The Board of Regents Fall Meeting, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)

The Board of Regents consists of a maximum of 35 voting members:

  • The President of the university, ex-officio
  • Three Bishops of the synods of Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  • No less than one-half of the total number of Regents are from the membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (three are rostered leaders)
  • Remaining Regents are comprised of Alumni and Regent-At-Large positions

Officers

FirstLastPositionOccupationHometown
MarkGriffith '02ChairPastor, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, BellevueNorth Bend, WA
TroyAndrade '07Vice ChairAssistant Professor and Director, Ulu Lehua Scholars Program, University of Hawai'i at ManoaHonolulu, HI
SaraKass '88Vice ChairFamily Physician and Healthcare ConsultantBethesda, MD
ThomasSaathoff '87Vice ChairVP, Strategy and Portfolio Management, Hewlett-PackardMossyrock, WA
StacyWilson '03Vice ChairPresident, Wilson ConstructionBend, OR
BrendanMangan '83SecretaryAttorney, Partner at Davis Wright TremaineSeattle, Wash.
AllanBeltonEx-OfficioPresident - Pacific Lutheran UniversityGig Harbor, WA

Members

FirstLastOccupationHometown
TroyAndrade '07Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Richardson Law SchoolHonolulu, Hawaii
ScottBarnum '77Kamas, Utah
NikkiBeaudoin '03Senior Key Account Manager, Dompé Pharmaceuticals Seattle, Wash.
AllanBeltonPresident, PLUGig Harbor, Wash.
ShelleyBryan-Wee '88Bishop, Northwest Washington SynodSeattle, Wash.
DavidCoy '90Physician/Chief of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, Wash.
BruceDeal '87Managing Principal, Analysis GroupMenlo Park, Calif.
MarkGriffith '02Pastor, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, BellevueNorth Bend, Wash.
EmilyHughes '04Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, SUDP, CMHS, Private PracticeKenmore, Wash.
SaraKass '88Family Physician and Healthcare ConsultantBethesda, Mary.
RuthFoster-Koth '88Licensed Health Therapist, Foster-Koth CounselingSeattle, Wash.
ShellyKurtz '98Co-Founder, Giving Tech Labs, VidaNyx, and X4ImpactGig Harbor, Wash.
KathiLittmannPresident & CEO, Greater Tacoma Community FoundationTacoma, Wash.
BrendanMangan '83Attorney, Partner at Davis Wright TremaineSeattle, Wash.
KeithMarshallBishop, Southwest WashingtonTacoma, Wash.
KatyMcCallum Sachse '95Pastor, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, KirklandBothell, Wash.
SalvadorMungia '81Attorney, Gordon Thomas HoneywellTacoma, Wash.
ArneNess '72DentistSammamish, Wash.
BenQuanbeckBishop, Montana SynodMont.
SheilaRadford-HillChief Diversity Officer, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences, Dominican University (retired)River Forest, Illinois
Thomas Saathoff '87Vice President, Strategy and Portfolio Management, Hewlett-PackardRidgefield, Wash.
ScottSquires '88Owner/Broker, Squires Development & Real Estate, Inc.Newbury Park, Calif.
BenWarwickChief Investment Officer, Aveo Capital PartnersHighlands Ranch, CO
StacyWilson '03President, Wilson Construction Bend, Oreg.