President’s Advisory Board
The President’s Advisory Board, which replaced the Board of Overseers, has many former overseers as well as new members. The group focuses on ensuring support for the strategic priorities of Whitman. They serve both as advisors to the president and cabinet and as special ambassadors for Whitman with students, alumni, friends and prospective students.
President’s Advisory Board July 2023
Kirsten Adams Gable ’01, chair
Spokane, WA
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger ’97, vice chair
Lake Forest Park, WA
Matthew M. Ames ’70
Bayview, ID
Andrew T. Braff ’00, nominations co-chair
North Bend, WA
Marissa Sprank Braff ’00, nominations co-chair
North Bend, WA
Shilpa Goradia Bratt ’91
Bellevue, WA
Linda King Brewer ’66
San Francisco, CA
John E. Burpee ’89
Clinton, WA
Sonya Christianson Campion ’83
Seattle, WA
Norman P. Cheuk ’91
Seattle, WA
Lynne M. Cohee ’83
Seattle, WA
Jennifer Brown Coleman ’78
Lewiston, ID
Robert S. Coleman ’77
Lewiston, ID
Jason L. Copeland ’94
Mountain View, CA
Robert A. Cugini ’80
Bellevue, WA
Matt D.C. Dittrich ’12
Camas, WA
James E. Dow ’71
Bainbridge Island, WA
Megin Flaherty Edwards ’91
Seattle, WA
Limei Fan (parent ’23)
Seattle, WA
Michael P. Flannery ’76
Spokane, WA
Jeremy T. Floberg ’95
Pittsburgh, PA
Rob Freelen ’00
Los Angeles, CA
Carrie C. Gage ’03
Seattle, WA
Ashifi Gogo ’05
Woburn, MA
Judson R. Heugel ’02
Seattle, WA
Tim H. Hevly ’88
Seattle, WA
Kevin B. Hight ’90
Bee Cave, TX
Kay Tai Hodge ’69
Boston, MA
Alexis Stipe Hoopes ’01
Santa Monica, CA
Feather Sams Huesties ’00
Pendleton, OR
Eric W. Jacks ’03
Brooklyn, NY
Brady A. Jensen ’84
Portland, OR
Lisa L. Johnsen ’86
Seattle, WA
Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg ’01
Nairobi, Kenya
Cecilia Kang ’94
Bethesda, MD
Neil G. Kornze ’00
Seattle, WA
David S. Logan ’80
Chestnut Hill, MA
Michael J. Mahoney ’82
Hillsborough, CA
Nicole Elise Marshall ’00
Portland, OR
Michelle A. Mathieu ’92
Seattle, WA
James McCarthy ’63
Walla Walla, WA
Michelle Leanne Morales ’07
College Place, WA
Kottayam V. Natarajan Jr. ’89
Liberty Lake, WA
Simeon J. Osborn ’80
Kirkland, WA
Christopher Lee Perdue ’93
Washington, DC
Cathryn D. Posey ’05
Brooklyn, NY
Valbona S. Qerimi ’01
Bethesda, MD
Navneeta Rekhi ’06
San Francisco, CA
Victoria A. Romero ’86
La Verne, CA
Sara B. Sakamoto ’98
Pittsburgh, PA
Beth Long Salaguinto ’88
Bothell, WA
Nancy Sanchez ’04
Spring Lake, NC
Jed W. Schwendiman ’92
Riverside, CA
Lorraine A. Smiley ’81
Seattle, WA
Jason P. Smith ’97
Marysville, WA
Matthew P. Smith '83
Seattle, WA
Debra Aucutt Toews ’76
Walla Walla, WA
Oltac B. Unsal ’95
Bethesda, MD
Peter L. Viehl ’87
Altadena, CA