Board of Directors

WACUBO is led by a Board of Directors, made up of business officers from member institutions, that is responsible for the direction and management of the affairs, funds, and property of the Association. The Board of Directors shall have the following general functions:

1. Determine the desired outcomes for organizational success
2. Make and approve policy
3. Assure appropriate resources to support the strategic plan
4. Adopt an appropriate governance system and leadership structure
5. Evaluate its own performance through review and evaluation

Supporting Documents

• WACUBO Bylaws
• Code of Conduct

• WACUBO Organizational Chart (pdf)

Executive Committee
Ruth Johnston, President Strategic Chief Financial Officer New Mexico State University
Lisa Frace, 1st Vice President  Chief Finance & Budget Officer & Senior Associate Vice Chancellor University of California, Davis
Brad Baca, 2nd Vice President Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Western Colorado University
Lupe Valencia, 3rd Vice President Associate Vice President, Business Affairs and Interim Vice President, Information Resources University of Texas at El Paso
Kori Wetsel, Secretary Director, Business Analysis & System Support University of Utah
	Cheryl Heath, Treasurer Vice President for Administration & Finance & Chief Financial Officer  Northern Wyoming Community College District

Directors

Arch Asawa, Past Past President Vice President for Finance & Administration, CFO and Chief Investment Officer Soka University

Teresa Costantinidis, Immediate Past President Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration University of New Mexico

Robert Moore, NACUBO Chair Senior Vice President, Office of Finance and Administration Colorado College

Lynn Valenter, NACUBO Past Chair Vice Chancellor, Finance & Operations Washington State University - Vancouver

Robyn Pennington, PDSC Chair Chief of Staff, Business & Finance The California State University System

Monica Kane, CDRIC Chair Chief of Staff & Contract Administrator University of Alaska, Anchorage

Linda Cordier, Community Colleges Chair Director, PimaOnline Partnerships & Operations Pima Community College

TBA, Small Institutions Chair

Matt Skinner, Audit Committee Chair Associate Vice President for Finance Washington State University

Dean Calvo, Business Partner Steering Committee Chair Vice President for Business Affairs &Treasurer Scripps College

Nicole Salazar, Finance Committee Chair Vice President of Finance University of Arizona

Kendra Yoshimoto, Member at Large Director, Fiscal and Audit Services University of Washington, Bothell

Carina Celesia Moore, Member at Large  Director, Talent Management & Development University of California, Davis

Michael Clune, Member at Large Senior Associate Vice Chancellor  and Chief Financial Officer University of California, San Francisco

The Association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of no fewer than twelve 12 Directors and no more than twenty 20 Directors. The Board of Directors shall include six (6) Members at Large (three (3) elected and three (3) appointed) reflecting the NACUBO Constituency Councils (Community Colleges, Comprehensive Institutions/Research Institutions, and Small Institutions), the two (2) immediate Past Presidents, the appointed Finance Committee Chair, the appointed Professional Development Steering Committee Chair(s), the Chair of the Host Committee (without vote), the Chair of the Audit Committee, the Chair of the Business Partner Steering Committee, the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, the appointed Treasurer, and such ex-officio members as are provided for in these bylaws. Any Director elected or appointed must be employed at an institution which is an institutional member of the Association and must remain so employed throughout the term for which he or she was elected or appointed. [WACUBO Bylaws, Article VI, Sect. 1]