Advisory Board
University of Washington Bothell Advisory Board
澳门赌场 Advisory Board for the University of Washington Bothell provides guidance to the campus on issues surrounding higher education, assists in building relationships with business and civic leaders and advocates for university resources.
2021-22 Members
Jan Hunter, Chair
Janet is a past member of the corporate board of Hunter Industries and is experienced in all facets of management and administration of a business organization. She has over 40 years volunteer and professional experience. She is a past president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for Washington State and a long time Trustee of Midway University in Kentucky. She is a Trustee Emerita of the Riverview School on Cape Cod and served on the Board of Advisors of the Jackie Robinson family YMCA in the inner city of San Diego. Her experience includes more than three decades working at the local and national levels of the AFS High School Exchange student program. She is a third-generation Washington native who attended Whitman College, graduated from the University of Maryland and later taught elementary school. She and her husband of more than 50 years raised 4 children from infancy and became the guardians of a 16-year-old girl in 2004.
Neil Azous
Neil Azous is the Founder, Managing Member, and Chief Investment Officer of Rareview Capital LLC, a SEC registered investment advisor that specializes in income solutions and global macro investing.
Neil has two decades of experience across the financial markets. Prior to founding Rareview Capital, Neil was a Managing Director at Navigate Advisors where he specialized in constructing portfolios and advising on risk. On Wall Street, his career included roles at UBS Investment Bank and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, where his responsibilities comprised of trading derivatives, hedging solutions, asset allocation and fundamental securities analysis. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in Fixed Income, after completing both the firm’s Analyst and Associate training programs.
Neil completed graduate level coursework for a MS in Real Estate at New York University and received his BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington, where he is a member of the University of Washington Bothell Board of Advisors and was the recipient of the Bothell Business School 2013 Distinguished Undergraduate Alumnus Award. He is active in various charity and community organizations.
Christopher Boody
Chris Boody is a 20-year mobile and software services veteran who has world-wide business development responsibility for the connected car program at Microsoft. He started his mobile career with McCaw Cellular, focused on the first mobile operator roll-out of early “Smartphones” and wireless data networks in the mid 1990’s. McCaw Cellular was acquired by AT&T, and for the next 15+ years Chris expanded his career to manage world class engineering and architecture teams, assisted with the first launch of the Apple iPhone, and built/ran a $7B Consumer Messaging business for AT&T. Chris has experience in the Venture Capital industry as the prior CTO of SVG Partners- where he ran a global startup accelerator program, and performed extensive product and technical due-diligence of companies for the VC fund. Chris actively evaluates and participates in tech sector venture investment opportunities in the Pacific Northwest, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Chris was recognized for his strong business leadership and mentoring of Irish technology company CEOs by receipt of the Global Meitheal Award from the Irish Prime Minister. In addition, Chris was honored to receive the MBA distinguished alumnus award from the University of Washington, Bothell. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Fresno and a master of management degree from the University of Washington, Bothell. Chris is actively involved in non-profit and charity organizations in the Seattle area.
Eva Cherry
Eva Cherry is President & CEO of Silicon Mechanics, a Seattle-based systems integrator for servers, storage and high-performance computing technologies. She joined the company in 2008 and became an investor in 2009, successfully executing a financial and operational turnaround, leading to subsequent 3x growth and sale of the business to a Boston, MA based Private Equity Firm in 2018.
Prior to Silicon Mechanics, Eva served as CEO of Net-Inspect, a leader in SaaS for global supply chain and quality improvement management software — in addition to spending 9 years at Deloitte, leading high-profile M&A and ERP consulting engagements in the U.S. and in South Africa.
Suzanne Del Rio
Suzanne Del Rio is the co-owner of the Del Rio Foundation, where she uses her experience and creative ability to design dynamic emergent complex system-based solutions in business, social venture as well as philanthropic efforts that are based upon trans-disciplinary thought in a connected world. Del Rio works to develop goal-based public-private partnerships based upon new models of governance, finance, information systems and cooperation, with the goal of promoting maximization of each human being’s potential and the generation of indigenously created dynamically sustainable and scalable systems.
