About the Foundation
Contact Us
Pierce College Foundation
Foundation@pierce.ctc.edu
253-864-3260
Meet Our Team
The Foundation Board
The Foundation has an active board composed of 9 to 20 community members.
Board members are selected for:
- Commitment to the community college mission
- Prior board experience
- Prior fundraising experience
- Stature in the business community
- Contribution to overall board diversity
Pierce College Foundation Board Members
Don Gallion
President
Colonel (Retired), and West Coast C-17 Sustainment Manager (Retired)
Patrick Kennedy, Ph.D.
President-Elect
Vice President, First Interstate Bank
Patricia Summers
Secretary
Director of Development and Marketing, St. Francis House
Pat Lewis
Treasurer
SVP, Commercial Loan Team Leader, Commencement Bank
Jose Veliz, III
Immediate Past President
Veliz Financial Management
Tim Allen
Education Manager, Department of Licensing
Omari Amili
Director of Husky Post Prison Pathways, University of Washington Tacoma
Frances Davis
US District Court Probation Department (Retired)
Jonathan Harris
US Air Force (Retired), Community Leader
Jermaine Ogden
Principal, Elevate Plus Consulting
Jeff Williams
South Sound Property Group
Ex-Officio Members
- Lisa Boyd - Board of Trustees
- Dr. Julie A. White - Chancellor and CEO, Pierce College District
- Dr. Matthew A. Campbell - President of Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
- Dr. Chio Flores - President of Pierce College Puyallup
- John Ausnes
- Dan Bennett
- John Collins
- Jeff Cutting
- Linda Evanson
- Calvin Goings
- William Harrison
- Don Hawkins
- Patrick Kuo
- Sally Porter Smith
- Linda Scheibal
- Laura Stoner
- Don Thomas (deceased)
- Shan Vipond
- Phil Yates
- Glen Zevenbergen
- Sally Porter Smith
- Jonathan Harris
- Jeff Brown
- Susan Russell Hall
- Pat Lewis
- Glen Zevenbergen
- Dan Bennett
- Shan Vipond
- Alece Cox
- Steve Offenbecher
- Don Hawkins
- Laura Stoner
- John Ausnes
- Linda (Dryden) Scheibal
- Frank Boykin, Jr.
- Frances Davis
- Patricia Summers
- Jose Veliz, III
