Leadership
Office of the President
Beck A. Taylor
About Whitworth
President's Cabinet
Kenneth M. Brown
Chief Information Officer & Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Forrest H. Buckner
Dean of Spiritual Life & Campus Pastor
Timothy W. Demant
Director of Athletics
Dolores J. Humiston
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Scott A. McQuilkin
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Luz I. Merkel
Associate Vice President for Finance & Administration
Gregory A. Orwig
Vice President for Admissions & Financial Aid
Lawrence K. Probus
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Rhosetta R. Rhodes
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Caroline J. Simon
Provost and Executive Vice President
Board of Trustees
Rev. Dr. Peter B. Barnes
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
Winston-Salem, N.C.
James S. Bennett, Jr., '89
President/CEO, Luvo Wealth Advisors
Bellevue, Wash.
Mark J. Benson
Vice President of Public Affairs
Potlatch Corporation
Spokane, Wash.
Charles L. Boppell, '65
Retired President & CEO, Worldwide Restaurant Concepts
Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Jeremiah Case, '01
Senior Director of External Reporting, Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, Ore.
Scott C. Chandler, '85
Managing Partner, Franklin Court Partners, LLC
Littleton, Colo.
Randall E. Clark
Chairman of the Board, Farmer Brothers, Inc.
Whitworth Volunteer
Spokane, Wash.
Rev. Dr. Paul Cunningham
Pastor/Head of Staff, La Jolla Presbyterian Church
La Jolla, Calif.
Clark Donnell
President & CEO, Offshore Consulting
Oak Harbor, Wash.
Travis Downs III, '85
Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP
San Diego, Calif.
Rev. Dr. Scott Dudley
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
Bellevue, Wash.
Dr. Philip Eaton, '65
President Emeritus, Seattle Pacific University
Pasadena, Calif.
Andrew Erickson '84
Partner, Washington Fruit and Produce Co.
Yakima, Wash.
Dr. David J. Flesher, '81
Surgeon, Orthopedic Associates
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nicholas F. Fowler
Owner, Orion Ventures, LLC
Albany, Ore.
Alycia A. Gebbers
Gebbers Farms
Brewster, Wash.
Rev. Kathleen Goodrich
Co-General Presbyter, Yellowstone Presbytery
Bozeman, Mont.
Rev. Robyn Hogue, '77
Senior Pastor
Sklyline Presbyterian Church
Tacoma, Wash.
Gary J. Hopkins, '77
President & CEO, George C. Hopkins Construction
Glendale, Calif.
John Kaites
Owner, Global Securities Innovative Strategies (GSIS)
Phoenix, Ariz.
Michael Keenan, '87
President & CEO, JAS Neuro Imaging
Escondido, Calif.
Brian Kirkpatrick
Retired CFO, T-Mobile USA
Bonney Lake, Wash.
Andrea Lairson, '81
Self-Employed Attorney in Private Practice
Redmond, Wash.
Dr. David G. Myers, '64
John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology, Hope College
Holland, Mich.
Dr. David M. Nelson, '71
Professor of Economics, Western Washington University
Founder and President, Finance & Resource Management Consultants, Inc.
Bellingham, Wash.
Walter M. Oliver, '67
Retired Senior VP-HR/Administration, General Dynamics Corp.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Rev. Gayle B. Parker
Pastor, The Spring
Tempe, Ariz.
Rev. Dr. Eric Peterson, '85
Senior Pastor, Colbert Presbyterian Church
Colbert, Wash.
L. Denice Randle, '07
Assistant Director, Summit Public Schools
Seattle, Wash.
Dr. Jennifer V. Ratcliffe, '86
Physician & Medical Director, Advanced Fertility Associates Medical Group
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Andy Robblee, '95
President, Six Robblees', Inc.
Seattle, Wash.
Kenneth M. Roberts, '68
Chief Investment Strategist, Palouse Capital Management
Spokane, Wash.
Rev. John Sowers, '88
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
Spokane, Wash.
Anne McCulloch Storm, '74
Community Volunteer
Newport Beach, Calif.
Dr. Beck A. Taylor
President, Whitworth University
Spokane, Wash.
Jason Thackston, '92 (Chair)
Senior Vice President for Energy Resources, Avista Corp.
Spokane, Wash.
Rev. Dr. Mark Toone
Senior Pastor, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church
Gig Harbor, Wash.
Terri R. Wilson, '78
Retired Vice President of Operations, Spokane Teachers Credit Union
Tucson, Ariz.