Office of the President

The Board of Regents consists of 37 members:

• The President of the university, ex-officio
• Three Bishops of the synods of Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Eighteen from the membership of Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (three are pastors)
• Three Alumni
• Twelve at-large regents
  

OFFICERS

Chair

Bruce Bjerke '72
Attorney and Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Seattle, WA

Vice Chair

James Hushagen '70, '77
Attorney
Eisenhower Carlson, PLLP
Puyallup, WA

Secretary

Eileen Tellefson
Consultant
Ron and Eileen Tellefson Consulting
Gig Harbor, WA

Treasurer

Sheri Tonn
Vice President for Finance and Operations
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

MEMBERS

Daniel Alsaker
President
Alsaker Corporation
Spokane, WA  

Loren Anderson
President
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

Neal Arntson '58
Chairman
Albina Fuel Company
Vancouver, WA

Linda Barbo '63
Seattle, WA

Gayle Berg '72
Homemaker/Rancher
Berg Ranch Co.
Martinsdale, MT

W. Chris Boerger '71
Bishop
Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA
Seattle, WA

David Brauer-Rieke '78
Bishop
Oregon Synod, ELCA
Milwaukie, OR

Darren Hamby '87, '92
Seattle, WA

Roe Hatlen '65
Owner
Hatlen Investments
Apple Valley, MN

Darryl (Tony) Hicks '75
Corporate Executive
Hospira Worldwide
Vernon Hills, IL

Darcy Johnson '78, '82
Principal
Fulcrum Capital, LLC
Newcastle, WA

David Johnson '74, '77
Retired University Administrator
Mount Vernon, WA

Estelle Kelley '82
Corporate Director and Ph.D. Candidate
Portland, WA

Lisa Kittilsby '84
Vice President
Miles Sand & Gravel Company
Mercer Island, WA

Mark Knudson '70
President and CEO
EnteroMedics, Inc.
Shoreview, MN

Lisa Korsmo '87
Community Volunteer
Lakewood, WA

Jon Kvinsland '63
Dentist
Kvinsland Dentistry
Gig Harbor, WA

Kathleen McCallum Sachse '95
Pastor
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church
Bothell, WA

Donald Morken '60
Retired
Redmond, WA

Brenda Morris '91
CFO
Love Culture, Young Women's Retail
Lake Tapps, WA 

Larry Neeb
President
The Neeb Family Foundation
Kirkland, MO

Knut Olson '90
Senior Vice President - Financial Network
Thrivent Financial for Lutheran
Lakewood, WA

David Peters
Director for Evangelical Mission
Montana Synod, ELCA
Billings, MT

Nancy Powell
Real Estate Developer
Northface Development Company
Gig Harbor, WA

Jeffrey Rippey '78
Director
JFR Foundation
Portland, OR

Donna Schlitt
Portland, OR

Jerry Skaga '72, '73
Retired Educator and Real Estate Investor
Gig Harbor, WA 

Charleen Tachibana '77
Senior VP, Hospital Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Woodinville, WA 

Bradley Tilden '83
President
Alaska Air Group
Alaska Airlines
Issaquah, WA

Tom Eric Vraalsen
Ambassador/Special Adviser to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oslo, Norway

Martin Wells
Bishop
Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod, ELCA
Spokane, WA

Donald Wilson '74
President & General Manager
Wilson Construction Company
Lake Oswego, OR

Andrew Yee
Spiritual Care Director
Josephine
Camano Island, WA