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
Sherry Gates
Appointed December 2003
Board Chair 2005-06; Board Vice Chair 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.
Jim Rottle
Appointed January 1999
Board Chair 2006-07,2001-02; Board Vice Chair 2005-06, 2000-01; Vice President and General Manager of Rottle's Apparel and Shoes, Auburn; B.A. Pacific Lutheran University. Auburn Rotary Club; Auburn Chamber of Commerce. President, Evergreen Apparel Guild; Current Chair, CIS of Auburn.
Larry Brown
Appointed January 1998
Board Chair, 2004-05, 1999-00; Board Vice Chair 2008-09, 2003-04, 1998-99; Legislative Director, Aerospace Machinist District Lodge 751; B.A. in Labor Studies, The National Labor College at George Meaney Center, ALF-CIO. King County Juvenile Court Conference Committee; Governor's Task Force for Unemployment Insurance; King County Airport Roundtable Committee;TACTC President 2005-06; TACTC Legislative Steering Committee Chair 2001-03;SMART Committee Chair 2003-04.
Arlista Holman
Appointed February 2000
Board Chair, 2007-08, 2002-03; Board Vice Chair, 2006-07,2001-02. Registrar, Auburn School District #408. B.S., in Business Management, University of Phoenix; Attended Seattle University, Seattle Central CC, Green River CC. Vice President, Auburn Association of Educational Office Professionals; Trustee, Wesley Homes; City of Auburn Economic Development Committee; City of Auburn Human Services Committee; Auburn Youth Resources Executive Board Member; reading tutor, Auburn Alternative Jr. High School; Auburn Council of PTA's.
Lawton Case
Appointed July 2000
Board Chair 2008-09,2003-04; Board Vice Chair 2007-08, 2002-03. Retired Sergeant, Enumclaw Police Department; Director, Enumclaw Kiwanis Food Bank. A.A.S. in Law Enforcement, Green River Community College; B.S., The Evergreen State College. Enumclaw Kiwanis, Enumclaw Helping Hand, Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society, Enumclaw Masonic Lodge; Former Commissioner, City of Enumclaw Civil Service Commission.
