Board of Trustees

Lindsey Sires is a senior at Central Washington University with a major in public relations, with minors in French and nonprofit organization....Read More

Keith Thompson, Vice Chair is a senior portfolio manager and managing director for U.S. Bank Asset Management Group, covering Central and....Read More

Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and raised in Moses Lake, WA, Ms. Annette Sandberg served 12 years as a Washington State Trooper rising to the rank of....Read More

Kate Reardon is the communications director for the City of Everett. In her role at the city, Kate oversees media relations, public relations, manages the city's....Read More

Sid Morrison, Chair Born in the Yakima Valley, Sid Morrison earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Washington State...Read More

Chris Liu is the director of the Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises. He has also served in several leadership....Read More

Dan Dixon has served Swedish Health Services as vice president for external affairs since July 2007, after advising Swedish as a consultant....Read More

Ron Erickson has more than 35 years of experience as a manager, attorney and senior level executive leading technology, consumer....Read More

Chris Liu

Chris Liu is the director of the Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises. He has also served in several leadership positions in government the last twelve years including the Washington State Lottery and Liquor Control Board.

Previous to government service Chris has had a thirty-year career in executive positions. As a retail strategist with Wal-Mart International, he helped establish Wal-Marts and Sam's Clubs worldwide. Previous to his work at Wal-Mart, Chris worked in venture capital as a retail specialist with the Southland Corporation, d/b/a, 7-Eleven Food Stores. At Southland, Chris worked in sales and real estate and was part of the Olympic venue development team where he helped determine venues for corporate-sponsored events.

Chris is a native of Hawaii, but has traveled the world as his father served in the military. He has lived in Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Canada, Spain, and Italy, as well as the United States. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from the University of Hawaii. He is a Navy Veteran who enjoys swimming, surfing, cycling and flying.