About HU
Our Board of Directors
Heritage University is governed by a Board of Directors made up of community leaders from the Yakima Valley and across the United States. The Directors generously volunteer their time and resources to ensure the success of Heritage projects and initiatives. Their guidance and varied expertise has been instrumental to our growth as a university.
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Lori Arviso Alvord
Zillah, WA
Paul Chiles
Chiles & Company
Yakima, WA
Connie Fallon
Compass Financial Network
Yakima, WA
John Fraire
Healdsburg, CA
Mimi Gardner Gates
Seattle Art Museum (Director Emerita)
Seattle, WA
Bob Gerst, Chairperson
John I. Haas
Yakima, WA
Mike Goettl
Vuca Farms
Yakima, WA
Michelle Gonzalez
Pollution Control and Shorelines Hearings Board
Seattle, WA
Brad Hill
City of Yakima
Yakima, WA
Saundra Hill
Pasco School District (retired)
Pasco, WA
Kathleen Hilton
SNJM-U.S.-Ontario Province
Marylhurst, OR
Doug Lawrence
Stokes Lawrence Law
Seattle, WA
Russell Lidman
Seattle University (Professor Emeritus)
Seattle, WA
Nichole Maher
Inatai Foundation
Bainbridge Island, WA
Elizabeth Mendoza
Perkins Coie LLP
Seattle, WA
Patrick Oshie
Zillah, WA
Allison Parker
Seattle, WA
Kip Ramsey
Tiin-ma Logging Co.
White Swan, WA
Derek Red Arrow
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Seattle, WA
Philip Rigdon
Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources
Wapato, WA
Gerardo Ruelas
Costco
Issaquah, WA
Maricela Sanchez
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Prosser, WA
Raul Sital
Pasco School District
Pasco, WA
Steven Smith
Washington Fruit Growers
Yakima, WA
Henry Strom
Grandview, WA
Alex Vera
Costco
Issaquah,WA
Dr. Maria Verduzco
Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic
Yakima, WA
Ellen Wallach
Seattle, WA
Elmer Ward
Yakama Nation Court
Wapato, WA
E. Arlen Washines
Yakama Nation Higher Education Programs
Toppenish, WA