Current Officers and Board Members

Officers (3-year terms, except President/Past-President which are 1-year terms)

President:  David Syphers, Eastern Washington University

Past-President:  Libby Schoene, South Seattle College

Executive Officer:  Tamar More, University of Portland (2 year term, elected 2023)

Treasurer: Christine Berven, University of Idaho (elected 2023) 

Secretary: Katie Devine, The College of Idaho (elected 2023) 

Webmaster:  Hillary Stephens, Pierce College (elected 2023)

Membership Officer:  Robert Hobbs, Bellevue College (elected 2023, interim appointment) 

Group I Institutions (Two-year Colleges) (4 members) (2-year terms)

At-large member: Libby Schoene, South Seattle CC (elected 2023, 3 year term) 

At-large member: Dennis Gilbert, Lane Community College (elected 2023, 2 year term) 

At-large member: Steve Rodrigue (elected 2023, 2 year term)

At-large member: Andie Vanture, Everett CC (elected 2023, 3 year term) 

Group II Institutions (Four-year Colleges, No Physics Major)(2 members) (2-year terms)

At-large member:  David Laman, Heritage University (elected 2023, 3 year term) 

At-large member:  David Terrell, Warner Pacific College (elected 2023, 2 year term) 

Group III Institutions (Bachelor's and/or Master's Degrees in Physics) 6 members) (2-year terms)

Private college, Oregon:  James Butler, Pacific University (elected 2023)

Private college, Washington:  Fred Liebrand, Seattle University (elected 2023) 

At-large member:  Ben Pearson,  Northwest Nazarene Univ. (elected 2023)

At-large member:  Alan Greer, Gonzaga University (elected 2023)

At-large member:  Shamim Akhtar, Montana Tech (elected 2023)

At-large member:  Nelson Coates, University of Portland (elected 2023) 

Group IV Institutions (PhD in Physics) -- appointed by the University

University of Idaho: Christine Berven

University of Oregon: Andrea Goering

Portland State University: 

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: 

Washington State University: 

Montana State University: 

Oregon State University: KC Walsh

University of Washington:  

American Association of Physics Teachers --  appointed by section 

Oregon Representative: KC Walsh, Oregon State University

Washington Representative: Robert Hobbs, Bellevue College 

Ex-Officio

Pacific Northwest College and University Association for the Improvement of Science Teaching:  Charles Robertson, University of Washington 

Committee Positions:

Meeting Committee: Todd Duncan (UP), Andie Venture (Everett), Hillary Stephens (Pierce CC), Ben Pearson (NNU), David Laman (Heritage University) 

Vitality Committee:  

Past Officers