Board of Directors

Composition of the Board is determined by legislation including members who are appointed by the Governor under RCW 28B. 038.020. Sirti Board members may make recommendations for such appointments to the Governor. Voting members include:

Nine members of the general public, six of whom are associated with or employed by technology-based or manufacturing-based industries and who have broad business experience and an understanding of high technology.

Officers

Jeff Severs, (Chair)
Chief Operating Officer,
Greater Spokane Incorporated

Willbann Terpening, Ph.D., (Treasurer) Professor of Operations Management, School of Business,
Gonzaga University

Board Members

Robert Bates, Ph.D., Provost and  Executive Vice President,
Washington State University

Greg Bever, Publisher,
Spokane Journal of Business

Lee Cheatham, Ph.D., Executive Director, Washington Technology Center

John Coombs, M.D., Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs, Clinical Systems and Community Relations
Vice Dean for Regional Affairs, Rural Health, and Graduate Medical
University of Washington

Gary Flood, President and CEO,
ReliOn

Renee T. LaRocca, Product Specialist Manager,
Pyrotek

Michael Le Roy, Ph.D., Vice President, Academic Affairs,
Whitworth University

Mark Palek, M.D., President,
Spokane Falls Community College

John Pariseau, General Manager,
WIN Partners

Wayne Quirk, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies,
Research and Continuing Education,
Central Washington University

Gary Spanner, Ph.D., Manager, Economic Development Office,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ken Spitzer, Ph.D. (Chair)
Associate Vice Provost for Research - Retired,
Washington State University

Harm-Jan Steenhuis, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
College of Business and Public Administration,
Eastern Washington University

Stuart Stiles, CEO,
Advantage IQ

Non-Voting Members

Kim Zentz (Non-voting)
Executive Director, Sirti

Larry Briney (Non-voting) Senior Assistant Attorney General Chief,
Spokane Division, State of Washington

Governor's Office Representative

Marc Baldwin, Executive Policy Advisor,
Governor’s Executive Policy Office