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
Brad Baca, President President Western Colorado University
Lupe Valencia-Skanes, MBA, CGFM, 1st Vice President Senior Associate Vice President for Business Affairs/Deputy Chief Financial Officer University of Texas El Paso
Michael Clune, 2nd Vice President Senior Associate Vice Chancellor  and Chief Financial Officer University of California, San Francisco
Robyn Pennington, 3rd Vice President Chief of Staff, Business & Finance The California State University System
Callie Juarez, Secretary    Interim Senior Director for Academic Resources California State University, Northridge
	Nicole Salazar, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair Vice President of Finance University of Arizona

Directors

Ruth Johnston, Immediate Past President Strategic Chief Financial Officer New Mexico State University

Teresa Costantinidis, Past-Past President Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration The University of New Mexico

Sara Reed, PDSC Chair & Member at Large Vice President, People & Talent Western Governors University

Monica Kane, CDRIC Chair Associate Provost for Finance and Administration Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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

Steven Schwartz, Small Institutions Chair  Vice President, Finance & Administration Fort Lewis College

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

Nichol Luoma, Business Partner Steering Committee Chair Vice President, University Business Services, Sustainability Operations Officer & CPO Arizona State University

Carina Celesia Moore, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair Adjunct Instructor University of the Pacific

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

David Tamanaha, Member at Large Vice Chancellor, Administrative Services University of Hawaii, Maui College

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]