The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the nonprofit Pacific University. Board actions are governed by the bylaws (pdf), approved in March 2023.
James Baker
Medical Doctor, Baker Allergy and Asthma
Portland, Oregon
Tabitha Becker, '84
Clinical Psychologist
Tualatin, Oregon
Manuel Castañeda, Hon. '23
President, PLI Systems, Inc.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Patrick Clark ’93, Vice Chair
Principal Broker & Partner, Inhabit Real Estate
Portland, Oregon
Jennifer Coyle '90, OD '93, MS '00
President, Pacific University (Ex Officio)
Forest Grove, Oregon
Ravneet Dhaliwal MA '22, PsyD '26
Graduate Student, Pacific University
Hillsboro, Oregon
Greg Dinges
Owner, CEO, GCD, LLC.
Honolulu, Hawaii
James L. "Jim" Fitzgerald '68
Vice President of Global Tax and Administration (retired), Dell Computer, Inc.
Georgetown, Texas
Mark Frandsen
Owner, Grove Properties, LLC.
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Sheri Garboden ’76
Senior Director of Human Resources (retired), FLIR Systems, Inc.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Kelli S. Gehrs '81, MAED '82
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired (retired), Tucker Maxon School
Tigard, Oregon
Michael E. Henningsen
President, (retired) Henningsen Cold Storage
Vancouver, Washington
Dan James '87
Chief Workforce and Strategy Officer, Bonneville Power Administration
Portland, Oregon
Michela Kenning, OD ’12, PhD ’22
Associate Professor of Optometry, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Matthew D. Lowe
Attorney, Jordan Ramis PC Attorneys at Law
Portland, Oregon
Richard Miles
University Distinguished Professor and O’Donnell Chair V, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Martin Moll, JD, Chair
Lead Investor, KeyMaster-Equity
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Heidi Nielsen '96, Secretary
Founder and Strategist, In Common Agency; Strategic Business Advisory, 1803 Fund
Portland, Oregon
Joanne Odden
Associate Professor of Biology, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Gary Pacarro '74
Founding Director (retired), Pacific University Hawaii Office
Kailua, Hawaii
Nancy M. Phillips ’77, MAT ’82
Co-owner, Pac/West Communications
Tigard, Oregon
Chuck Quinn
President, Allbright Cotton
Fresno, California
Kathy Ruiz ‘27
Undergraduate Student, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
David Scheidt '88
Owner, WP&H, LCC
Anaheim, California
Tommy Thayer, Hon. '18
Lead Guitarist, KISS
Las Vegas, Nevada
David Triebes
Retired Healthcare Executive
Corvallis, Oregon
Mark Truax '09
President, Pac/West Strategies
Centennial, Colorado
Christopher Tuffli '89
Founding Partner, Rethinkh2o
Manhattan Beach, California
Gerald C. Yoshida ’73
Partner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel Attorneys at Law
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Eugene “Gene” Zurbrugg
Owner, Zurbrugg Development Company
Hillsboro, Oregon
Emeriti Trustees
- Robert Barrett '66
- Dr. James H. Berglund ’60
- Steven C. Boone ’73
- Evona M. “Evie” Brim
- Julia Brim-Edwards
- Mindy Cameron ’65, MFA '18
- Eleanore A. “Elly" Chong
- Brian B. Doherty
- Daniel M. "Dan" Dutton
- Rebecca “Becky” Graham
- Ronald L. Greenman
- Richard E. Hanson
- Lawrence W. “Tige" Harris III
- Michael E. Hudson Sr. '77
- Dr. Don Kania
- Dr. Yvonne Katz
- John G. King
- Dr. Eric Knutson ’66, OD ’67
- Dr. Peter O. Kohler
- Kim W. Ledbetter
- Kenneth Lewis
- Kenneth C. McGill
- Paul V. Phillips ’78
- Steven R. Rogel
- Dr. Dwight A. Sangrey
- Tim Schauermann '66
- Norman Scott '63
- Bryce Seidl
- Jean B. Tate ’52
- Khiem "Tim" M. Tran '74
- Sheila Manus Vortman ’67
- Douglas R. Weberling '72, OD '74
Honorary Trustee
- Ruth Burlingham