Charlie Earl – Executive Director
The executive director is responsible for the daily operations of the 90-member staff at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. He oversees the system-wide operating budget of $600 million for the 34 community and technical colleges and reports to the nine-member board appointed by the governor.
Earl joined the SBCTC in 2006. Before that, he was president of Everett Community College and general manager of the Snohomish Public Utility District.
Earl has a BS in finance from the University of Washington and MA in political science from Washington State University.
Kathy Goebel – Associate Director
The duties of the associate director include assisting the executive director in executive and communication functions, administering projects and initiatives, and representing the SBCTC as needed.
Goebel joined the SBCTC in 2002 as the correctional education program administrator. Before coming to the SBCTC, she served as the correctional education director for Edmonds Community College and Centralia College.
Goebel has a BA and teaching certificate from the University of Puget Sound and M.Ed. in special education from the University of Washington.
Chris Reykdal –Deputy Executive Director of Finance
The deputy executive director of finance is responsible for the management of personnel, legislative process, communications, finance and office operations for the SBCTC. In addition, this position serves as the primary staff support to the president of the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC).
Reykdal joined the SBCTC in 2002 as SBCTC's operating budget director. Before coming the SBCTC, he was a fiscal analyst with the Washington State Senate.
Reykdal has a BA and teaching certificate from Washington State University in social studies, and MPA in city/county management with an emphasis on budget/finance and performance measurement from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
Director of Communications - Janelle Runyon
The director of communications is responsible for implementation of the statewide communications plan, media and public relations, publications production and Web site management for the State Board office. The director is also the SBCTC liaison to the Public Information Commission.
Runyon joined the SBCTC in July 2008. Prior to that, she served as the College Relations & Marketing Director at Lower Columbia College since 1999, focusing on college marketing, public relations, media and government relations and cross-campus collaboration. She brings nearly a decade of community and technical college perspective and experience to the SBCTC staff.
Runyon is a graduate of Bellevue Community College and the University of Washington and has extensive professional training in marketing, advertising, and leadership development.
Erin Brown – SBCTC Legislative Liaison and TACTC Administrator
The Legislative Liaison / TACTC administrator serves as the staff coordinator and first point-of-contact for legislative inquiries, and as the primary staff support to the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC).
Brown joined the SBCTC in 2000. Prior to her current position, she served as SBCTC student services program administrator, SBCTC communications specialist, and TACTC administrative assistant.
Brown has a BA with a focus in public administration from The Evergreen State College.
John Boesenberg – Director of Human Resources
The director of human resources serves as representative and advocate of human resource issues for the SBCTC and two-year college system with state and federal authorities. The director also serves as administrator for the State Board Retirement Plan (funded by TIAA-CREF), and advisor to colleges on health care, retirement, labor relations, employee relations, compensation, and affirmative action. The director is also the SBCTC liaison to the Human Resources Management Commission.
Boesenberg joined the SBCTC in 1998. Prior to that, he served as director of personnel services at Pierce College; human resource manager at Labor & Industries; personnel analyst for the Department of Personnel; and personnel analyst for the Higher Education Personnel Board.
Boesenberg earned an undergraduate degree from Western Washington University in industrial psychology and business administration.
Jan Yoshiwara – Deputy Executive Director of Education
The deputy executive director of education is responsible for the management of workforce education, adult basic education, distance learning, transfer, K-12 partnerships, student outcomes assessment, corrections education, international education, the Student Achievement Project and research for the SBCTC. In addition, this position serves as primary staff support to the Instruction Commission and WACTC Education Services Committee.
Yoshiwara joined the SBCTC in 1994. Prior to her current position, she served as SBCTC associate director of planning and information services, SBCTC assistant director of student services and minority affairs, and director of minority affairs and international education at Pierce College.
Yoshiwara has a BS in Zoology from the University of California – Davis, and M.Ed. in student personnel administration for higher education from Western Washington University.
Michelle Andreas- Associate Director of Education Services
The associate director of education services serves as the primary representative to the system, other state agencies, the Joint Access Oversight Group, and the Intercollege Relations Committee in matters related to transfer. In addition, this position is responsible for early learning programs including Early Childhood Education and Parenting Education.
Andreas joined the SBCTC in 2004. Prior to becoming associate director, she served as SBCTC policy associate for workforce education, executive dean for workforce education and basic skills at Olympic College, and curriculum specialist at Pierce College.
Andreas has a BA in criminal justice from Washington State University; MA in social sciences-organizational systems from Pacific Lutheran University, and Ed.D in community college leadership from Oregon State University.
