Board of Directors
Executive Board
Chris Brown
Chair of the Board
Wray's - Yakima's Food Stores
Mike Dooley
First Vice Chair
Wilbert Precast, Inc.
Roy Bauerle
Immediate Past Chair
Granite Inc.
Jeff Louman
Chair Appointee
Huibregtse, Louman Associates
Don Boyd
Legal Counsel
Carlson Boyd & Bailey PLLC
Board of Directors
Rich Austin
Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Mike Bastinelli
Townsquare Media
Alex Hodge
Terril, Lewis & Wilke, Insurance
Julie Grieb
Treveri Cellars
Ron King
Radio Yakima
Joe Mann
Ron’s Coin and Book
Jennifer Rodeen
Joel's Tire
Charlene Upton
Yakima County Medical Society
Christine Cote
Perry Techinal Institute
Jon DeVaney
Yakima Valley Growers and Shippers
Ryan Smith
Petersen CPAs and Advisors
Ex-Officio Members
John Cooper - Yakima Valley Visitor and Convention Bureau
LTC Darrell O'Steen - Post Commander, Yakima Training Center
Linda Johnson - Small Business Development Center
Luz Guitierrez -Rural Community Development Resources
Micah Cawley - Mayor of Yakima
Nestor Hernande -Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Yakima County
Mike Leita - Yakima County Commissioners
Jim Lemon - Mayor of Union Gap
Greg Stewart - State Fair Park-Sun Dome - CWFA
Dave McFadden - Yakima County Development Association
Doug Picatti - Picatti Brothers
John Gawlik - Mayor,City of Selah
Craig Dwight - Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center
Divisional Leaders
Jon DeVaney
Government Division Co-Chair
Yakima County Medical Society
Rich Austin
Member Services Division
Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Craig Dwight
Education Division Chair
Sousley Sound Communication
Finance Division Chair
Central Valley Bank
Roy Bauerle
Finance Division Vice Chair
Granite Northwest Inc.
Committee Chairs
Leadership Yakima Chair
Kristi Foster - Wheatland Bank
Awards Committee Chair
Garry Heilman - ACTNOW Human Resources and Development
Business Expo Chair
Craig Terry - NY Life
Ambassador's Chair
Jared Yoakum - ServiceMaster Professional Cleaning




