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Search Advisory Committee

Committee Purpose

The Presidential Search Advisory Committee will be instrumental in helping the Board of Regents fulfill its responsibilities in selecting the next President of Washington State University. The Board Chair has issued the following charge to the committee. Key roles include the following:

  • Review, interview, and recommend the appointment of the remaining 21 members of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee to the Board Chair
  • Represent the institution during the search, as well as the interests of the Board of Regents and the campus community, to the candidates
  • Utilize the Equity Impact Assessment tool to develop the search process and when recruiting presidential candidates
  • Help to generate a strong and diverse pool of candidates through advertising and recruiting
  • Screen the candidate pool and interview candidates
  • Make recommendations to the Board of Regents regarding presidential finalists
Committee members
Learn more about how the committee was determined

Committee Members

A portrait of Ajay Barman.

Ajay Barman

President, Graduate & Professional Student Association

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A portrait of Leslie Brunelli.

Leslie Brunelli

Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
Chief Financial Officer, WSU

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A portrait of John Harrison.

John Harrison

Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor, School of Environment

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A portrait of Jennifer Hyatt.

Jennifer Hyatt

Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Dean of Students

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A portrait of Lisa King.

Lisa King

Past Board Chair, WSU Foundation Board of Directors

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A portrait of Sharon Mail Kanichy.

Sharon Mail Kanichy

Tribal Liason, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health

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A portrait of Jill McCluskey.

Jill McCluskey

Regents Professor and Director, School of Economic Sciences

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A portrait of Courtney Meehan.

Courtney Meehan

Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

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A portrait of Parjot Pawar.

Parjot Pawar

President, Associated Students of WSU Tri-Cities

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A portrait of Bruce Pinkleton.

Bruce Pinkleton

Dean, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

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A portrait of Ed Schweitzer.

Edmund Schweitzer

Founder, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

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A portrait of Eric Shelden.

Eric Shelden

Past Chair, WSU Faculty Senate
Associate Professor, School of Molecular Biosciences

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A portrait of Leah Sheppard.

Leah Sheppard

Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Carson College of Business

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A portrait of Dan Teuteberg.

Dan Teuteberg

Director, Grays Harbor and Mason County Extension

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A portrait of Mike Wolcott.

Mike Wolcott

Regents Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Interim Vice President, Research

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