Board of Trustees
Consuelo M. Callahan, Chair
Nathaniel L. Oubre, Jr., Vice Chair
Jeff Heatherington, Secretary
Tony L. Chan, Treasurer
Robin Farias-Eisner, President (ex-officio)
John A. Forbing
Richard A. Bond
Daniel G. Aldrich
Xiangmin “Min” Cui
Kelly Day
Michael A. Okaty
Dianne Philibosian
Rob Richardson
Mike Cowgill
Catherine Mater
Heather McDaniel
Marcia Augsburger
Maria Pallavicini
- Resignation of Trustee, Dr. James Lally, April 1 2024
- Announcing Newly Elected Members of the WesternU Board of Trustees, October 23 2023
- Institutional Principles of Civility , April 27 2023
- Update from the WesternU Board of Trustees – Vote of Full Confidence, February 10 2023
- Announcing newly elected members of the WesternU Board of Trustees, December 14 2021
- Western University Board of Trustees Appoints Dr. Robin Farias-Eisner President, September 3 2021
The WesternU Board of Trustees created a $6 million endowed scholarship in 2021 to help remove financial barriers for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and increase student diversity in graduate health sciences and the health professions workforce.
2023 Trustee Scholars
Brianna Etienne, College of Veterinary Medicine
Gabriela Salazar, College of Dental Medicine
Isabel Tabaha Satala, College of Graduate Nursing, MSN-E program
2022 Trustee Scholars
Martin Allums, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest
Allison Belaunde, College of Veterinary Medicine
Tenzin Choedon, College of Optometry
Hye “Hanna” Chu, College of Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies
Dámaris Abigail Garza, College of Graduate Nursing, MSN-E program
News Story
WesternU shows support for its ‘First Five’ Board of Trustees Scholars (February 2023)
WesternU celebrates first Trustee Scholars (August 2022)
WesternU Board of Trustees creates $6 million endowed scholarship (March 2022)