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 Board of Trustees: Current Members

Michael Regeimbal-Board Chair
Michael Regeimbal was appointed to the Board of Trustees October 1, 2006. Mr. Regeimbal is an attorney in Des Moines in the practice of Elder Law since 1991, including guardianship, probate, estate planning, and trusts.  He holds a BS in Accounting from Central Washington University, MBA from Seattle University, Juris Doctor in Law from University of Puget Sound, and a Certificate of Estate Planning from the University of Washington School of Law. He is the past president of the following organizations:  Highline Community College Foundation; Des Moines Chamber of Commerce; Des Moines-Midway Rotary Club; Des Moines Referral and Outreach Society; and Des Moines Economic Development Group.  Past member of the Des Moines Community Summit and Des Moines Senior Advisory Council; and past candidate of Des Moines City Council.  He and his wife are residents of Des Moines.
 

Trustee member Michael Regeimbal
Dr. Elizabeth Chen
Elizabeth Chen was appointed November 1995 and re-appointed September 1999 and October 2004.  She is Board Chair for 2006-07, and was Board Vice Chair for 2005-06; Board Chair for 2001-02, Board Vice Chair 1996-98.  She was the Chair of the Association of Community and Technical College's (ACCT) Diversity Committee 2005-07 and Vice Chair 2003-05; and member of the ACCT Board of Directors 2005-07.  She is a Board Member of the South Puget Sound Chinese Language School; and Advisor, Overseas and Chinese Affairs Commission R.O.C. (Taiwan). Dr. Chen earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Statistics at the University of Wyoming. Her interests include reading, teaching and traveling. Dr. Chen is married and lives in Federal Way.

November 27, 2007
Dr. Chen 
was elected to serve as the Pacific region director on the board of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). (Read more.)

May 19, 2006
Dr.Chen
  was named "Trustee of the Year" by Washington's Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC). (Read more.)



Trustee member Elizabeth Chen
Edward Davila, M.D.
Dr. Davila was appointed to the Board of  Trustees July 2002.  He was Board Chair 2004-05 and Vice Chair 2003-04. He is Board Certified in the field of General Internal Medicine and his medical practice is located in Burien.  In 1999, Governor Gary Locke appointed Dr. Davila to serve as Seattle Commissioner on Hispanic Affairs which acts as an advisory/policy link between the Governor's office and the Washington State Hispanic Community.  Dr. Davila is a current Board member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Chair of the Patient Oversight Committee.  He was past President of the statewide Latino non-profit, "Grupo Mexico" and current President of "La Liga Hispana del Noroeste" Professional Soccer Association.  Dr. Davila is a native of Washington State completing professional studies from the University of Puget Sound, Faculty of Medicine/Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon and University of Illinois.  His special interest is in early childhood development.  His leisure time is spent coaching basketball, golfing, skiing and supporting “La Liga Hispana del Noroeste” Professional Soccer Association as Advisory President.   Dr. Davila and his wife are residents of Seahurst.  

Trustee member Edward Davila

Updated May 23, 2008
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