Board of Directors

 

 

The Trust's Board of Directors includes four growers, four farmworker advocates, four rural housing agency directors and four community representatives who have special expertise in housing finance or other skills important to the Trust's work. Most live and work in Central and Eastern Washington.

President:
Mario Villanueva (Catholic Charities Housing Services, Yakima)

Vice President:
D. Steven Witte (Farmworker Advocate, Portland/Vancouver)

Secretary:
Gloria Burton  (Archdiocesan Housing Authority of Western Washington , Seattle)

Treasurer:
Mike Gempler ( Washington Growers League, Yakima)

Past President:
Juan Aguilar (KeyBank, Seattle/Phoenix)

Members:
Roger Bairstow (Grower Representative, Walla Walla)
Guillermo Castaneda (Farmworker Advocate, Granger)
Donn Etherington (KDKel, LLC; Grower Representative, Wenatchee)
Billie Heath (Rural Community Assistance Corporation, Olympia)
Alicia McRae (Housing Authority of Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee)
Marty Miller (Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing, Yakima)
Judith Olsen (Wells Fargo Bank)
Robbie Scott (Farmworker Advocate, Wenatchee)
John Smith (Community Representative, Skagit County)
Tomás Villanueva (Farmworker Advocate, Toppenish)
Michael Youngquist (Grower Representative, Mt. Vernon)

Ex Officio Members:
Janet Abbett (Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development)
Mary McBride (Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray)

Board of Directors Application:
The Board of Directors of the Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust establishes and oversees policies regarding the activities of the Trust to expand the supply of safe, affordable housing for farmworkers, and provide homes for families to strengthen our agricultural economy and rural communities across Washington.

Directors both represent their constituencies and help promote the work of the Trust. Directors serve four-year terms; one director from each of the four sectors stands for election every April.

If you are interested in becoming a candidate for the Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust Board of Directors, please download the Board Candidate Survey form and follow application instructions. To learn more about the Trust, including our mission and the programs we manage, please review other sections of this web site.

Also see Information About the Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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