Brad McMurchie
Year of graduation: 1984
Lives in: Portland, Ore.
Current/former jobs:
President of Tumac Lumber Co. since at least 2000, served as the president of several other lumber corporations before that.
Recently joined regional board of U.S. Bank in Oregon and southwest Washington
Joined board: 2005
Role on the Board: Current chair of the board, chair of the Trustee Executive Committee, sits on the nominating & governance committee, sits ex-officio on all governing boards
Nancy B. Serrurier
Year of graduation: Undergrad at Brown University, class of ’77. Received MBA from Stanford in ’83
Son graduated from Whitman in 2011.
Lives in: Menlo Park, Calif.
Fast facts:
Philanthropist and corporate consultant with Akili Dada.
Worked for seven years as legislative director for Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I.
Worked for seven years as a “management consultant” in “new foods development”
Has previously served on Colgate College’s Board of Trustees and several other boards for various non-profits and educational organizations
Together with her husband, made a large donation to the college immediately before being appointed a trustee to allow Brattain Auditorium in the Science Building to be remodeled
Joined board: 2009
Role on the Board: Vice chair of the Board of Trustees, chair of Trustees’ Nominating & Governance Committees, vice-chair of Trustees’ Executive Committee, sits on Academic Affairs and Enrollment Committees
Janice M. Abraham
Year of graduation: ‘79 BA from American Universiy, ‘82 MBA from University of Pennsylvania
Gender: Woman
Ethnicity: White
Lives in: Chevy Chase, Md.
Fast facts: Previous CFO/Treasurer to Whitman 1989-1997, now has an award in her honor
President & CEO of United Educator, a company which handles insurance of educational institutions and risk assessment
Serves on numerous boards and committees for insurances companies and companies involved with higher education
Joined board: 2012
Role on the board: Sits on Enrollment, Academic Affairs and Budget committees
Megan Ferguson Clubb
Year of graduation: 1979
Lives in: Walla Walla, Wash.
Fast facts:
Early in her career, worked for Fortune 500 corporate financing, before switching to work at Baker Boyer Bank, which her father co-founded. Also owns a winery.
Became president of Baker Boyer Bank in 2000 and CEO in 2002. Left the position in 2013.
Now sits on the board of the Federal Reserve in San Francisco
Joined board: 2008
Role on the board: Chair of Audit Committee, sits on Budget Review and Campaign Steering committees
John C. Coleman, Jr.
Year of graduation: 1973
Lives in: Napa, Calif.
Fast facts: Now retired, worked as an investment advisor, principal at Morgan Stanley & Co from 1980-1996 and vice chairman of Pacific Growth Equities from 1996-2009
Joined board: 2003
Role on the board: Chairs technology task force, sits on Trustees’ Executive and Campaign Executive committees and Campaign Steering and Investment committees as well.
Joseph Davis
Year of graduation: 1980
Lives in: San Francisco, Calif.
Fast facts:
Worked six years in marketing at Proctor & Gamble
Worked with Boston Consulting Group for a long time, currently a senior partner & Managing Director based in San Francisco.
Expertise is in reworking public sector organizations, but also has experience in retail and consumer experience working with corporations and companies.
Founded the BCG branch in Washington, D.C.
Works on advising corporations and government groups on how to restructure/plan for future circumstances
Joined board: 2014
Role on the board:
Sits on academic affairs and enrollment committees
Barbara Feigin
Year of graduation: 1959
Lives in: New York, NY
Fast facts:
Advertising executive
She and her husband have contributed over one-million dollars to the college.
Joined board: 2014
Role on the board:
Sits on Trustees’ Nominating & Governance committee
Karen E. Glover
Year of graduation: 1972
Lives in: Seattle, Wash.
Fast facts:
Management of a wide variety of corporations, including being Firm Managing Partner (CEO) of a law firm with revenues of $200 million, and Global Integration Partner at a law firm with over $750 million revenue.
