{"id":4455,"date":"2023-10-20T21:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/?page_id=4455"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:32","slug":"bot-mater","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/board-of-trustees\/bot-mater\/","title":{"rendered":"BOT Mater"},"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 class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About WesternU<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Governance<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/board-of-trustees\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Board of Trustees<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">Catherine Mater<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Catherine Mater<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Governance<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black 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class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4559 alignleft\" src=\"\/media\/university\/catherine-mater.png\" alt=\"A woman in a white jacket is smiling for the camera.\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" \/>Catherine Mater, MSCE<br \/>\nMember, Board of Trustees<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Catherine Mater is the President at Mater LtD. In Corvallis, OR a Senior Fellow of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation in Washington DC and former chairwoman of the Oregon Transportation Commission. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and later received her Masters\u2019 in Civil Engineering \u2013 both from Oregon State University. 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