{"id":4339,"date":"2023-10-20T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/?page_id=4339"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:32","slug":"bot-forbing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/board-of-trustees\/bot-forbing\/","title":{"rendered":"BOT Forbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/university\/050323-pomona-campus-from-hec-001.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A tropical courtyard with palm trees.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div 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In 1985, he joined COMPatriots, an organization of Pomona business and professional people who came together to foster good relations between town and gown, help educate the community about the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and the osteopathic medical profession and sponsor various fundraising activities. Mr. Forbing graduated from Seattle Pacific College in Seattle, Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics\/Business. 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