Board of Directors

Bruce Mohr is co-founder and partner with Buffington Mohr McNeal. His previous employers include First Security Investment Management Inc. and West One Bank. In 2020, Mohr received the College of Business and Economics Outstanding Alumni Award.

He serves as executive chair on the Boise State University Foundation board and as a trustee for the Boise City Arts and History Foundation. Mohr was president of the Boise Contemporary Theater board and chair of the Boise City Arts Commission. He also served on the boards of the Boise State Honors College, Ballet Idaho, Boise Nationals Soccer Club and Morrison Center Endowment Foundation. Mohr has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boise State and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Oregon.

Jim Martin is a partner with Hawley Troxell. He was previously a partner with Moffatt Thomas for 25 years. Martin serves as the immediate past chair on the Boise State University Foundation board and is a founding member of the Idaho Pro Bono Commission and charter member of the Boise Centennial Rotary Club. He served as chair of the Fourth District Bar Commission and the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers Section. He has also been involved with the Citizens’ Law Academy, Defense Research Institute, Family Advocates, Federal Bar Association, Idaho Volunteer Lawyers, Sacred Heart, the U.S. District Court Local Civil Rules committee and the Bronco Athletic Association/Alumni Association Biennial Auction committee.

Martin has received several awards, including the 2007 CASA Lawyer of the Year Award, the 2014 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Litigation Award and the 2014 Idaho Business Review Leaders in Law Partner Award. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Boise State University and a juris doctorate from University of Idaho.

Brian Yeargain is a CPA principal at Little Morris LLP in Boise. He serves on the boards of both the Bronco Athletic Association and Boise State University Foundation. Brian is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Matt Wolff currently serves as president of St. Luke’s Health Plan, a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Luke’s Health System. Prior to launching the provider-sponsored insurance entity in 2022, he led St. Luke’s Health Partners. He has held various management positions within St. Luke’s Health System over the past 12 years, including financial and revenue cycle leadership. Prior to joining the health care industry, Wolff had entrepreneurial experience in multiple startups, and with Deloitte and Touche,
LLP in the audit and assurance practice.

Wolff is a graduate of Boise State with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accountancy and a master’s in accountancy.

Rick Pedigo is president and CEO of Pedigo Products, Inc., a third-generation, family-owned business that manufactures medical devices and is based in Vancouver, Washington. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration while working full time for the family business. Two of his three children graduated from Boise State University.

Pedigo and his wife are avid Bronco fans as they follow and support Boise State athletic teams by attending games, fundraising events and donate medical products to the School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Department of Athletics.

Kenny Bolton is a retired district manager with United Parcel Service. His 33-year career began in Oakland, California, and took him all over the country before his retirement in Boise, where he began volunteering on the boards of directors at St. Luke’s Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho, Treasure Valley YMCA and Bishop Kelley Foundation.

Bolton is an avid Bronco fan. In addition to serving on both the Bronco Athletic Association and Honors College Advisory Boards, he supports the students by attending men’s and women’s sporting events and Honors College Last Lecture presentations. Bolton was a co-owner of the NBA D League team the Idaho Stampede and currently invests in several local businesses.

Cole Clinger has been president of Melaleuca since February 2022 and oversees the company’s departments of sales, operations, information technology, human resources, recruiting, customer service and supply chain logistics. Prior to his elevation to president, Clinger served as the company’s chief operations officer for four years. At the time, over 70% of Melaleuca’s 2,000 North American employees reported through his office; before that, he served as the company’s chief of staff, director of corporate affairs and assistant to the president to Melaleuca Founder Frank VanderSloot.

Clinger has served as a member of the Shelley School District’s Board of Trustees since 2015, as chairman for most of that time. He graduated magna cum laude from Boise State University with a bachelor’s degree in communications. For many years, Clinger has advocated for Boise State in Eastern Idaho. He and his wife Kate met on the Boise State cheer team and have four children. His oldest son, Ryker, plays on Boise State’s football team. When not at work, Clinger spends time with his family, chasing his kids from one activity to another, and races racehorses. 

