Chancellor’s Philanthropy Leadership Council

The Chancellor’s Philanthropy Leadership Council works in partnership with UW Bothell’s Advancement team to help develop the relationships and catalyze the resources needed to advance the goals and priorities of UW Bothell.

We do this by building and maintaining strong ties with regional industries, business, civic agencies and organizations as well as networks of philanthropists, alumni and community members. 

2025-26 Members

Maureen O’HARA 
Council Chair, 2024-2025 
Microsoft (Retired)  

Emily ANDERSON 
UWB Alum, BA Society, Ethics, & Human Behavior 
Associate General Counsel, Head of Privacy, Mapbox 

Jonathan CLUTS 
UWB Alum, BA Comparative U.S. Studies 
University of Washington Bothell (Retired) 

Dr. Paul R. JOHNSON 
UWB Alum, MA Cultural Studies  
VP People & Culture and Chief Diversity Officer, Seattle Symphony 

Brandon MAYFIELD 
UWB Alum, MA Policy Studies  
Business Partner, Grants & Contracts Services, Gates Foundation 

Laura METZ 
UWB Alum, BA Business, MBA 
Airbnb 

Matthew WELCH 
UWB Alum, BA Business 
VP & Chief Financial Officer of the Commercial Airplanes division, Boeing Company 

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Kristin ESTERBERG 
Chancellor and Professor, UW Bothell 
Ex-Officio 

Rebecca BLUME 
Vice Chancellor for Advancement, UW Bothell 
Ex-Officio 

Joseph SHERMAN 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, UW Bothell 
Ex-Officio 

Marie BLAKEY 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communication, UW Bothell 
Ex-Officio