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


2025-2026 Executive Committee

Robyn Pennington, President

Chief of Staff, Business & Finance 
California State University

Lori Seager, 1st Vice President

Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance Colorado College

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

Callie Juarez, Secretary   

Senior Director for Academic Resources
California State University, Northridge

 

Brice Kikuchi, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Senior Associate Treasurer, Treasury Operations
University of California, Irvine


Directors

 

Michael Clune, Immediate Past-President

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
University of California San Francisco

 

Lupe Valencia, MBA, CGFM, Past Past-President

Senior Associate Vice President for Business Affairs/Deputy Chief Financial Officer
University of Texas El Paso

 

 

 

 

Lynn Valenter, Small Institutions Chair

Vice President of Finance & Treasurer
Reed College

 

Debbie Baker, Community Colleges Chair

Associate Vice President of Finance
Western Wyoming Community College

 

 Jeff Ratje, CDRC Chair

Associate Vice President Finance, Administration, Operations
University of Arizona
 

 

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

 

Matt SkinnerBrian Thomason, Audit Committee Chair

Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Chapman University

 

Patricia Anderson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

Assistant Director, Center for Educational Partnerships 
University of California, Irvine

 

 


Kelli Brandvold, At-large appointed

Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services
Leeward Community College  

 


Melissa Jarnagin, At-large appointed

Chief Financial Officer for the Division of Administrative Services
University of California, Santa Barbara

 

 


Ken Kline, At-large appointed

Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer
College of Western Idaho

 

 

Jeanette Perez, At-large appointed

Business Manager
Arizona State University

 

 


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]