Leadership and Contributors

2022 Board of Directors and Officers

The University District Public Development Authority's (UDPDA) 2022 board members and officers are:

• Breean Beggs, Spokane City Council President
• Bill Bouten, Bouten Construction Company - Secretary
• Mary Kuney, Spokane County Commissioner, District 2 – Treasurer
• Steven MacDonald, Community and Economic Development Director, City of Spokane
• Lindsey Myhre, STCU - Chair
• Katy Sheehan, Community Building Foundation
• Juliet Sinisterra, UDDA CEO 

The University District Development Association's (UDDA) 2022 board members and officers are:

• Dan Antonietti
• Susan Ashe, HSSA
• Breean Beggs, Spokane City Council President
• Alisha Benson, Greater Spokane Inc.
• Bill Bouten, Bouten Construction Company - Secretary
• Catherine Brazil, University of Washington
• Dr. Daryll DeWald, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane
• Teresa Dugger, GeoEngineers, Inc. - Executive Committee Member
• Latisha Hill, Avista Development and Avista Corp  
• Dr. Christine Johnson, Community Colleges of Spokane
• Mary Kuney, Spokane County Commissioner, District 2
• Dr. Thayne McCulloh, Gonzaga University
• Dr. David May (through June 2022), Dr. Shari McMahan, Eastern Washington University
• Dr. Scott McQuilkin, Whitworth
• Lindsey Myhre, STCU - Chair
• Brandon Rapez-Betty, Spokane Transit Authority - Treasurer
• Katy Sheehan, Executive Director, Community Building Foundation

• Dr. Frank Velázquez, Health Officer, Spokane Regional Health District

• Mayor Nadine Woodward, City of Spokane 

Other institutional representatives to the UDDA Board (proxies are voting representatives in institutional leader's absence):

• Mark Baldwin, Eastern Washington University (proxy)
• Stephanie Fleisher, University of Washington (proxy)
• Lori Hunt, Community Colleges of Spokane (proxy)
• Steven MacDonald, City of Spokane (Mayor's proxy)
• Brian McClatchey, Spokane City Council (Council proxy)
• Randy Michaelis, Whitworth University (proxy)
• Chuck Murphy, Gonzaga University (proxy)
• Stacia Rasmussen, Greater Spokane, Inc. (proxy)
• Scott Simmons, Spokane County (County proxy)
• Eric Smith, WSU Health Sciences Spokane (proxy)
• Amanda Beck, City of Spokane
• Taudd Hume, Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee PLLC – Legal Counsel

2022 Board Committees and Work Groups

The following individuals serve on 2022 UDDA board committees and/or workgroups. The UDDA CEO, Juliet Sinisterra, serves on all:

Executive Committee: Bill Bouten (Secretary), Teresa Dugger, Lindsey Myhre (Chair), Brandon Rapez-Betty (Treasurer)

Development Committee: Chuck Murphy (Gonzaga) chair, Dan Antonietti, Amanda Beck (City of Spokane), Bill Bouten (Bouten Construction), Catherine Brazil (UW), Angela Koker (Avista), Jon Schad and Eric Smith (WSU Health Sciences Spokane), Randy Michaelis (Whitworth), Brandon Rapez-Betty (STA). Tom Tellefson (McKinstry), Julie Van Wormer (Architects West), Mary Voves (EWU)

Marketing and Engagement Work Group: Latisha Hill (Avista) chair, Cara Coon (GSI) vice-chair, Brandon Rapez-Betty (STA), Catherine Brazil (UW), Crystal Miller (Whitworth), Carolyn Casey (CCS), Brian Coddington (City of Spokane), Mary Joan Hahn (Gonzaga), Kelli Hawkins (SRHD), Liz Hooker (DSP), Alison Mallahan (Itron), Mariah McKay (community member), David Meany and Lance Kissler (EWU), Heather Byrd (WSU Health Sciences Spokane), Kate Hudson (Visit Spokane), Carolyn Kadyk (MultiCare), Stacia Rasmussen (GSI), Nicole Stewart (Providence), Michaele Armstrong (sp3nw)

University District Contributors

The following organizations are contributors to the University District:

• Titanium Level $40,000+
  • None
• Platinum Level $20,000+
  • Avista Corporation
  • Gonzaga University
  • MultiCare Health System
  • Providence Health Care
  • University of Washington
• Diamond Level $10,000+
  • Itron
  • Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane
• Gold Level $7,500+
  • None
• Silver Level $5,000+
  • Bouten Construction
  • Eastern Washington University
  • Lydig Construction
  • Numerica Credit Union
  • STCU
  • Spokane Transit Authority (STA)
  • Whitworth University
• Bronze Level $3,000+
  • McKinstry
• Friends of The University District (less than $3,000)
  • Architects West
  • Community Colleges of Spokane
  • Downtown Spokane Partnership
  • Emerald Initiative
  • Executech
  • GeoEngineers, Inc.
  • Greater Spokane Inc.
  • HSSA
  • Payne West Insurance

If you would like to contribute to the University District, please contact Alden Jones ajones@spokaneudistrict.org for additional information.

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