Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees for Green River Community College is composed of influential community members who reside within the college's District 10 service area. Trustees are volunteers serving a five-year term by appointment of the Governor.

Trustees bring a rich diversity of backgrounds and skills to the governance of Green River Community College; they serve as an important communication link between the college and the community. All trustees sit as members of the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges. This association is comprised of trustees from the 34 community and technical colleges statewide.

The Green River Board of Trustees meets every third Thursday of the month on campus in the board room of the Administration Building. These monthly meetings are open to the public.

The Board Members

Tom Campbell

Appointed April 2009

Board Chair 2011-12; Board Vice Chair 2010-2011; Attorney of Counsel, Law Offices of Steven D. Weier, Inc. PS; JD, University of Puget Sound; BA, Kalamazoo College. Past president, South King County Bar Association; past officer, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; past president, Rotary Club of Auburn; past president, Auburn Fire Medic Committee, board member, White River Valley Museum.

Linda Cowan

Appointed January 2011

Board Vice Chair 2011-12; Retired Superintendent of Schools, Auburn School District. Med University of Washington; BA in Education Western Washington University. Auburn Rotary, Past President, Secretary and Scholarship Committee Chair; PEO Auburn Chapter; Communities In Schools, Advisory Board: PTA, Lifetime member. White River Valley Museum, Board Chair; Auburn Valley YMCA, Board member; Washington Association of School Administrators, member; Association of Washington School Principals, Legislative Committee Chair.

Sherry Gates

Appointed December 2003

Board Chair 2010-2011, 2005-06; Board Vice Chair 2009-10, 2004-05; B.A. University of Washington, Tacoma, 1993;A.A. Green River Community College, 1984; Graduate, Leadership Institute of South Puget Sound, 2002. Green River Community College Foundation; Member, 1996-2007; Foundation President, 1999-2001.

Claudia Kauffman

Appointed January 2011

Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. Former Washington State Senator, Legislative District #47. Community Liaison, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. Northwest Indian College. Board member, Washington State Early Learning Advisory Committee; member, Thrive by Five Board of Directors; member, First Place Board of Directors.

Mayor Pete Lewis

Appointed December 2011

Mayor, City of Auburn, Former work experience: City Council member, City or Auburn. Current: Chair, Economic Development and Infrastructure subcommittee, Association of Washington Cities; Vice Chair, King County Regional Policy Committee; Board Member, South County Area Transportation Board; Member, Valley Communications Center, Suburban Cities Association; Board Member, Green River Valley Flood Control District.