Anoop Gupta
Anoop Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of SeekOut. For five years, he was a Distinguished Scientist for Microsoft Research. He held many roles with Microsoft, including technology policy and strategy and corporate vice president of the Unlimited Potential Group and Education Products Group. He was the founding leader of Microsoft’s Unified Communications Group. Before joining Microsoft in 1997, Anoop was a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford University. He received the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, and held the Robert N. Noyce Faculty Scholar Chair at Stanford. Prior to his role at Stanford, Gupta was on the research faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, where he received his Ph.D. in computer science. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Jeff Hanley
Jeff Hanley is Director of Japan and Korea Structures for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Supplier Management. Jeff’s responsibilities include sourcing, contracting, and supplier performance management in support of all Boeing Commercial Airplane Programs.
Jeff’s current focus is on ensuring the supply base is prepared to support Boeing’s current and future rate increases while improving quality, cost, and delivery performance.
Prior to this assignment, Jeff has held various Supplier Management positions in both Defense and Commercial Airplanes including Missiles Systems, Commercial Aviation Services, Customer Training, Raw Materials & Standards, Outside Production, 747 and 787 Program Supplier Management.
Jeff was born and raised in Seattle; joining Boeing in 1989 after receiving his B.A. in business administration from the University of Washington. He received his MBA from Seattle University in 1994 and studied lean manufacturing in Japan in 1999.
Jeff is married to Teresa and they have 2 boys, ages 18 and 23. He enjoys outdoor activities including fishing, camping, hiking, and snowboarding.
Taylor Hoang
A serial entrepreneur, Taylor Hoang is constantly playing with new business ideas and how to encapsulate these ideas into helping and promoting Asian communities. Born in Da Lat, Vietnam, Taylor’s Vietnamese culture of food and family has dictated her diverse career path while her entrepreneurial acumen has resulted in a broad and unrelenting vehicle for success.
Taylor took her propensity for business and training as a chef from her mother and opened the first Pho Cyclo Cafe in 2003 at the age of 27. Originally started as a side project in 2003, Pho Cyclo grew to five locations: the original Sodo location, Broadway in 2005, Downtown in 2011, Bellevue in 2012, and South Lake Union in 2013.
Taylor serves as a voice for the ethnic small business owner in political arenas. Her advocacy work led to her founding Ethnic Business Coalition (EBC), a 501c3 nonprofit committed to developing, promoting and improving the long-term growth, sustainability, and success of immigrant and minority-owned businesses in Washington State. As executive director, Taylor guides the marketing, financial, advocacy services and resources and provides the representation that is essential for small, minority owned businesses to succeed.
Under Ethnic Business Coalition, Taylor launched EthnicSeattle.com, a groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind digital publication that serves as an engaging resource for locals and visitors to discover Seattle’s various ethnic communities and businesses through original, video and highlighted content.
Jan Hunter
Janet is a past member of the corporate board of Hunter Industries and is experienced in all facets of management and administration of a business organization. She has over 40 years volunteer and professional experience. She is a past president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for Washington State and a long time Trustee of Midway University in Kentucky. She is a Trustee Emerita of the Riverview School on Cape Cod and served on the Board of Advisors of the Jackie Robinson family YMCA in the inner city of San Diego. Her experience includes more than three decades working at the local and national levels of the AFS High School Exchange student program. She is a third-generation Washington native who attended Whitman College, graduated from the University of Maryland and later taught elementary school. She and her husband of more than 50 years raised 4 children from infancy and became the guardians of a 16-year-old girl in 2004.
Wayne Kawakami
Wayne Kawakami currently serves as a Vice President of Funding and Investments at the Washington State Employees Credit Union. Prior to joining WSECU his previous experience was with the State of Washington which included serving as a Senior Budget Assistant to the Governor at the Office of Financial Management, Assistant Director for Administrative Services at the Department of Labor and Industries and a Fiscal Analyst for the Office of Program Research for the State House of Representatives. He has also held positions at Security Pacific Bank and the Boeing Company.
Wayne received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and his Master’s in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business. Connect with Wayne on LinkedIn.