Allen Dykman is president and co-founder of Dykman, Inc. His business interests also include Dykman Electrical, Inc. and Dykman Properties, LLC. He and his wife, Dixie Dykman, received the 2020 St. Luke’s Ralph J. Comstock Light of Philanthropy Award, were Boise State University Homecoming Grand Marshalls in 2006 and Bronco Athletic Association/Alumni Association Biennial Auction Honorees in 2011.

This will be Dykman’s third time serving on the foundation board. He is a past executive chair of the board, as well as past president of the Boise State Alumni Association and Bronco Athletic Association, co-chair of the Destination Distinction Campaign steering committee, and a member of the President’s Advisory Board. He also serves on the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl executive committee.

Dykman received an honorary doctoral degree in 2021 from Boise State, as well as the 2002 Silver Medallion Award, 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award and 2000 Bronco Athletic Association Bronze Bronco Award. He was named the 2010 Idaho Business Leader of the year by the Delta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi at Idaho State, and was selected as a 2020 Influential Leader by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Dykman has a bachelor’s degree in business economics from Boise State, where he also played on the football team.

Dr. Ted Epperly is the President and CEO of the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, a large Federally Qualified Teaching Health Center (FQHC) comprised of nine FQHC clinics, four ACGME family medicine residency programs, and five fellowships. He received an undergraduate degree in biology and anthropology from Utah State University in 1976. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1980.  He completed his residency in family medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington in 1983. He completed a faculty development fellowship at the University of North Carolina in 1986 and achieved an additional CAQ in Geriatrics.

Dr. Epperly retired in July 2001 as Colonel after serving 21 years in the United States Army. He served as the past President and Board Chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) representing 135,000 family physicians across the country. He is a past member of the ACGME Board of Directors that has responsibility of all residency and fellowship training for over 140,000 residents and fellows of all specialties in the United States. He currently serves as the Co-Chairman of the Board for the Health Care Transformation Council of Idaho that is in charge of helping transform health care for the State of Idaho.

Dr. Epperly is an award-winning physician, teacher, leader, author, researcher and mentor. His multiple award-winning first book “Fractured: America’s Broken Health Care System and What Must Be Done to Heal It” provides excellent insight to the U.S health care system and can be found on Amazon.com. His second book entitled “Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons, Stories and Recommendations from Covid-19” was released in 2022 by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

Marybeth Flachbart is a senior consultant with Mountain West Associates, a boutique consulting firm that supports schools, districts and state education agencies in building capacity for literacy and school improvement. She brings decades of experience in policy, practice and professional development to her work with educators and leaders across the country.

Flachbart has authored and co-authored several influential literacy resources, including state-level playbooks and blueprints designed to guide comprehensive literacy efforts. She regularly provides technical assistance and facilitates training for educators, instructional leaders and policymakers. Her work is rooted in evidence-based practices and informed by years of classroom experience in both general and special education.

Previously, she served as Director of the Region 17 Comprehensive Center, supporting the Departments of Education in Idaho and Montana, and as President and CEO of the Neuhaus Education Center in Houston, Texas — a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to literacy solutions and dyslexia support. She has also held leadership roles at the Idaho State Department of Education, including Deputy Superintendent of Student Achievement and School Improvement, and led the development and implementation of Idaho’s Reading First Program.

In addition to her leadership roles, Flachbart has consulted for national literacy initiatives and taught at the university level. She holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boise State University, an M.S. in Special Education from Fairfield University, and is a Certified Academic Language Therapist.

Debbie Flandro is a business management professional who retired from Hewlett Packard in 2005, following a 29-year career serving in various roles including Accounting, Production, and Supply Chain Management.  She graduated from Boise State with a BBA in Accounting and an MBA, in addition to an Executive MBA from Duke University.

Debbie currently serves as Chair of the Gaming Board for Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Spokane, Washington.  She previously served on the Advisory Board for the College of Business and Economics, where she was served a term as President, and also was Chair of the Education Subcommittee.  Other community roles have included serving on the Board of the Treasure Valley YMCA and as a docent for the Idaho Anne Frank Center for Human Rights Memorial.  An Idaho native, Debbie lives in Boise with her husband Jerry.

Randy Hales previously served as president and CEO of Next Level Apparel, ZAGG, Mity Enterprises Inc. and Back to Basics Inc. His other business interests have included board and leadership positions with Broda Medical, Dal-Tile International, David Weekley Homes, Development Capital, First Scientific, Goal Zero, International Housewares Association, Norco, Provo Craft, Rogers  Group and WiLife Inc.

