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:
- Determine the desired outcomes for organizational success
- Make and approve policy
- Assure appropriate resources to support the strategic plan
- Adopt an appropriate governance system and leadership structure
- Evaluate its own performance through review and evaluation
Supporting Documents
2025-2026 Executive Committee
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Robyn Pennington, President
Chief of Staff, Business & Finance California State University
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Lori Seager, 1st Vice President
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance Colorado College
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Dean Calvo, 2nd Vice President Vice President for Business Affairs/Treasurer Scripps College |
Matt Skinner, 3rd Vice President
Senior Associate Vice President and Deputy CFO Washington State University
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Callie Juarez, Secretary
Senior Director for Academic Resources California State University, Northridge
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Brice Kikuchi, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Senior Associate Treasurer, Treasury Operations University of California, Irvine
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Directors
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Michael Clune, Immediate Past-President
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer University of California San Francisco
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Lupe Valencia, MBA, CGFM, Past Past-President
Senior Associate Vice President for Business Affairs/Deputy Chief Financial Officer University of Texas El Paso
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Lynn Valenter, Small Institutions Chair
Vice President of Finance & Treasurer Reed College
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Debbie Baker, Community Colleges Chair
Associate Vice President of Finance Western Wyoming Community College
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Jeff Ratje, CDRC Chair
Associate Vice President Finance, Administration, Operations
University of Arizona
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Nichol Luoma, Business Partners Steering Committee Chair
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Administration Officer Washington University in St. Louis |
Callie Juarez, PDSC Chair
Senior Director for Academic Resources California State University, Northridge
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Brian Thomason, Audit Committee Chair
Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chapman University
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Patricia Anderson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
Assistant Director, Center for Educational Partnerships University of California, Irvine
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Kelli Brandvold, At-large appointed
Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Leeward Community College
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Melissa Jarnagin, At-large appointed
Chief Financial Officer for the Division of Administrative Services University of California, Santa Barbara
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Ken Kline, At-large appointed
Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer College of Western Idaho
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Jeanette Perez, At-large appointed
Business Manager Arizona State University
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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]
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