World Trade Center Seattle Board of Governors
Our esteemed Board of Governors is comprised of prominent business leaders from the aerospace, hospitality, technology, financial, health, legal, real estate, media, and transportation industries, among others. These leaders offer an extraordinary range of knowledge and expertise on trade issues and business development, helping to foster new and continued business opportunities for our region.
Co-Chairs
Jack Creighton – CEO & President (Ret.), Weyerhaeuser
Stein Kruse – President & CEO, Holland America Line
Tay Yoshitani – CEO, Port of Seattle
Honorary Co-Chair
Mic Dinsmore – CEO (Ret.), Port of Seattle
| Mr. Gary Beck |
President |
Republic Parking Northwest |
| Mr. James A. Blackmore |
Director |
General Steamship Agencies |
| Ms. Darlene Corkrum |
Sr. VP, Marketing & Fund Development |
Virginia Mason Medical Ctr |
| Mr. Jack Creighton |
Partner |
Madrona Venture Group |
| Mr. John Fluke, Jr. |
Chairman |
Fluke Venture Capital |
| Mr. Gary Gayton |
Attorney |
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC |
| Mr. Robert M. Harris, Jr. |
CEO |
Pacific Market International |
| Mr. Jim A. Horgdal |
Sr. Vice-President West |
Panalpina Inc. |
| Mr. Gary R. Isham |
Regional Vice President |
Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank |
| Ms. Lee Keller |
President |
The Keller Group |
| Mr. Skip Kotkins |
Chairman and CEO |
Skyway Luggage |
| Mr. Stein Kruse |
President and CEO |
Holland America Line |
| Mr. Sandy McDade |
Senior Vice President, Industrial Wood Products and International Business Groups |
Weyerhaeuser |
| Mr. Mike Millegan |
Area President |
Verizon |
| Mr. John Oppenheimer |
President & CEO |
Columbia Hospitality, Inc. |
| Ms. Pamela Passman |
Vice President - Global Corporate Affairs |
Microsoft |
| Mr. Arnie Prentice |
CEO |
Kibble and Prentice |
| Mr. John Rindlaub |
CEO, PNW Region |
Wells Fargo Bank |
| Mr. Peter Rose |
Chairman and CEO |
Expeditors International |
| Mr. Stanley Savage |
President and CEO |
The Commerce Bank |
| Mr. John Schukar |
Managing Director |
Northern Trust Bank |
| Mr. Emory Thomas |
Publisher |
Puget Sound Business Journal |
| Mr. John D. Warner |
Retired |
Boeing Co. |
| Mr. Tayloe Washburn |
Managing Partner |
Foster Pepper & Shefelman |
| Mr. Ken Myer |
President |
WTIA |
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