Hales serves as chair of the Campaign Committee on the Boise State University Foundation board. He received the 2018 CEO of the Year – Large Consumer Products Company Award from Utah Business Magazine, 2017 David Bishop Hope Through Wishes Award from Make-a-Wish Utah and the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Erst and Young. He has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Brigham Young University.

Layne Hepworth is retired founder and chartered financial consultant with LPL Financial. He was previously at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. He was chair of the Henry’s Fork Foundation board and served on the Fremont County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Hepworth has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Boise State University. He received his CLU and ChFC certification through the American College in Denver.

Zach Higgins is a partner and CEO of Wright Brothers Construction. He graduated from Boise State in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in construction management. In 2021, he received the Boise State Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award for his efforts in getting the university’s construction management building efforts underway.

He is the past president of the Idaho AGC, Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation and Boise State’s Construction Management Advisory Council. Higgins currently serves on the Boise State University Foundation Board, Boise State’s Construction Management Advisory Council, Idaho AGC Board of Directors and the ethics committee for the Wild Sheep Foundation. 

Rick Isaacson is the Chairman of the Isaacson Family Office, the Isaacson Foundation and board member at SERVPRO Industries, LLC. He studied marketing and economics at Boise State University. He led a successful sales operation for Mutual of Omaha before joining his family’s business, SERVPRO, which he spent the majority of his career building into a national leader in the cleaning, restoration and construction industries.

Joining the company as the assistant marketing manager in 1985, Isaacson was promoted to vice president of marketing in 1987. He implemented the National Training Center in 1992 and the National Advertising Program in 2003. In 2019, Isaacson led the sale of a majority stake of the more than 50-year-old, family-owned company with 2,100 franchise licenses to private equity firm Blackstone, and was appointed chief executive officer. In 2023, he retired from SERVPRO headquarters after nearly 40 years of service to the company. He remains active on its Board of Managers.

Over the course of his career, Isaacson has served in many consulting capacities. He was appointed by the Governor of Tennessee to the Workforce Development Board. He has been active on non-profit boards such as Pope John Paul II Preparatory School and Court Appointed Special Advocates as well as for-profit boards including Insight Genetics, Tennessee Grasslands Country Club and Highpoint Hospital. Isaacson is currently establishing his family’s foundation, which focuses on Christian causes.

Darren Kyle is a second generation owner/operator and franchisee of McDonald’s Restaurants since returning to his hometown of Twin Falls in 2003. He had had ketchup in his veins from a very young age after moving to Idaho as a toddler when his father first became a McDonald’s franchisee over 50 years ago and later working in the restaurants beginning at age 11. Kyle currently operates 12 restaurant locations in South Central Idaho stretching from Mountain Home to Burley and Twin Falls to Hailey and is responsible for overseeing business strategic planning and people initiatives, community building activities and partnerships, as well as the operations execution to the 11,000 customers that visit his restaurants every day. He does this alongside his father, brother and over 600 dedicated supervisors, managers, crew and support staff. 

Kyle received his BBA in Accounting from Boise State University in 1992 and his license as Certified Public Accountant in 1993. Prior to returning to McDonald’s, he spent 11 years in public accounting practice as a Senior Tax Manager in the Boise office of Deloitte.

In addition to the Boise State University Foundation, Kyle currently sits on the board of directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Magic Valley and the Boise State College of Business and Economics Advisory Council. He is also a past board member of the Boise State Alumni Association, the Idaho Society of CPAs and numerous other charitable organizations.  

Outside of work, Kyle enjoys spending time with his sons as well as a host of other activities like golf, skiing, swimming, scuba diving, travel and of course attending numerous Boise State sporting and cultural events.

Cheryl Larabee is lecturer emerita in the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University. She previously served as the associate vice president for University Advancement at Boise State following a 24-year career in corporate banking. Larabee was honored to be involved in building the new Micron building and then teaching the incoming business freshmen in the new Skagg’s Hall of Learning.  She is committed to higher education and looks forward to serving on the Foundation board and engaging with the community on behalf of Boise State.