David Prince – Director, Research and Analysis
The director of research and analysis serves as the primary representative to the system, other state and national agencies and organizations in matters related to research. The director conducts applied research and manages the agency’s Policy Research Team.
Prince joined the SBCTC in 1996. Prior to becoming director, he served as SBCTC assistant director research and analysis, senior research manager and research manager. Prior to that, he was planner for the Snohomish County Private Industry Council.
Prince has a BA in psychology and an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language.
Cynthia Torres-Jimenez – Director of Student Services
The director of student services is responsible for analyzing and proposing appropriate recommendations on policy issues and legislation related to student services. In addition, the director provides technical assistance to the two-year college system in the area of student services and serves as the agency liaison to the Student Services Commission and other student services councils.
Cindy was director of admissions and registration/records for the Pierce College District. Before becoming director, she served in various capacities at Pierce; as a retention specialist, advisor, and Running Start Coordinator.
Cable Green, Director, eLearning
The eLearning director provides visionary leadership for the college system on issues related to improving online education and implementing pioneering learning technologies and practices.
Green served as the Director of Technology for the Ohio Learning Network and Director of Educational Technology for the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy before coming to the SBCTC in 2007.
Returning to the Northwest, Green earned his BS in international affairs from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. He holds an MPC from Westminster College, an MA in communication from Ohio State, and a PhD in educational technology from Ohio State.
Jim Crabbe – Director of Workforce Education
The director of workforce education is responsible for management of all workforce programs and initiatives, including Centers for Excellence, integrated instruction, WorkFirst, Job Skills Program, Customized Training Program, Tech Prep, and the two-year college system economic development study.
Crabbe joined the SBCTC in 1998. Before that he served as SBCTC senior administrator for workforce education, vice president for instruction at Clover Park Technical College, program director for transportation trades at Clover Park Technical College, and director of personnel and community activities at Fort Lewis. Crabbe is a retired Colonel with 27 years in the US Army.
Crabbe has a BA in economics and business administration from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA; MA in educational administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY; diploma in organizational effectiveness from the U.S. Army Organizational Effectiveness Center and School in Fort Ord, CA; Diploma (with honors) in military studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS; diploma in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA; and is a graduate of the Washington Executive Leadership Academy in 2003.
Israel David Mendoza - Director of Adult Basic Education
The director of adult basic education is responsible for management of the adult basic education department, including corrections education. In addition, the director serves as the two-year college system liaison for both state and national adult basic education issues. The director serves as the liaison to the Council for Basic Skills.
Mendoza served as acting commissioner, deputy commissioner and seasonal assistant interviewer to the acting commissioner for the Employment Security Department before coming to the SBCTC in 1996.
Mendoza has a BA with emphasis in economics and minority business from The Evergreen State College, and attended the Kennedy School of Government for Senior Executives at Harvard University.
Denise Graham – Director, Operating Budget
The operating budget director is responsible for managing the SBCTC Operating Budget process, including coordinating the development of the operating budget request to the Governor and the Legislature. In addition, the director manages the allocations of operating funds to the individual districts.
Graham joined the SBCTC in 2007 after having served as budget analyst for the state Office of Financial Management and as fiscal analyst for the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Graham has a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of Washington.
Vacant – Director, Capital Programs
The director of capital programs is responsible for managing the SBCTC Capital Budget process. The director participates with other agencies to improving the statewide capital development and project delivery process, assesses facility condition of state owned assets every two years, and provides staff support to the capital committees of WACTC and Business Affairs Commission.
Chuck Greenough – Accounting Services Director
The accounting services director provides general oversight of accounting systems for the SBCTC and two-year college system. In addition, the director provides coordination of operations reviews and sub-recipient monitoring of colleges and private/non-profit training providers, risk management and serves as primary contact for administrative and governance legislative issues.
Greenough joined the SBCTC in 2001 after serving as accounting services director at Yakima Valley Community College, and budget analyst for the city of Yakima.
Greenough has a BA in business administration from Washington State University, BS in accounting from Central Washington University and is a certified public accountant.
Michael Scroggins – Deputy Executive Director of Information and Technology
The director of information and technology serves as the SBCTC’s chief information officer and IT department manager. The director is responsible for overseeing data collection, enrollment reporting, research, a GED scoring and support center, as well as application development and on-going support.
Scroggins joined the SBCTC in 1994. Prior to this, he served as vice president of operations with Information Management Systems, Inc., computer operations manager with Washington State Department of Ecology, senior systems analyst with Alabama Power Company, and United States Navy service member.
Scroggins attended Lurleen B. Wallace Community College with a focus on computer information systems; Troy State University in computer information systems, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in information resource management.
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