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      • Board Chair: Angela Fasana
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      • Jerry Ambris
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      • Leah Mitchell
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      • Jesse Peters
      • Viviana Romero
      • Dana Schowalter
      • Kate Schwarzler
      • Jim Vu
      • Mark Zook
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Trustees

Position 1

Kari

Board Vice Chair Kari Nelsestuen

Email: nelsestuenk@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 2

Guadalupe “Lupe” Diaz

Currently Vacant

Position 3

Angela

Jerry Ambris

Email: ambrisj@wou.edu
Term Expires June 30, 2027

Position 4

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Jim Vu

Email: Vuj@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 5

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Juan Larios

Email: Lariosj@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2028

Position 6

Angela

Kate Schwarzler

Email: Schwarzlerk@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 7

Angela

Mark Zook

Email: 
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 8

Kari

Gayle Evans

Email: evansg@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 9

Leah Mitchell

Email: mitchell@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 10

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Rey Perez

Email: Perezr@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2028

Position 11

Angela

Board Chair Angela Fasana

Email: fasanaa@wou.edu
Term Expires June 30, 2026

Position 12 – Undergraduate Student (Ex-Officio)

Currently Vacant

Position 13 – Faculty Seat

Dana

Dana Schowalter

Email: schowalterd@wou.edu
Term Ends: June 30, 2026

Position 14 – Staff Seat

Kari

Paige Jackson

Email: jacksonpa@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 15 – Undergraduate Student Voting Member

Jesse Peters

Viviana Romero

Email: vromero21@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 16 – Graduate Student Voting Member

Hunter Hall

Email: hhall19@wou.edu
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

Position 17 – University President (Ex Officio)

Jesse Peters

Jesse Peters

Email: djpeters@wou.edu

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