Karen Porterfield of Issaquah has been named to the board of the Bellevue College Foundation. Porterfield is principal at Porterfield Management Consultants.
The foundation board also named new officers and board members.
Dale King, vice president of GLY Construction, has been named president of the foard of Directors for a one-year term to coincide with the 2014-2015 school year.
A resident of Bellevue, King has been a member of the foundation board for nine years, and has held several Eastside leadership positions, including with Bellevue Rotary and KidsQuest Children’s Museum.
King succeeds Sarah Langton, founder and partner at Langton Spieth LLC, who continues to serve on the board’s Executive Committee.
Other officers elected for 2014-15 are:
Secretary: Jim Coughlin, Seattle, principal at Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Treasurer: Chad Wall, Seattle, director & vice president at BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Other new members elected to the board are:
- Scott Dean, Bothell, president & general manager at Pacifica Engineering, Inc.
- Curt Pederson, Seattle, owner & wealth manager at Mass Mutual-Pederson Financial
- Sharon Thomson, North Bend, principal & senior consultant at Team Priorities, Inc.
The BC Foundation is a non-profit organization that receives and manages individual and institutional gifts, grants and awards on behalf of Bellevue College.