Larabee currently serves on the boards of Norco Inc. and the National Association for Corporate Directors. She is the previous board chair of ZAGG Inc., Capital City Development Corporation, Arid Club, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Downtown Boise Association and Hays Shelter Home. She also served on the boards of Jacksons Food Stores, Syringa Bancorp, Healthwise Inc. and Bogus Basin Ski Resort.

Bernadette Madarieta is a finance executive with 20 years of experience strengthening and leading global corporate finance functions for publicly traded corporations in heavy and light manufacturing and distribution.  She is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Lamb Weston. As CFO, Madarieta has oversight of all finance functions.

Prior to joining Lamb Weston, Madarieta was the Vice President and Controller for Packaging Corporation of America, Boise, Inc., and Boise Cascade.  She also has five years of experience with Big 4 public accounting firms where she provided audit services to corporations and partnerships.

Madarieta has been a resident of Idaho for over 40 years.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boise State where she graduated as a Top 10 Scholar. She is a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the Board of Directors of both Lamb Weston and Boise State’s Foundations, Create Common Good and a member of Boise State’s College of Business and Economics Advisory Council.

Jason Manning is the Chief Financial Officer for Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. His previous employers include Deloitte and Touche and Myers and Stauffer LC. Manning serves on the Boise State University Foundation board and the College of Business and Economics advisory council. He has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Idaho State University.

Tara Martens Miller is an attorney with Snell and Wilmer, where she counsels clients on a wide spectrum of topics, including business, construction, real estate and employment disputes and transactions. Before joining Snell and Wilmer she held a similar role at Holland and Hart. She was also a partner in private practice in Boise and Twin Falls.

She received her Bachelor of Business Administration – Economics from the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University and moved on to complete her Juris Doctorate and Maritime Certificate at Tulane University Law School. An Idaho native, Martens Miller is motivated to inspire and promote her community by serving in a number of volunteer, mentorship and scholarship capacities. She currently sits on the board of directors for the Idaho Humane Society. She previously served as president for the Idaho Humane Society, Officer and Director for Crane Creek Country Club, and taught in Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics as an adjunct faculty member.

Martens Miller continues to be an active participant in various professional legal organizations, including International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Idaho State Bar, Court of Federal Claims and the Federal Bar Association.

David McFadyen, President and CEO, of Trinity Health West Region – Saint Agnes and Saint Alphonsus Health System, provides executive leadership, strategic and operational oversight for a 996 bed, five-hospital region, and a 40-bed acute rehabilitation Joint Venture with 87 clinics and two freestanding emergency departments, a clinically integrated network across Idaho, Oregon and California, and 10 other joint ventures. The West Region employs over 9,000 colleagues which includes over 670 primary care and specialty care medical providers.

Immediately prior to this role, from 2020-2024, he served as President of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and was responsible for leading the strategic, financial and operational direction of the region’s leading level II trauma center with 418-bed medical center. 

Prior to joining Saint Alphonsus Health System, David served as a senior executive leader in various roles within the St. Luke’s Health System. Roles included Vice President of Population Health from 2018-2020 where he provided operational leadership for St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center including Idaho’s only Children’s Hospital (420-bed regional medical center), St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Hospital and two critical access hospitals in Elmore and McCall. David also had matrix accountability for post-acute and ambulatory clinic operations within the service area and Air St. Luke’s operations (fixed wing, rotor and ground).

Additional positions at St. Luke’s Health System included the Boise Hospital Administrator from 2014-2018 where he provided executive leadership for St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital, and Vice President of Operations from 2011-2014 with regional and health system accountability for emergency departments, ancillary services, support services, Air St. Luke’s, and patient access services. McFadyen also served as Vice President of Operations at West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell from 2006-2011.

Before a career in the healthcare field, McFadyen held the positions of project manager with a Boise-based construction and development company, controller with a manufacturing company and leader at First Security Bank. 

An active member of the community, McFadyen serves as a board member on the Idaho Hospital Association, Boise State University Foundation Board and the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board. He holds a bachelor of science from Boise State University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwest Nazarene University. He is also a Fellow with the American College of Health Care Executives.