Mark Lamb
Mark Lamb is the owner and founder of North Creek Law Firm. Mark is an effective and sought-after advocate who has practiced law for 19 years in both Washington and California. He represents clients in transactional and litigation matters in the real estate, hospitality, venture capital, health care and public policy sectors. He serves as counsel to some of the most respected individuals, family-owned businesses and trade associations in the Pacific Northwest. Mark also acts as counsel to businesses, trade associations and elected officials in drafting legislation and initiatives, seeking government approval of projects, eminent domain, public disclosure, ethics complaints and campaign finance issues. From 2006-2013 Mark served as the Mayor of Bothell. As Mayor, he cut utility taxes, improved Bothell’s credit rating and passed legislation encouraging energy efficient building and development in the largest downtown revitalization in Washington State. Mark is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and holds a BA in public policy from Duke University where he graduated with honors.
Wendy Lawrence
Captain Wendy Lawrence is a retired naval aviator and NASA astronaut. As a helicopter pilot, she made several shipboard deployments to the North Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Kenya. After earning a master’s degree in ocean engineering from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Lawrence was selected as an astronaut in 1992 and worked at NASA for 14 years. A veteran of four shuttle missions (STS-67, 86, 91 and 114), she has logged over 50 days in space. Currently, she works part-time at Space Camp and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, informing the public about NASA’s spaceflight programs and participating in STEM education programs.
Judsen Marquardt
Jud Marquardt is a founding partner of LMN Architects, a Seattle-based firm delivering design services for all project types, with particular emphasis on university and civic/public assembly facilities. Jud has served with distinction on the national boards of the American Institute of Architects, the American Architectural Foundation, and as a visiting team-chair for the National Architectural Accreditation Board in accrediting architecture programs at various colleges and universities across the country. He is currently a board member of the state of Washington Public Stadium Authority which oversees the public interest in the management and operation of the CenturyLink Field and Events Center, home of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC.
Laura Metz
Laura Metz is a Senior Product Manager at Apple Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Laura has been working with Apple Inc. in the iMac division since 2003, and prior to working with Apple, she worked as a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft for six years in retail merchandising, channel marketing and product marketing. Laura holds two degrees from University of Washington Bothell; she graduated with both her BA and MBA in Business Administration.
Luis Navarro
Luis Navarro is the director of the Workforce Development , Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the Port of Seattle. Luis was born in Costa Rica and before joining the Port he worked in the airline industry for almost 20 years. His responsibilities at the Port include community engagement with minority, immigrant and refugee communities, promoting the Port’s mission of economic development through the small business and workforce development program, and support for transitioning veterans.
He is currently a member of the Office of Minority Women and Business Enterprises (OMWBE) Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, Washington DOT DBE Advisory Group, and past-president of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (Pacific Northwest chapter).
In 2013, Luis was recognized by the NFL and the Seattle Seahawks with the 2013 Hispanic Leadership Award. Luis is also a community advocate for Susan G Komen Puget Sound. He received his MBA from the University of Washington-Bothell and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Luis resides in Kirkland, and enjoys cycling across the beautiful Puget Sound and beyond.
George Northcroft
George’s career experience has included serving as a Regional Administrator for the General Services Administration. Prior to that position he served as the Director of Business Relations & Economic Development for King County. He has also held senior management positions with Nordstrom and First Interstate Bank.
Maureen O’Hara
Maureen A. O’Hara is semi-retired after a career in IT which took her from a startup in 1981 to bio-tech researcher in pharma to leading large IT project for the DOD, ending with a career at Microsoft. In semi-retirement Maureen did management consulting and for 15 years taught part-time at the University of Washington.
Today Maureen dedicates most of her time to community service. Currently she is a member of the start-up board of 澳门赌场 Madrone School, which serves special needs children, and she serves on the board and social impact committee at Emerald Heights, a senior community in Redmond. Until recently, Maureen served on the leadership team for SVP Fast Pitch, a coaching and granting program for start-up social impact organizations. Prior, she is a founder of Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland and is a lifetime member of the advisory board. Maureen also served on the board of NW Yeshiva HS and helped found the local Cycling for Parkinson’s program.
