Ownership, Support, Government:
The University is owned and operated by Pacific Lutheran University, Inc., a Washington corporation whose purpose is higher learning. The PLU corporation meets annually on the PLU campus to elect regents and to conduct other business. The corporation consists of up to 125 delegates from the six synods of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Board of Regents includes members of ELCA congregations, representatives from the Alumni Association, at-large members, bishops from the synods of Region I, and the University president.
The policymaking and governing body of the University is the Board of Regents. On the basis of recommendations made by the president, it charts a course for the University and strives to provide essential funds. The student body and the faculty have non-voting representatives who meet with the board. The installation of new Board of Regents Officers occurs each October. The Board of Regents for the Academic Year of 2022-23 will be installed in October 2022.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michelle Long | Chair |
| Mark Gould | Vice Chair |
| Mark Griffith | Vice Chair |
| Mark Miller | Vice Chair |
| Susan Caulkins | Vice Chair and Secretary |
| Patrick Gehring | Associate Vice President for Finance, PLU; Treasurer |
| L. Allan Belton | President, PLU; Ex-Officio |
| Name | Area | Represents |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Andrade | Honolulu, HI | At-Large |
| Erik Benson | Seattle, WA | At-Large |
| Becky Burad | San Francisco, CA | ELCA |
| Jeff Greene | Gig Harbor, WA | At-Large |
| Mark Griffith | Bellevue, WA | ELCA |
| Jaynee Groseth | Bozeman, MT | ELCA |
| Richard Jaech | Tacoma, WA | Bishop, ELCA |
| Sara Kass | Bethesda, MD | ELCA |
| Laurie Larson Caesar | Portland, OR | Bishop, ELCA |
| Michelle Long | Novato, CA | At-Large |
| Name | Title | Represents |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce Barr | Arlington, VA | Alumni |
| Shelley Bryan-Wee | Seattle, WA | ELCA Bishop |
| Mark Gould | Lafayette, CA | At-Large |
| Darren Hamby | Seattle, WA | ELCA |
| Matt Iseri | Seattle, WA | At-Large |
| Kathi Littmann | Gig Harbor, WA | At-Large |
| Laurie Soine | Seattle, WA | ELCA |
| Stacy Wilson | Bend, OR | ELCA |
| Name | Area | Represents |
|---|---|---|
| Jonette Blakney | Carson, WA | ELCA |
| Susan Caulkins | Tacoma, WA | Alumni |
| Bruce Deal | Menlo Park, CA | At-Large |
| Joe Mayer | Tacoma, WA | At-Large |
| Mark Miller | Edgewood, WA | At-Large |
| Arne Ness | Sammamish, WA | ELCA |
| Sheila Radford-Hill | River Forest, IL | ELCA |
| Thomas Saathoff | Ridgefield, WA | ELCA |
| Scott Squires | Newbury Park, CA | ELCA |
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| Michael Frechette | Dean for Enrollment Management & Student Financial Services |
| Patrick Gehring | Associate Vice President for Finance |
| Joanna Gregson | Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Daniel Lee | Vice President for University Relations |
| Karen McConnell | Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer |
| Teri Phillips | Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Joanna Royce-Davis | Vice President for Student Life; Chair, PLU Staff Council |
| Erik Hammerstrom | Religion, Faculty Secretary |
| Lisa Marcus | English, Faculty-at Large; Vice Chair of the Faculty |
| Neal Yakelis | Chemistry, Chair of the Faculty |
| Kenzie Knapp | ASPLU President, Student |
| Andre Jones II | ASPLU Vice President, Student |
| Isaiah Lenard | ASPLU Social Justice Director, Student |
| Sheridan Moore | ASPLU PR Director, Student |
| Emma Niles | ASPLU Finance Director, Student |
| Syd Cameron | RHA President, Student |
| Mallory Drye | RHA Vice President, Student |
| Danny Samson | SAAC President, Student |
| Megan Barnhouse | SAAC Vice President, Student |
| Emily Hughes | Member Rep and Chair, Corporation Committee |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton | Presiding Bishop |
| Ms. Lori Fedyk | Treasurer |
| Bishop Laurie Jungling | Bishop, ELCA |
| Bishop Kristen E.M. Kuempel | Bishop, ELCA |
| Mr. Carlos E. Peña | Vice President (interim) |
| Deacon Susan Rothmeyer | Secretary |
| Bishop Shelley Wickstrom | Bishop, ELCA |
| Rev. Mark Wilhelm | Executive Director, Network of ELCA Colleges & Universities |