FIUTS Board of Trustees
As an independent community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, FIUTS depends on its Board of Trustees in representing Seattle colleges and universities as well as community interests and in executing its mission of promoting cultural understanding in the Puget Sound region.
Rich Millies, PRESIDENT
Company: Retired from US Department of Defense and BAE Systems
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Languages: Weak French
Favorite Place: Nordic countries, but I have fond memories from the Mideast and East Asia
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Vietnam or New Zealand
Favorite FIUTS Program: CulturalFest
Duane landon, treasurer
Company: Byrd Barr Place
Languages: English
Favorite Place: The Mountains
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Iceland
Favorite FIUTS Program: Friendship Connection Program
Kate Spoor
Company: University of Washington, Foster School of Business
Hometown: Seattle, WA (raised in Redmond, WA, but born in Seattle. 🙂)
Languages: English, Italian with limited working knowledge of Spanish & Persian
Favorite Place: San Diego, CA & Cefalu', Sicily, Italy
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Morocco, Greece, or/and Croatia
Favorite FIUTS Program: Blue Marble Bash
gregory siegler, Immediate past president
Company: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Languages: German, Hungarian, Spanish, and weak French
Favorite Place: Southern Utah, including Zion National Park; la Biblioteca delle Oblate, in Firenze, at sunset; Budapest
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Anywhere warm in December
Favorite FIUTS Program: Homestay hosting
Bertwocane Adera
Welcome Bertwocane - more information coming soon!
Aditi bhide
Company: AeroTEC, Inc.
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Languages: Marathi, Hindi, Sanskrit (basic)
Favorite Place: Juhu Beach, Mumbai, Ebey’s Landing, Whidbey Island
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Italy
Favorite FIUTS Program: CulturalFest, Wednesday Lunch
CAITLIN BLOMQUIST
Company: University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Languages: Spanish
Favorite Place: Madrid, Spain and Whidbey Island, WA
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Southeast Asia
Favorite FIUTS Program: CulturalFest
Allegra Bozorth
Welcome Allegra! More information coming soon!
Ricardo Ibarra
Company: Market Your Mission
Hometown: Enumclaw, WA
Languages: English, Spanish
Favorite Place: Barcelona, Spain
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Vietnam
Favorite FIUTS Program: CulturalFest
I-Nong Lee
Company: Providence Swedish Health Services
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan & Buenos Aires, Argentina
Languages: English, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Spanish.
Favorite Place: Too many! Banff National Park, Hokkaido region in Japan.
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Any Norwegian country
Favorite FIUTS Program: Wednesday Lunch, CulturalFest
jayasri ghosh
Company: Offsite Insights
Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi and some French
Favorite Place: Ireland
Next Place I’d Like to Go: New Zealand
Favorite FIUTS Program: Blue Marble Bash
Chandler Lewis
Company: The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Hometown: Omak, WA
Languages: English and Intermediate Mandarin
Favorite Place: Berlin, Germany
Next Place I’d Like to Go: The Baltics
Favorite FIUTS Program: Friendship Connections
Jay Lu
Company: Microsoft
Hometown: Shaoyang, Hunan, China
Languages: Chinese; English
Favorite Place: Seattle
Next Place I’d Like to Go: South Africa
Favorite FIUTS Program: Visiting Programs
Anjali Malik
Welcome Anjali! More information coming soon!
fortunato vega
Company: Morgan Stanley
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Languages: Tagalog
Favorite Place: Seattle
Next Place I’d Like to Go: Asia/China
Favorite FIUTS Program: SUSI, YLS, World to Work
Dan Thomson
Bio coming soon!
FIUTS recruits new members for their Board of Trustees annually! Each trustee is elected to a three-year term, and can serve 2 consecutive terms. Learn more about joining the board, or contact Executive Director Era Schrepfer at era@fiuts.org.