President’s Advisory Board
The President’s Advisory Board, which replaced the Board of Overseers, has many former overseers and new members. The group focuses on ensuring support for Whitman’s strategic priorities. Members serve as advisors to the president and cabinet and as special ambassadors for Whitman with students, alumni, friends, and prospective students.
President’s Advisory Board
January 2026
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger ’97, chair
Lake Forest Park, WA
Andrew T. Braff ’00, vice chair
North Bend, WA
Tim H. Hevly ’88, nominations chair
Seattle, WA
Marissa Braff ’00
North Bend, WA
Shilpa Goradia Bratt ’91
Bellevue, WA
Greg A. Brown ’70
College Place, WA
Linda Weihmann Brown ’69
College Place, WA
Lee J. Brunz ’91
Seattle, WA
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 Coleman ’78
Lewiston, ID
Robert S. Coleman Jr. ’77
Lewiston, ID
Jason L. Copeland ’94
Mountain View, CA
Robert A. Cugini ’80
Bellevue, WA
Nehali C. Dave ’13, alumni board representative
Seattle, WA
Brian D. Detman ’93
Portland, OR
Matthew D. Carsten 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
Robert J. Freelen ’00
Mill Valley, CA
Carrie C. Gage ’03
Seattle, WA
Judson R. Heugel ’02
Seattle, WA
Kevin B. Hight ’90
Bee Cave, TX
Alexis Stipe Hoopes ’01
Santa Monica, CA
Ahn Lee Styris Horn ’91
North Bend, WA
Feather Sams Huesties ’00
Pendleton, OR
Eric W. Jacks ’03
Brooklyn, NY
Lisa L. Johnsen ’86
Seattle, WA
Hillary Johnson ’92
Mission Viejo, CA
Evan B. Jones ’97
Pasadena, CA
Neil G. Kornze ’00
Washington, DC
Thomas A. Lapham ’99
Kirkland, WA
David S. Logan ’80
Chestnut Hill, MA
Nicole E. Marshall ’00
Portland, OR
Michelle L. Morales ’07
Maple Valley, WA
Nata Natarajan ’89
Liberty Lake, WA
Simeon Osborn ’80
Kirkland, WA
Matthew W. Osborne ’93
Redmond, WA
Christopher L. Perdue ’93
Washington, D.C.
Cathryn D. Posey ’05
San Francisco, CA
Valbona Sherifi Qerimi ’01
Bethesda, MD
Navneeta Rekhi ’06
San Mateo, CA
Victoria A. Romero ’86
La Verne, CA
Sara B. Sakamoto ’98
Pittsburgh, PA
Beth Long Salaguinto ’88
Bothell, WA
Nancy Sanchez ’04
Lansing, KS
Sarah H. Sanford ’89
Seattle, WA
Jed W. Schwendiman ’92
Riverside, CA
Lorraine A. Smiley ’81
New Orleans, LA
Matthew P. Smith ’83
Seattle, WA
Debra Aucutt Toews ’76
Walla Walla, WA
Oltac B. Unsal ’95
Brooklyn, NY
Peter L. Viehl ’87
Altadena, CA
Joshua D. Wnuk ’03
Portland, OR