Established in 1971, the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (FEOP) Board of Trustees promotes academic excellence for first-generation, economically disadvantaged, and underrepresented students.
The FEOP Board serves as an advisory pipeline between the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) and the community, providing counsel to the vice president on resource development and diversity initiatives. The FEOP Board join OMA&D in selecting the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award, OMA&D Spark Award, and student scholarship recipients, and support OMA&D’s Annual Celebration.
The FEOP Board of Trustees
Each Trustee is appointed, or elected for a three-year term. The FEOP Board meets monthly except, December, July, and August. The FEOP Board hosts OMA&D’s Annual Celebration, which raises funds for student support programs, including the Educational Opportunity Program.
- Barbara Lord MacLean, Boeing (retired)
President - Anthony Sanchez, Global Credit Union
Vice President - Emile Pitre, University of Washington
Parliamentarian | Senior Advisor to Vice President, OMA&D - Rickey Hall, University of Washington
Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity/University Diversity Officer - Crissi Mora, University of Washington
Secretary | Assistant Director of Constituent Relations, OMA&D
Board Members
- Alexander Ainsley, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
- Carlos Estrada Alamo, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
- Carmen Decker, Kimco Realty
- Erica Sanchez, Boeing
- Heather Lingbloom, Swedish Edmonds (retired)
- Jorge Roberts, AvPORTS
- Gwen Camacho, Meta Reality Labs Research
- Katarina Mello, Microsoft
- Katie Twineham, Starbucks
- Mary Jane Topash, The Tulalip Tribes
- R. Omar Riojas, Goldfarb & Huck Roth Riojas, PLLC
- Sean Daniels, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
- Tiffany Lally, Baird
- Emeritus In Memoriam: Dr. Gabriel Gallardo and Dr. Millie Russell
Staff
- Crissi Mora, Associate, Director for Constituent Relations
- Suzanne Sullivan, Director for Advancement
To learn more about the FEOP Board, please contact:
Crissi Mora
morac@uw.edu