Brad Smith, Board Chair, meeting Opportunity Scholars at OpportunityTalks

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship consists of eleven members. Six members are appointed by the governor, three of which are provided by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

The governor also appoints five board members representing foundations or business and industry from our state’s most high-demand sectors including aerospace, manufacturing, health care, information technology, engineering and agriculture as well as philanthropy.

The board provides oversight and guidance including determining eligible education programs, legislative priorities, setting annual fund-raising goals and other duties and responsibilities. Learn more about the Board of Directors.

Brad Smith
WSOS Board Chair
Microsoft Corporation | Vice Chair and President
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R. Miller Adams
Pier 70 Ventures | Co-Founder and Managing Director
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Scott Armstrong
Independent Advisor and Board Director | Former CEO, Group Health
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Diane Cecchettini
MultiCare Health System | Retired CEO
Beth Johnson
Coordinated Care | President and CEO
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Ihssane Mounir
Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain
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Jane Park
Tokki | Founder and CEO
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Julie Sandler
Pioneer Square Labs | Managing Director
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Pallavur “PV” Sivakumar
Curie.bio | Vice President, Venture Partner Team
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Patrick Smith
B.T. Loftus Ranches, Inc. | CEO
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Mike Wilson
Providence Health Care Spokane | Retired CEO

Would you like to address the Board of Directors during a quarterly meeting? Visit our public comment webpage.


Finance & Investment Committee

Brad Faulhaber
Microsoft
Elisa LaCava
Trilogy Equity Partners
Bo Lee
Beacon Pointe
Jess Peet
Microsoft
Kendra Mathias
Amazon
Matt Rubright
1SH
Patrick Smith
B.T. Loftus Ranches
Joseph Walker
QAD, Inc. | SVP, Global Finance
Matt Wang
Pioneer Square Labs

WSOS Foundation Board of Directors

Jessica Peet
Microsoft | WSOS Foundation Board President
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Jolenta Coleman-Bush
Microsoft | WSOS Foundation Board Secretary
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Javania Polenska
Seattle Housing Authority | WSOS Foundation Board Member
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Gina Breukelman
Boeing | WSOS Foundation Board Member
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