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:
WAYNE BROWN
Appointed 2011
Career Notes:
Operations leader for Boeing Commercial Airplane's Manufacturing and Quality organization. He has worked within the Boeing family of companies since 1982 and as a manager since 1990. He transferred from Boeing’s Mesa, Arizona facility to Puget Sound in 2000 when he was named leader for 747 program quality. He is the President of the International Aerospace Quality Group, board member for the Performance Review Institute (Nadcap), and board member for the Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County.
Education:
Bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Phoenix; master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; and a graduate of the Global Leadership program at American Graduate School of International Management.
DIANA CLAY
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-Vice 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 - Chair
Appointed 2005
Career Notes:
Owner of Van Hollebeke Insurance and Financial Services in Edmonds. Licensed stock broker, insurance agent, life underwriter and registered investment adviser. Former member of the Edmonds City Council. Former member of the Edmonds CC Foundation Board; past vice president. Ex-officio member of the Edmonds CC Foundation Board, serving as Trustee Liaison.
Education:
Attended Gonzaga University; was a member of the 1986 class of the American College.
EMILY YIM
Appointed 2007
Career Notes:
Executive Director of Washington alliance for Better Schools, a partnership of 12 school districts serving more than 286,000 students in the Puget Sound region. Former: Director of Neighborhoods and Community Affairs, City of Lynnwood; vice president and corporate grantmaker for the Community and External Affairs Division at Washington Mutual; managed a $28 million company giving campaign as campaign coordinator for Microsoft and a $98 million United Way campaign as a loaned executive for SAFECO Insurance and served as a board member for the International District Housing Alliance, Seattle
Education:
B.A. in International Studies/Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle
