Board of Regents

The Seattle University Board of Regents is a group of volunteer leaders who serve as an advisory board to the President of the university and act as ambassadors to the campus community and beyond.

As of September 2023, the Alumni Board of Governors and the Board of Regents have unified into one body, to be known as the Board of Regents.

  • R. Miller Adams* ’73, ‘87”
  • Michelle Akiyama Galvin ‘98, Co-Chair
  • Isabelle Alamilla, Chair, Student Government of SU (ex-officio)
  • Dave Anderson, S.J. (ex-officio)
  • Katherine Anderson
  • Sofia Aragon ‘97
  • Juliana Balinbin Stachurski* ‘00
  • Hugh Bangasser ‘68
  • Mike Bayard, S.J. (ex-officio)
  • Susan Bernal*
  • Trina Blas ‘00
  • Ralph Chiocco Jr.
  • Koji Clark ‘17
  • Jerry Cobb, S.J. (ex-officio)
  • John Dougherty ‘66
  • Ernie Dunston ‘64
  • Janet Dwyer ‘70
  • Rolita Ezeonu ‘06
  • Camaron Farrington, Operations Coordinator, Alumni Engagement (ex-officio)
  • David Foley ‘63
  • John Fulmer '15, 18', President, SU Graduates of the Last Decades Council (ex-officio)
  • Edgar Gonzalez, VP for University Advancement (ex-officio)
  • Mary Gorjance ‘80
  • Jiwan Hayre ‘95
  • Mary Hermann Welch ‘96, ‘76
  • Tom Hove* ‘17
  • Keisha Jackson ‘14
  • Arunkumar Jhaveri ’02, ‘06
  • Jonelle Johnson*
  • Krishna Kanth Sriramagiri, Chair, Graduate Student Council (ex-officio)
  • Kahlia Keita ‘08
  • Kristin Kuzmanich ‘06, ’07
  • Megan Lemieux-Bell ‘95, Co-Chair
  • Don Luby ‘65
  • Karen Lynn Maher ‘00
  • Josh Marron, Associate Director for Advancement, Volunteer Leadership, Alumni Engagement (ex-officio)
  • Doris Martinez ‘09, ‘11
  • John McDowall* ‘92
  • Jose Armando Munguia ‘21
  • Reid Nabarrete ‘87
  • Rob Nielsen ‘06
  • Laura Ochoa ‘13
  • Dave Paul ‘90
  • Eduardo M. Peñalver, University President (ex-officio)
  • Marie Perilman ‘90
  • John Ruffo ‘65, ‘71
  • Essence Russ ‘07
  • Brian Sollom ‘97
  • Shannon Sweeny ‘94, '99
  • Pete Talevich ‘09
  • Starr Tavenner ‘71
  • David Wasielewski ‘01
  • Ellen Whitlock Baker, AVP Alumni Engagement (ex-officio)
  • Sherry Williams ‘09
  • Brent Williams-Ruth ‘01
  • Richard Wood ’99
  • Lola Zakharova ‘12

 * Members of the Executive Committee

For more information regarding the Board of Regents please contact Josh Marron (jmarron@seattleu.edu), Associate Director for Advancement, Volunteer Leadership.