Board of Trustees
2025 Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every other 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 Financial 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
Adam Swinyard, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Spokane Public Schools
Gayle Terry
Realtor, Broker, Windermere/Manito LLC