Heritage University is governed by a 22-member Board of Directors, made up of community leaders from the Yakima Valley and across Washington State. The Directors generously volunteer their time and resources to ensure the success of Heritage projects and initiatives. Their guidance and varied expertise has been instrumental to our growth as a university.

Steve Altmayer
Altmayer Family Foundation
Yakima, WA

John F. Bagley
Battelle
Washington, D.C.

Leonard Cockrill
Legal Counsel to the Board
Seattle, WA

Carolee Danz
Non-profit Executive (retired)
Bellevue, WA

Sonja Dodge
Real Estate (retired)
Yakima, WA

Ronald Gamache
Farmer (retired)
Toppenish, WA

Hellmut Golde
University of Washington (retired)
Seattle, WA

Virginia Hislop
Education Advocate
Yakima, WA

Thomas Mears
The Holland Restaurant
Vancouver, WA

Steve Mitchell
Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC)
Yakima, WA

Brendan Monahan
Stokes, Lawrence, Velikanje, Moore & Shore
Yakima, WA

Paul Moulton
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Issaquah, WA

Russ Myers
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Yakima, WA

Frank Padilla
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Issaquah, WA

Rick Pinnell
Retired
Yakima, WA

Kip Ramsey
Tiin-ma Logging Co.
White Swan, WA

Bill Rich
Orchardist & Fruit Industry (retired)
Yakima, WA

Kathleen Ross, snjm
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA

Ted Strong
Ted Strong Consulting
Grandview, WA

Dr. Richard Twiss, Chairman
Physician, Cardiology
Yakima, WA

Jane Villanueva
Diocese of Yakima
Yakima, WA

Barry Warner
Alegria & Company, P.S.
Yakima, WA

Patricia Whitefoot
Toppenish School District
White Swan, WA