Mike Mers is co-founder and president of the wealth management firm, Aspen Capital Management. He is a former partner with venture capital firms Highway 12 Ventures and BRM Capital. His previous employers include Intel Capital and Hewlett-Packard.

Mers serves as investment committee chair on the Boise State University Foundation board. He is former chair and a current member of the College of Business and Economics advisory council and serves on the Women’s and Children’s Alliance endowment investment committee and Bishop Kelly High School president’s advisory council. He previously served on the Bronco Athletic Association board. Mers was an International Rotary Scholar. He has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Boise State and a master’s degree in business administration from Bristol University in England.

Royanne Minskoff is managing general partner for 2220 Equities Management LP, general partner of A.R.M. Minskoff Family LP, and trustee for the Alan and Royanne Minskoff Foundation. She co-chaired the campaign to build the Idaho Shakespeare Festival amphitheater.

This is her third term serving on the Boise State University Foundation board and she is a past chair of and Honors College advisory council. She previously served as president of the boards for Idaho Shakespeare Festival Foundation, Boise Contemporary Theater and Idaho Public Television Foundation. She also served on the National Council for the American Theatre with the Theatre Communications Group and was a member of the Boise State president’s board of advisors and the College of Arts and Sciences advisory committee.

As a top-producing broker in Boise, Christina Moore Ward has excelled in helping buyers, sellers and investors meet their goals for the past two decades. She has been recognized by Real Trends’ top three individual agents in Idaho, Idaho Business Review 40 under 40 Award and Women of the Year for Idaho Business Review.

Moore Ward is currently the team leader of Christina and Company at Keller Williams Realty, Boise. The team is ranked in the top 10 teams in Idaho by Real Trends. Her team has closed over 1,800 transactions. 86% of her team’s sales come from referrals or repeat business. The C&Co team not only sells a lot of real estate, they also have earned hundreds of five-star reviews from creating an exceptional client experience. The team is known for their generosity – they give away their 100th
commission to local nonprofits and makeover a family’s house in need each year. Moore Ward has been ranked at No. one for the past six years in her office for donations to KW Cares, a local and national nonprofit.

As a former collegiate athlete from Boise State, Moore Ward carries a drive for winning while also serving her clients and sharing what she learns with others in the industry. Her passion is to help not only buyers and sellers but also realtors (especially moms). She is a real estate teacher and coach and loves being a small part of other people’s success. In addition to her many professional endeavors, Moore Ward lives in the East End of Boise and adores her husband and two kids.

Brent Moylan is Senior Vice President and CFO (Emeritus) of the J.R. Simplot Company. 

Moylan has spent a total of 29 years at Simplot and currently oversees 220 Global Finance Employees, in 16 different countries, leading a vision that reinforces Global Finance as Trusted Advisors to the Company while continuing to drive value in support of business excellence from mine to plate. Before becoming CFO, Moylan served as the Vice President of Finance for the Company’s Food Group where he oversaw a team of 30 finance professionals and helped the Company achieve unprecedented success in its food division. He began his career with a 12-year stint with the Company before gaining experience at other organizations. Moylan returned to Simplot in 2008 and has held leadership positions in Finance before being named SVP and CFO. 

Prior to rejoining Simplot in 2008, he was Corporate Controller for a wood products company and Controller for a multinational electronics manufacturer. He began his career at Simplot as an accountant and held management and controller roles with the Company.

Moylan received his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Boise State University and served on the Boise State University Department of Accountancy Advisory Council.  He has also served as an Executive Sponsor for the United Way of Treasure Valley, Member of Treasure Valley YMCA Board and is currently a Board Member with the Boise State University Foundation.

Stacy Pearson has served in the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President for Finance and Administration for the past 19 years, most recently at Washington State University and Boise State University prior to that. Her career in higher education spans over 30 years including the Oregon University System and the Idaho State Board of Education. Her leadership experience covers many disciplines including board relations, governance, organizational effectiveness, finance, treasury, budget, capital planning, information technology, human resources, governmental relations, internal audit, ethics, compliance, risk management, real estate, emergency management and campus safety and security.

Pearson has been an active participant and presenter for higher education professional organizations including the National Association of College and University Business Officers (“NACUBO”). She currently serves on several boards including the Boise State Foundation, Friends of Idaho Public Television, the Downtown Boise YMCA Project Task Force and The Cabin – A Center for Readers and Writers.

