Saint Martin's brings together leaders from all sectors. We are excited that business and nonprofit leaders, scholars and government advisors, entrepreneurs and humanitarians are among our board of trustees.
Ex-Officio
- Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D., University president
- Fr. Bede Classick, O.S.B., treasurer
- Br. Boniface Lazzari, O.S.B '67, secretary
- Joe Williams, chair
- Medrice Coluccio, vice chair
Trustees
Joseph Alongi '62, '64
Sam Armour, CPA
Armour & Associates, PS
University board committees
Audit, chair
Executive
Finance
Institutional Advancement
Investment
Armandino "Dino" Batali '59, '16
Founder, Armandino's Salumi Restaurant and Salumi Artisan Cured Meats
Seattle, WA
Saint Martin's University honorary degree recipient, 2016
University board committees
Governance
Institutional Advancement
Student Affairs
Kathy Beecher
University board committees
Enrollment Management
Governance
Student Affairs
Theodore “Ted” J. Billman HS ’65; ’73
Charles Scott Bond
Retired – President and CEO, Washington State Hospital Association
Olympia, WA
University board committees
Academic affairs, vice chair
Finance, vice chair
John Carr, Ph.D '59
Retired manager/scientist
DuPont Agricultural Chemicals
Wilmington, DE
University board committees
Governance, vice chair
Institutional Advancement
Fr. Bede Classick, O.S.B.
Saint Martin’s Abbey
Lacey, Washington
University board committees
Academic Affairs
Audit
Enrollment Management
Executive
Ex-officio, treasurer
Finance
Investment
Student Affairs
Medrice Coluccio
Regional Chief Executive
Providence Health & Services
Southwest Washington
Lacey, WA
University board committees
Executive, vice chair
Ex-officio, vice chair
Finance, chair
Governance
Br. Luke Devine, O.S.B. '01
Saint Martin's Abbey
Lacey, WA
University board committees
Academic Affairs
Enrollment Management
Lori G. Drummond
CEO
Olympia Federal Savings
Olympia, Washington
University board committees
Academic Affairs, chair
Audit
Gerald L. Gallagher '83
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
GM Nameplate, Inc.
Seattle, WA
University board committees
Enrollment Management
Finance
Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D.
President
Saint Martin’s University
Lacey, WA
University board committees
Executive, president
Ex-officio
Stephen R. Lanza (RET) LTG, US Army '15
Saint Martin's University honorary degree recipient, 2015
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University board committees
Governance
Br. Boniface Lazzari, O.S.B.
Saint Martin's Abbey
Lacey, Washington
University board committees
Enrollment Management
Executive
Ex-officio, University corporation secretary
Governance
Inge Marcus '82, '17
Saint Martin's University honorary degree recipient, 2017
University board committees
Academic Affairs
Institutional Advancement
Fr. Justin McCreedy, O.S.B. '66
Saint Martin’s Abbey
Lacey, Washington
University board committees
Academic Affairs
Institutional Advancement
Abbot Marion Qui-Thac Nguyen, O.S.B.
Saint Martin's Abbey
Lacey, WA
Br. Bede Nicol, O.S.B.
Kathleen C. O’Grady
President and Trustee
The O'Grady Foundation
New York, NY
University board committees
Enrollment Management
Institutional Advancement
John O'Halloran
Rainier Investment Management (Retired)
Seattle, Washington
University board committees
Enrollment Management
Finance
Investment
Dan O'Neill '68
President of Great Western Supply
Owner of The Barn Nursery
SMJ Properties, LLC
O'Neill & Sons Trucking
University board committees
Executive
Finance
Institutional Advancement
Student Affairs
Katie Opitz
Lieutenant Colonel
Army Nursing Corps (Retired)
Owner
The Wave Car Wash
Lacey, WA
University board committees
Academic Affairs, chair
Enrollment Management, vice chair
Student Affairs, vice chair
A. Richard Panowicz '2-
Retired
Olympia, WA
Saint Martin's University honorary degree recipient, 2020
University board committees
Executive
George A. Parker, Ph.D '71
Lead Engineer/Senior Chemist, The Boeing Company
Shoreline, WA
University board committees
Enrollment Management, chair
Executive
Finance
Institutional Advancement, vice chair
Investment
Gerald Pumphrey, ED.D
Former President
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA
University board committees
Audit
Executive
Governance, chair
Cliff Quisenberry
CIO, Caravan Capital Management, LLC
Seattle, WA
University board committees
Finance
Investment
Pat Rants
President & CO-CEO
The Rants Group
Olympia, Washington
University board committees
Finance
Investment
Jay C. Rudd, M.D.
Ophthamologist
Clarus Eye Center
Lacey, Washington
University board committees
Audit
Executive
Institutional Advancement
Investment
Perry Shea '83
Principal Engineer and President
Shea, Carr & Jewell (SC&J) Alliance
University board committees
Student Affairs
Jessica Van Hatcher '12
Director of Marketing and Business Development
DTI
Olympia, WA
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University board committees
Enrollment Management
Student Affairs
Joseph S. Williams
President
The Williams Group LLC
Yelm, Washington
University board committees
Executive, chair
Ex-officio, chair
Br. Nicolaus Wilson, O.S.B. '11
Saint Martin's Abbey
Lacey, WA
University board committees
Academic Affairs
Institutional Advancement
Student Affairs
Emeritus trustees
G. Michael Cronk '64
CEO
Natoma Group LLC
Purchasing Solutions LLC
Mary E. Gentry '72
Board of directors
Olympia Federal Savings
Washington Center for Performing Arts
Terence R. Monaghan, PE, CEng. '62, '16
President (Retired), VECO Engineering Group
Palm Desert, California
Olympia, Washington
Saint Martin's University honorary degree recipient, 2016