Maureen and her husband Bob enjoy traveling and are avid tandem cyclists. 澳门赌场y have a son Michael who is a UWB graduate, and a son David who lives in NYC.
Maureen holds a MA in Management Information Science from the NYU, and a BS in Bio-Medical Computing/Computer Science from Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.
Preston Simmons
Preston M. Simmons, DSc. serves as chief executive officer for Providence Health & Services Alaska with responsibility for state-wide operations activities. Preston has served as a leader within Providence since 2007 in a variety of roles, including chief executive officer of Providence’s Northwest Washington Region and chief operating and administrative officer of the Western Washington Region.
Before joining Providence, he served as the senior associate administrator for the University of Washington Medical Center. Prior to that, he was chief executive officer of a rural hospital in the Samaritan Health System in Page, Arizona. He also served in senior leadership roles at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Wa and Ballard Community Hospital in Seattle.
Simmons holds a doctor of science in health services from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and a master’s in health administration from the University of Washington. He is a clinical professor for the university’s Department of Health Services and is board certified as an American College of Healthcare Executives Fellow. He is an active member in numerous community, state and national professional boards.
Renee Sinclair
Renee Radcliff Sinclair is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TVW, Washington’s public affairs media network. Prior to joining TVW, Renee was Education Policy Director at Apple, Inc., and Executive Director of Congressional and Public Affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Renee spent 14 years as a journalist, followed by four successful elections to the Washington State House of Representatives. Since leaving the Legislature, Renee continues to serve her community through a variety of policy-related, community-based activities.
Clyde Walker
Clyde Walker is currently a for profit/non profit board leader following a long executive career in aerospace and food manufacturing. His career included serving as the Director, Business Administration and VP, Human Resources at Rocket Research Co./Primex Aerospace and as Sr. VP, Human Resources at Continental Mills.
Clyde now serves as board chair for First Choice Health Network. He previously served as board chair for the UW Alumni Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound and the Foundation for Early Learning. He also served as chair of the advisory board for the Seattle School District Family Support Worker program.
Clyde and his wife Sherrelle are actively involved with UW Seattle including Clyde serving on the UW Foundation board and Sherrelle serving on the College of Education Advisory board.
Clyde is a proud graduate of the UW Foster School of Business.
William Wescott
Bill is the founder and CEO of BrainOxygen LLC. Bill has been a leader in innovation and sustainable development for over three decades and a frequent speaker at international events. A lifelong intra- and entrepreneur, Bill has worked with startups, corporations, investors, governments, and NGOs to create new sustainable enterprises. In addition to being a leader of three Bay Area startups, Bill was the Vice President, Innovation for Veolia Environment, where he co-founded and led the Veolia Innovation Accelerator and worked with all of Veolia’s business divisions (water, waste, energy, and transportation) to enhance their services through technological and business innovations. Bill currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, and provides advisory services to variety of client organizations through his firm BrainOxygen LLC.
In his fifteen years at Arthur D. Little, Inc. Bill worked with top executives in the public sector, non-governmental sector, and private sector on five continents, in four languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), and lived in Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. His industrial sector experience includes electric utilities, oil & gas, mining & metals, forest products, chemicals, consumer products, heavy manufacturing, and information technologies. Bill has served as an advisor to organizations including the Romanian (member of the delegation to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro), Italian, Mexican, Brazilian, and U.S. governments, UNIDO, the Sustainable Performance Group Investment Fund, PROPEL Board of Directors, 澳门赌场 Conference Board, 澳门赌场 Pew Center on Global Climate Change, 澳门赌场 Institute of the Americas, FUNDES, the World Resources Institute, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, New Jersey Environmental Lobby board of directors, and NASA LAUNCH. Bill received the Social Innovation Leadership Award from the World CSR Congress in 2013.
Bill has a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon (Dissertation: 澳门赌场 Influence of Organizational Factors on the Effectiveness of Environmental Management; doctoral committee included Herbert Simon, 1978 Nobel Laureate in Economics) and BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton.