA’14 - (Apple Valley, MN)
Ben Ford BA’04, MBA’14 - (Lake Oswego, OR)
Joe Gruber BA’09 - (Pacifica, CA)
Mick Harris JD’19 - (Portland, OR)
Sandi Collins Hildreth BA'93 - (Portland, OR)
Garrett Kuramoto BA’03 - (Sunnyvale, CA)
Emma Larkins BA’11 - (Sherwood, OR)
Juanita Lewis BS'81 - (Portland, OR)
Malayka Mottarella BA’17 - (Seattle, WA)
Eric M. Nelson BA’75 - (Cary, N.C.)
Jordan Rash BA’06 - (Tacoma, WA)
Colleen Smyth BA'15, MS'21 - (Portland, OR)
Lauren Stumpf MFA’16 - (Portland, OR)
Rachel Vermeulen Lefin BA’15, MBA’16 - (Vancouver, WA)
Jennifer Viviano BA’88, MFA’17 - (Portland, OR)
Dmitry Zaichenko MBA’13 - (Salem, OR)
Current Committees
- Affinities
- Career
- Membership & Awards
- Regional Engagement
How the Board is Formed
Alumni of all Willamette schools are eligible to serve on the Alumni Board of Directors. Applications and recommendations are accepted from the Willamette community for review by the Membership and Awards Committee. Official nominations may be made by any director. The Membership and Awards Committee reviews all submissions and makes recommendations to the Executive Committee (comprised of the Alumni Board of Directors, officers and committee chairs). The Executive Committee approves nominations and submits nominees to the full Board of directors for approval.