Board of Trustees

2024 Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in the Gilkey Community Room unless otherwise indicated.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024  Agenda   
Wednesday, March 6 , 2024  Agenda        
Wednesday, May 1, 2024  Agenda 
Special Meeting Monday, June 24, 2024  Agenda
Wednesday, July 10, 2024  Agenda 
Special Meeting Thursday, August 29, 4:30 pm  Agenda 
Wednesday, September 4, 2024  Agenda    
Wednesday, November 6, 2024  Agenda   Board Packet

2025 Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in the Gilkey Community Room unless otherwise indicated.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Interested parties are welcome to attend the Board of Trustee meetings, which are open to the public. There is time allowed on each agenda for guest comments.

Meetings are held concurrently on an online platform. For security reasons, the link to the meeting will not be posted. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please email melissa.allard@northwestmuseum.org.

Frank Velazquez, M.D., President

Director, Spokane Regional Health District

Laurie Arnold, Ph.D., Vice President

Director of Native American Studies and Associate Professor of History, Gonzaga University

James Vanderholm, Treasurer

Chief Finanical Officer, Olympia Federal Savings and Loan Association

Greg Hesler, Secretary

Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, ‎Avista Corporation

Jason Brown

Partner, Stevens Clay, P.S.

Sharon Cathcart

Retired OB/GYN Physician & MAC Volunteer

Pati Dahmen

Partner, VIP Estate Sales

Michael Dunn

Retired Educator

Steve Duvoisin

CEO, Duvoisin Group

Brooke Hawley

Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management

Jeanie Louie

American Indian Cultural Council

Shari McMahan, Ph.D.

President, Eastern Washington University

Rose Noble

CEO and President, Visit Spokane

Christina Simonsen

Retired attorney and business executive

Gayle Terry

Broker/Realtor, Windermere Manito