Past board appointments include College Spark Washington, Pullman Moscow Regional Airport and the Saint Alphonsus Health System. She previously served as a commissioner for the Capital City Development Corporation in Boise. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Boise State and was named as the Idaho Business Review’s Woman of the Year for 2013.

Pearson earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Idaho and a Master of Public Administration degree from Boise State.

Ryan Relyea is president of Homemation Inc. (The LooLoo Company). He is the founder and managing director of Harbor Capital Partners, fund management and consulting firm. Previously, Relyea served as CEO of SeniorLeaf, founder of PFC Fitness Camp, founder of Five Guys Canada and Director of Zarbee’s (Honey Naturals, Inc.). He also serves on the Wasatch Adaptive Sports board. He studied finance at Brigham Young University and has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boise State.

Jennifer Seamons is Executive Vice President at Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing capital provider. In this role, she is responsible for sourcing institutional capital in support of affordable housing. Previously, she spent 20 years at KeyBank. She serves as a board member for NewWest Community Capital, Boise State University Foundation and is a member of the Board of Commissioners for Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority.

Seamons previously served on the Boise State Alumni Association board and has served as co-chair of the Bronco Athletic Association/Alumni Association Biennial Auction committee. She is a graduate of Boise State University with bachelor’s degrees in accountancy and finance and a master’s degree in accountancy.

Rick Stacey is a founding and managing member of McConnell, Wagner, Sykes + Stacey, PLLC (“MWSS”). MWSS is a boutique law firm located in Boise, specializing in construction, real estate and employment law. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Meuleman Mollerup, LLP. Stacey has been recognized by Mountain States Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers for his work in construction law.

Stacey is also a member of the board of directors for the Boise State University Alumni Association. He served on the executive committee of the association from 2012-2022, including two terms as president between 2019 and 2021. He received the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award in 2014 and President’s Award in 2017. He is also actively involved in the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Idaho and has served on the board of directors and executive committee for its Construction Leadership Council.

Stacey has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Boise State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah.

Richelle Sugiyama is investment officer for the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). Her previous employers include the State of Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board (EFIB), Dorn, Helliesen and Cottle, Inc. and D.B. Fitzpatrick and Co., Inc.

Sugiyama serves on the Boise State University Foundation Board, EFIB board and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers investment committee. She served on the Bronco Athletic Association board and has represented PERSI on advisory boards. Sugiyama has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boise State University.

Glen Walker is President of Glen E. Walker and Associates, Inc. and financial advisor for Waddell and Reed Wealth Management. He previously worked for Wells Fargo Bank. In 2003, with a passion for the sport of lacrosse, he founded and owned Lacrosse Idaho. For fifteen years, he actively partnered with the Idaho Lacrosse Association and helped grow and promote enthusiasm in the sport and sustain the local youth and high school lacrosse community.

Walker serves as a member of the governance, campaign and investment committees. In addition, he previously served on the College of Health Sciences Development advisory committee, volunteered with VITA through the College of Business and participated in the Faculty in Residence Program (FIR) from 2007-2009 and 2016-2018. Walker has bachelor degrees in accountancy and finance from Boise State University.

Galen Schuler graduated from Boise State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2025, he retired from a career in law where he served for
20 years as Vice President, General Counsel of Green Diamond Resource Company, a timber company based in Seattle, Washington, that owns and manages over 2.2 million acres of timberland in nince states. Prior to Green Diamond, Schuler was a partner at Perkins Coie LLP.

Schuler and his wife Miyoung have three sons, Peter, Jackson ’20, and Thomas ’24. They reside in Boise.

Mark R. Nelson is a financial advisor with Edward Jones. He is the president of the Bronco Athletic Association (BAA) board. He served as membership chair on the BAA and has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Boise State University.

Paul is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boise State University Foundation. Previously, he was president of Petroglyph Energy Inc., where he also served as executive vice president and chief executive officer. Paul served on the boards of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce (chairman), Boise State Bronco Athletic Association (president), Boise State Foundation, Intermountain Industries Inc., Boise State president’s advisory board, Idaho Petroleum Council (vice president), and the Idaho Public Charter School Commission. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University.