On board of numerous for-profits and non-profits, including Universal Seafoods, Ltd. (past chair), United Way of King County (past chair), King County Library System (former President), REI Board (member, current) and many others
Private law practice for over 30 yrs on health care, corporate and executive compensation
Joined board: 1998
Role on the board: Chair of Academic Affairs Committee, sits on Campaign Executive, Campaign Steering, Diversity and Trustees’ Nominating & GovernancecCommittees. Served as a former chair of the Board of Trustees.
Stephen Hammond
(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-hammond/18/33b/713)
Year of graduation: 1979
Lives in: Potomac Falls, Va.
Fast facts:
Deputy Associate Director of USGS Natural Hazards
Previously director of Science Information and Education Office within the USGS
Also served on school board
(http://www.whitman.edu/offices-and-services/communications/fountain/2009/may-18-2009)
Joined board: 2009
Role on the board: Chair of Student Life Committee, sits on Diversity Committee
Walter C. Minnick
Year of graduation: 1964
Lives in: Chevy Chase, Md.
Fast facts: Former representative for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, 2009-2011
Partner and cofounder of Majority Business Group, a lobbyist and business consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Role on the board: Sits on Academic Affairs, Farm and Trustees’ Nominating and Governance committees.
John W. Stanton
Year of graduation: 1977
Lives in: Bellevue, Wash.
Fast facts: Chairman of private-equity fund Trilogy Equity Partners and serves on the board of Columbia Sportswear. Joined Microsoft board of directors this year (July 2014)
Formerly CEO of Western Wireless Communications, inc. which he founded, former chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA)
Net worth estimated at $1.1 billion on Forbes’ Magazine 2007 list of the world’s billionaires
Joined board: 2002 or earlier
Role on the board: Chairs both Campaign Executive and Campaign Steering committees, sits ex-officio on Investment Committee
Peter H. van Oppen
Year of graduation: 1974
Lives in: Seattle, Wash.
Fast facts: Partner in Trilogy Partnership, a “closely-held investment firm” based in Bellevue, Wash. specializing in the mobile and wireless communication sectors
Also serves as board member for mobile communications companies Level 3 and Impinj, as well as University of Washington Medicine
Joined board: 2001
Role on the board: Sits on Investment, Trustees’ Executive, and Trustees’ Nominating and Governance committees. Former chair of the Board
Sarah Wang
Year of graduation: 1989
Lives in: Honolulu, Hawaii
Fast facts: Partner in Marr Jones & Wang law firm, specializing in labor and employment law
Joined board: 2013
Role on the board: Chairs diversity committee, sits on budget review committee
William B. Way
Year of graduation: 1980
Lives in: Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Fast facts:
Director of MCE Social Capital, a nonprofit that helps guarantee micro loans to finance small business in developing countries
Also serves on several other nonprofit boards including Phoenix Art Museum, Nature Conservancy, Akili Dada, ASU Gammage and others. In the private sector he serves on boards for Everyone Counts, Smead Capital and “two mid-size private equity funds”
Joined board: 2012
Role on the board: Chairs budget review committee, sits on student life committee
James R. Moore
Year of graduation: 1966
Lives in: Salt Lake City, Utah
Fast facts: Former trial attorney with U.S Department of Justice and assistant U.S. attorney with Environmental Protection Agency
Executive vice president of Huntsman Corporation, a global chemical manufacturing company, 2010-2013
Joined board:
Role on the board: Chairs the Building and Grounds Committee, sits on audit committee
Dean A. Nichols
Year of graduation: 1970
Lives in: Edmonds, Wash.
Fast facts: Formerly a business and technology consultant with Accenture, a global management, outsourcing and technology company
Created the Carla and Dean Nichols First Generation Scholarship Endowment with his wife in 2009
Joined board: 2008
Role on the board: Chairs Enrollment Committe, sits on Audit and Building and Grounds committees.
David Nierenberg
Lives in: Camas, Wash.
Fast facts: Founder and president of Nierenberg Investment Management Company. Prior to that, was a general partner in venture capital fund Trinity Ventures and business consulting firm Bain and Co.
Also sits on the Washington State Investment Board
Joined board: 2009
Role on the board: Sits on campaign steering, chairs investment committee, also sits on Trustees’ Nomating and Governance Committee+
