 | | Jim Groves
Appointed to the BTC Board of Trustees November 2009 and serves as the current board chair. |
CAREER PROFILE: Business & Membership Development Specialist for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 191 (since 2005) President, Northwest Journeyman Electrician with IBEW from 1993-2009.
EDUCATION PROFILE: Attended BTC and graduated from Bellingham High School.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Trustee for Northwest Washington Building and Construction Trades Council Delegate for Whatcom County Central Labor Council Active Member of Habitat for Humanity. |
 | | James W. Cunningham
Appointed to the BTC Board of Trustees in 1998. Mr. Cunningham was reappointed in June 2005 and served as the Board Chair, 2001 - 2003. |
CAREER PROFILE: Retired General Manager, Bellingham Operations, Georgia-Pacific Inc.
EDUCATION PROFILE: Attended Seattle University, B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Oceanography, University of Washington.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Bellingham Rotary Club; Actively involved in Lake Whatcom Watershed issues through the Lake Whatcom Stewardship Association. |
 | | Debbie Ahl
Appointed to the BTC Board of Trustees in November 2011 |
CAREER PROFILE: Currently works with small businesses and entrepreneurial startups to support economic growth in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
(Retired) President & CEO Sterling Life Insurance Company
(Retired) President & CEO, Olympic Health Management Systems, Inc.
EDUCATION PROFILE: Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University in Communications.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Joint Quality Committee for Peace Health St. Joseph Hospital
Board for the Center for Excellence in Management Education for the College of Business & Economics, Western Washington University. |
 | | Mark Asmundson
Appointed to the BTC Board of Trustees January 2009 |
CAREER PROFILE: Executive Director, Northwest Clean Air Agency
Former Mayor, City of Bellingham, WA
Formerly attorney in private practice
EDUCATION PROFILE: BA Western Washington University
JD from Pacific-McGeorge School of Law.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Chair of the Washington Air Quality Managers Group. Former Board member of: Whatcom Transit Authority, Whatcom Council of Governments, Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board. |
 | | Lisa Woo
Appointed to Bellingham Technical College’s Board of Trustees May 2011 |
CAREER PROFILE: Woo has been a property developer since 1999, owning and managing multi-use properties and has worked as a Washington State Realtor since 1998. She is also a commercial property and small business owner, having owned the Gateway building downtown and Red Berry since 2007.
EDUCATION PROFILE: Woo received her education from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: WWU Foundation Board from 2001 to present, Mt. Baker Theatre Board of Directors, Downtown Renaissance Network and Korean Realtors Association. |