Board of Directors

President

Paula Arno Martinez was appointed October 2020 to the Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees.

ACT Secretary 2024-25; ACT Member At- Large 2023-24.

Attorney/Owner, Arno Martinez Law, PLLC. Former Staff Attorney, Colectiva Legal del Pueblo; Associate Attorney, Rios & Cruz, P.S.; Staff Attorney, NW Immigrant Rights Project. Bachelor's Degree, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio; Juris Doctorate, Texas Southern Univ. Affiliations: National Pres., Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc; Latino, a Bar Assn. of Washington; National Lawyer's Guild, Wenatchee Chapter.

President-elect

Heather Moss was appointed February 2018 and reappointed October 2018 to the Bates Technical College Board of Trustees.

ACT Legislative Action Committee Co-Chair 2025-26

Upon retiring from a 30-year career in state and local government and non-profit leadership, Heather started a freelance editing business, MOSS ink, where she supports and coaches non-fiction writers with projects such as memoirs, corporate marketing and communications, and college essays. Prior to retiring, she served in leadership roles at Pierce County, Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Washington State Department of Early Learning, and Child Care Aware of Washington. Her early state career included positions at the Washington State Office of Financial Management and the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee.

Secretary

Rebecca Chan was appointed June 2021 to the Shoreline College Board of Trustees.

ACT Treasurer 2024-25 and 2025-26.

Rebecca is a licensed CPA and finance manager at Providence St. Joseph Health with over 20 years of experience in healthcare. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an accounting concentration from the University of Washington, where she was active in Asian American student organizations. Her work experience includes the nonprofit Student Loan Finance Association. Rebecca was appointed to the King County Women’s Advisory Board (District 1) in 2019 and, in 2021, she and her husband received the PTA Lifetime Membership Award for their significant contributions to Cascade K-8 PTSA.

Treasurer

Marc Silva was appointed March 2022 to the Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees.

Marc has been in the financial industry since 2009 and currently serves as the Branch Manager for Red Canoe Credit Union, a role held since November 2022.

A commitment to leadership and community service is reflected in extensive board experience. Appointed to the Board of Trustees in March 2022, served as Board Chair from March 2024 to March 2026. Additionally, contributes expertise to the PeaceHealth St. John’s Foundation Board and Life Works, and previously served as President of the Rotary Club of Longview for the 2021–2022 term.

Marc holds an Associate Degree from Portland Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences from Portland State University.

Past President

Wendy Bohlke was appointed November 2017 and  reappointed to the Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees in October 2019.

ACT President-Elect 2024-25; ACT Member At-Large 2020-21; ACT Nominating Committee 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Retired. Former Senior Counsel, Washington State Assistant Attorney General, 1979-2013; counsel to Western Washington University and Bellingham Education Team Leader, 2006-2013, counsel to Skagit Valley College 1983-1995, and Whatcom Community College; Section Chief, Bellingham Regional Office of Attorney General, 1984 – 2006.  Served under Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Rob McKenna, Christine O. Gregoire, Kenneth Eikenberry, and Slade Gordon; former member of the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office, 1978-1979.

Member at Large

Claire Roney was appointed October 2021 and reappointed to the Peninsula College Board of Trustees October 2023. 

ACT Member At-Large  2025-26; ACT Legislative Action Committee 
Co-Chair 2023-25.

Dr. Roney works as a psychologist in Port Townsend, specializing in geriatric and health psychology.  Previously she served as the Founder and Executive Director of the Van Vleck House, a Teton County youth service in Jackson, Wyoming. She served on the Board of the Peninsula College Foundation until 2021 in addition to numerous other volunteer positions.

Member at Large

Mark Hughes was appointed September 2023 to the Olympic College Board of Trustees and reappointed September 2025.

Mark is an Olympic College alumnus with an Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration & Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Western Washington University.

Professionally, Hughes is Senior Director of Communications at Kitsap Mental Health Services and brings more than 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations, and nonprofit advancement. A Kitsap County native, he previously served more than 10 years on the Olympic College Foundation Board, including as President, helping lead governance, finance, and development efforts during a period of significant scholarship and endowment growth. He was also a founding board member and past president of the Bremerton Schools & Alumni Foundation.

Legislative Advocacy Committee

Co-Chair

Bertha Ortega was appointed January 2021 to the Yakima Valley College Board of Trustees and reappointed December 2025. 

Former ACT President 2024-25; ACT President-Elect 2023-24; ACT Member At-Large 2022-23.

Bertha holds a master's in education from Fort Wright College and bachelors degree from the University of Washington. Prior to helping establish Heritage University, she worked as an instructor for health and human services at Seattle Central College, director of education transportation and early childhood specialist for the Yakama Nation and as a state bilingual liaison for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Legislative Advocacy Committee

Co-Chair

Rich Fukutaki was appointed August 2015 to the Bellevue College Board of Trustees  and reappointed September 2019; 2024.

ACCT President 2024-25

Rich Fukutaki is the managing director of Sun Break Group, LLC, and managing partner of Encomedia, with extensive leadership experience in strategy, entrepreneurship, and entertainment.

He previously served as Vice President and General Manager at Wizards of the Coast, where he founded the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In addition to his business leadership, he is active in community and nonprofit service and currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee for ACCT.

ACCT WA State Regional Coordinator

Marilee Scarbrough was appointed May 2023 to the Clark College Board of Trustees.

Marilee currently serves as the ACCT WA State Regional Coordinator and is an ex-officio member on the ACT Board of Directors. She was appointed to the Clark College Board of Trustees in 2023 and services on the ACT Education Committee.  She is an experienced educational professional in both K-12 and higher education and she retired as the in-house Legal Counsel for Vancouver Public Schools in 2024. 

Prior to her tenure in Vancouver Public Schools, she was employed as Policy and Legal Services Director for the Washington State School Directors’ Association; Counsel for the Washington State House of Representatives – Higher Education Committee-Office of Program Research; Staff Attorney for Pierce County Teamchild; and staff attorney for the Pierce County Public Defenders’ Office.