External Advisory Board

After graduating from Central and the William O. Douglas Honors College with a BS in geology and BA in political science, Althea Cawley-Murphree completed her masters in public administration at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. She had originally intended to make a career in environmental policy, working on water issues or hazards mitigation, but life had other plans.

After working in state and local government and for a nonprofit organization, she joined the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. Diplomacy blends interests in policy, communications, and travel, while constantly providing new opportunities and challenges. Her first assignment was in Abuja, Nigeria, and then served in Vilnius, Lithuania. She is now in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she is enjoying all the food, wine, and history of the Caucuses, along with the occasional earthquake.

Anne Cubilié moved to CWU in August of 2013 following 10 years working for the United Nations. Dr. Cubilie was Director of the William O. Douglas Honors College (DHC) for two years, moving to the position of Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Extended Learning in 2015. After two years as Associate Provost, Dr. Cubilie returned to her position at the DHC to work more closely with students and faculty on the shared educational mission of the university. At the United Nations, Dr. Cubilie worked in humanitarian response and development policy both at headquarters and in the field. She joined the United Nations from Georgetown University, where she was an assistant professor. Throughout her time at the United Nations, Dr. Cubilié maintained close ties to the academy and consistent interest in bridging the gap between academic research and the political and policy considerations of international aid.

Dr. Cubilie has lived and worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Egypt. Her book, Women Witness Terror: Testimony and the Cultural Politics of Human Rights, reads a testimony by women survivors of war and human rights abuse through critical frameworks of ethics, trauma, and witnessing. While most people consider testimony to be that of an individual telling her story to give voice to the stories of all those who experienced the event, Dr. Cubilié considers the very instability of the narrative testimonial voice to be a generative source for a more engaged and less purely juridical consideration of human rights. In her work for the United Nations – ranging from the collection of survivor testimony in Afghanistan to policy guidance for an emergency response to major reports and funding documents – she maintained an insistence on remembering the individual within the broadest international discourses. She has co-edited a special issue of the journal Discourse on "The Future of Testimony," has given numerous lectures both in the US and internationally on testimony, ethics, human rights and trauma, was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship and has served as a joint United Nations/American University of Cairo visiting scholar conducting research into women’s relationships to state structures. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and her BA from the University of Oregon, graduating from the Robert D. Clark Honors College.

Jeff Charbonneau served as a chemistry, physics and engineering teacher at Zillah High School in Zillah, Washington for 17 years. He is currently serving as Principal of Zillah Middle School. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and was a member of the William O. Douglas Honors College at Central Washington University, and holds a Masters of Education from Central Washington University. He is a National Board Certified teacher. He has received numerous awards, at the local, state, national, and international level.

He recognizes that many students see his course subjects as the “hard” science classes and welcomes the challenge to overturn that stigma. In addition to his role as a science instructor at ZHS, Jeff is a former yearbook advisor, drama assistant director, science club advisor, assistant baseball coach, and class advisor. He also was an adjunct faculty member at three colleges and universities, allowing students who took his classes to earn 24-college credits upon successful completion.

Jonathan Eldridge serves as the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President for Student Learning & Success at College of Marin. In this role he leads both the academic and student services divisions. This dual role affords the opportunity to create a truly coherent and integrated educational program for students and help all faculty and staff see the connections in their work.

Jonathan received a bachelor’s degree in History with a minor in Political Science from Central Washington University, graduating from CWU’s William O. Douglas Honors College. His master’s degree is in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University. In addition to working at the University of Washington, he has also served as Dean of Students at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Oregon University. These experiences at flagship, land grant, private, and regional institutions have proved to be invaluable in informing his work at College of Marin.

Jonathan served on the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Board of Directors from 2005-2007, United Way of Jackson County (Oregon) Board of Directors from 2007-2012, and is currently on the Board of Directors of 10,000 Degrees.

John Harder was raised in Portland, Oregon. Changed direction at Whitman College to follow his dream of operating his family’s farm property at Kahlotus, Washington. Graduated from Oregon State University in Ag Economics; enjoyed a farming career for 30 years; followed by 10 years as an Over-the-Road truck driver based out of Kennewick. His wife, Gretchen, and he were blessed with two wonderful children, one of whom is a 2009 CWU Douglas Honors College alumna. John & Gretchen enjoy a quiet retirement in Kennewick, which allows them to keep in contact with friends and family— pretty much at the drop of a hat. John is excited to be part of the startup advisory Board of Directors for the Douglas Honors College: He is honored to serve this institution.

Warren Street chaired the university committee that created the Douglas Honors College (1975-1986) and served as the DHC’s first director (1980-1986). Before coming to CWU, Warren’s bachelor’s and doctoral degrees were in experimental psychology. He joined the CWU psychology faculty in 1967 and retired after 41 years of service in 2008.

While Warren regards his work with the Douglas Honors College the landmark achievement of his career, he was a continuously active member of the psychology faculty. Over the years, he taught 16 different topics in psychology, with a special interest in social psychology and the history of psychology. His published books and book chapters focused on the history of psychology. His journal articles and professional presentations were primarily about social psychology. He also served in many administrative roles at the department and university level.

In retirement, Warren was able to transcribe, edit, annotate, and publish a 500-page autobiographical manuscript left to his family by his great-grandfather. The memoir describes this ancestor’s young adult life as a cavalryman, settler, buffalo hunter, scout, and cowboy on the plains of western Kansas in the years immediately following the Civil War. The published book received a Notable Book Award from the State Library of Kansas in 2016.

Josh has over two decades of experience in government relations representing both public and private entities in the legislative and executive branches of Washington State government. Josh started working in Olympia in 1998 as nonpartisan counsel to the House of Representatives and is now a partner at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Relations where his clients include cities, counties, economic development interests and salmon recovery entities. Josh is a graduate of Quincy High School, Central Washington University, and the Vermont Law School, an is member of the Washington State Bar Association. He is a fourth generation Washingtonian and lives in Olympia with his wife Karen.