Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Edmonds Community College is composed of five members appointed by the Governor. Each member serves a five-year term and must reside within the college's district boundaries.
The Board, on behalf of the citizens of College District #23, ensures the accountability of Edmonds Community College through:
- Fulfillment of the College mission within the guidelines of College philosophy by means of the financial and human resources available
- Promotion of appropriate activities, conditions and decisions
- Scrupulous self-monitoring of its processes and performances
- Assuring compliance with all applicable state and federal statutes
The Board holds a minimum of six regular meetings and four study sessions each year, held at the college on the second Thursday of each month, at 4:30 p.m., September through June.
For additional information about the Board of Trustees, please contact the President's Office at Edmonds Community College, 425.640.1516.
Board Members:
DIANA CLAY-Vice Chair
Appointed 2011
Career Notes:
Co-owner of Clay Enterprises, LLC, a family business involved in real estate development, investments, management, and leasing in South Snohomish County. She has worked in the business since 1974. She has served on the Edmonds Community College Foundation Board since 1997 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County.
Education:
She has taken classes at Edmonds Community College.
QUENTIN POWERS-Chair
Appointed October 2006
Career Notes:
Vice-President of Internal Audit, Compliance and Ethics, Premera Blue Cross. Former: board member and president for the Puget Sound chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He volunteers with Seattle Arts and Lectures and the INTIMAN, ACT and Empty Space Theatres. He is a past member of the Edmonds Community College Foundation Board.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1980. Business and accounting courses, Pasadena City College, California State University at Los Angeles 1984-86. Certified Public Accountant 1986.
RICHARD 'DICK' VAN HOLLEBEKE
Appointed 2005
Career Notes:
Retired licensed stock broker, insurance agent, and registered investment adviser. Secretary, TACTC Board of Directors; Chair, TACTC Education Committee; Member, TACTC Finance and Budget Committee. Member, Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Former member, Edmonds City Council; Counterpoint Mental Health; Police Chief’s Roundtable; Snohomish Co. Adult Entertainment Committee; Edmonds Center for the Arts Campaign. Ex-officio member of the Edmonds CC Foundation Board.
Education:
Attended Gonzaga University; 1986 graduate of The American College, with professional designation of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).
EMILY YIM
Appointed 2007
Career Notes:
Executive Director of the Washington Alliance for Better Schools, a collaboration of 10 school districts and the University of Washington, whose mission is to leverage resources, talent and intellectual capital to help over a quarter million students graduate career and college ready. Sits on the National Board as Director of the Pacific Region for the Association of Community College Trustees in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the Washington Alliance for Geographic Literacy. Former: Dept. head of the City of Lynnwood, where she served as founding Director of the Department of Neighborhoods and Community Affairs; Vice President for Community and External Affairs at Washington Mutual Bank, helping to oversee and invest a $29 million annual philanthropic budget; and a former Board Member of the International District Housing Alliance in Seattle, United Way of Snohomish County, and the Community Services Advisory Council for Snohomish County.
Education:
B.A. in International Studies and Political Science, University of Washington
