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WELA Board of Directors and Staff

Washington Executive Leadership Academy (WELA) is sponsored by the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC), the president's association, the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC), the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and The Association of Washington Community and Technical Colleges Administrators (The ASSOCIATION, a professional development organization). Its ongoing operation is overseen by the WELA Board of Directors, with members from each sponsoring organization and WELA graduates.

2009 - 10 Board of Directors

Gina Lorenz

Gina Lorenz
Director of Human Resources, Cascadia Community College

Marty Cavalluzzi

Marty Cavalluzzi, WELA alumnus
Vice-President of Instruction, Everett Community College

Tom Koenninger

Tom Koenninger
State Board Member

Gary Tollefson

Gary Tollefson, WACTC Representative
President, Renton Technical College

Ed Brewster

Ed Brewster
President, Grays Harbor College

Gene Chase

Gene Chase, TACTC Representative
Trustee, Everett Community College /p>

Kati Hays

Kati Hayes
Director, The ASSOCIATION
Center for Learning Connections

Erin Brown

Erin Brown
TACTC Administrator and Legislative Coordinator
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

WELA Staff

Cindy Hough

Cindy Hough
WELA Director

Cindy Hough was appointed WELA Director July 2008. She has an extensive background working within Washington State’s community and technical college system, beginning with her appointment as a trustee to Community College District 12 (at the time it was Centralia College and South Puget Sound Community College). Following her term as a trustee, Cindy worked on contract with the SBCTC to help launch the SMART Investment Campaign (now referred to as Creating Opportunities) and to advise the Public Information Commission on legislative issues. She has worked at the SBCTC as the agency’s legislative liaison and the administrator to the TACTC since 1995. In those roles Cindy has worked with the SBCTC and WACTC, in addition to the trustees, on legislative issues impacting the two-year college system; conducted trustee board retreats; conducted presidential search workshops; organized trustee orientations and trainings; and advised trustees on policy and governance issues. Prior to joining the SBCTC, Cindy worked for both the Washington Senate and House of Representatives and served as the administrator for community relations and interim elections director for the Thurston County Auditor’s Office.