BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We are a non-profit zoo dedicated to saving animals and habitat
MEET THE BOARD
Current Members
Woodland Park Zoo President and CEO
Alejandro Grajal
Board Officers
Chair
Irwin Goverman
Community Member
Vice Chair
Mike Ronan
Principal Partner
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
Treasurer
Dave Raney
EVP | Chief Banking Officer
Sound Community Bank
Secretary
Clare Pedersen
Management Consultant
A London Lady LLC
Board Members
Linda Allen
The Alleniana Foundation
Vikram Baskaran
VP of Technology
Alaska Airlines
Anders Brown
Operating Partner
GLP Capital Partners
Christi Beckley
Executive Director
Phinney Neighborhood Association
Andy Bench
President
Wright Runstad & Company
Dori Borjesson
Dean, WSU
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kristi Dansereau
Senior Vice President
US Bank
Karoline Dygas
CPO/VP Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Nordstrom
Adjua Dupree
Senior Manager
Amazon
Jeni Elam
Vice President, Consulting
Columbia Hospitality
Ian Hagley
VP, Private Wealth Management
Merril Lynch
Rosemarie Havranek
Philanthropist
Marlon Dylan Herrera
Deputy Construction Manager
Sound Transit
Cathy Herzig
Wildlife Conservationist & Retired Zookeeper
Jonathan Kil
CEO
Sound Pharmaceuticals
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Former King County Councilmember and Washington State Senator
Jackie Kopson
Senior Commercial Relationship Manager
The Commerce Bank of Washington
Jennifer LeMaster
President & CEO
Seattle Convention Center
Jeff Leppo
Community Member
Lian Neeman
Director, Global Benefits
Amazon
Larry Phillips
Community Member
Robert Plotnick
Professor Emeritus
The Evans School, UW
Nate Porter
Director, Financial Services
West Monroe Partners
Andrea Russell
General Manager
Microsoft
Justin Umagat
Strategic Planning Manager
King County Metro
Jill Walker
Director, Enterprise Risk Management
Starbucks
Layne Washington
HR Business Advisor
NOAA
Alison Winfield
Operations Manager
UW Haring Center
Joe Woods
Managing Partner
Pacific Public Affairs
Ex-Officio Members
Jorge Barón
Councilmember
King County
AP Diaz
Superintendent
Seattle Parks & Recreation
Alejandro Grajal
President & CEO
Woodland Park Zoo
Joy Hollingsworth
Councilmember
Seattle City
Directors Emeriti
Rick Alvord
Maria Barrientos
Warren Brown
Kathie Claypool
Kenneth W. Eakes
David Goldberg
Joshua Green III
Jan Hendrickson
Deb Horvath
Carol Hosford
B. Gerald Johnson
Victoria Leslie
Bill Lewis
Robert Liddell, MD
James McGraw
Charles Morse
Phil Nudelman
Mary Odermat
John Oppenheimer
Nancy Pellegrino
Cam Ragen
Matt Rosauer
Kevin Schofield
Rob Short
Bryan Slinker
Dale Sperling
Laurie Stewart
Ethan Stowell
R. Jay Tejera
Dave Towne
Janet True
Maggie Walker
Margie Wetherald
Kathy Williams
Stuart Williams
Sally Wright
Susie Wyckoff
Sheila Wyckoff-Dickey
Holly Hirai
Kyle Rolfe
Diane Shrewsbury
MEETING DATES
2026 Meeting Schedule
January 20
March 24
May 26
August 25
December 15
All meetings are 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. and held in the Center for Wildlife Conservation (CWC) unless otherwise noted.
CONTACT
For all questions related to the Woodland Board Zoo Board of Directors, please email Sara Basque, Board Coordinator & Executive Assistant to the CEO, at sara.basque@zoo.org.
The Woodland Park Zoo Board is a large body and space in our board room is limited. In order that we may ensure we are able to accommodate space and any special needs, all individuals intending to attend a board meeting, whether to present public comment or not, must contact The Board Coordinator (Sara Basque a sara.basque@zoo.org) a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting. In addition, please be aware that meetings may not be recorded and meeting materials may not be copied or photographed. For this reason, we are unable to provide for virtual attendance by members of the public at board meetings.