Centers Of Excellence College Information
Find out more about each of Washington's 13 Centers of Excellence and what you can do and learn.
Contacts
Vicky Chungtuyco
Interim Program Administrator
vchungtuyco@sbctc.edu
360-704-1051
Carolyn McKinnon
Policy Associate
cmckinnon@sbctc.edu
360-704-3903
Providing industry insights and connections to the college system
Washington's 13 Centers of Excellence support systemwide connections between education, business, industry and labor. Each Center focuses on a targeted industry that drives or supports the state’s economy. Centers are guided by industry representatives to lead collaborative and coordinated statewide education and training efforts to build a competitive workforce in a global economy.
Centers serve the needs of all 34 community and technical colleges across Washington and provide resources, industry insights and connections, best practices, and much more.
Centers of Excellence work in five core focus areas: Economic Development; Education Innovation, and Efficiency; Workforce Supply/Demand; Industry Sector Strategy; Equity and Access.
Centers of Excellence websites
- Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced Materials Manufacturing
- Director: Jill Thornton; Office phone: 425-388-9454
- Agriculture & Natural Resource Center of Excellence
- Director: Lindsey Williams; Office phone: 509-527-4635
- Alternate Contact: Ceana Pacheco; Office phone: 509-524-5227
- Allied Health Center of Excellence
- Director: Dan Ferguson; Office phone: 509-574-6863
- Alternate Contact: Connie Jensen
- Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
- Director: Monica Brummer; Office phone: 360-623-8924
- Alternate Contact: Emily Girt; Office phone: 360-623-8375
- Construction Center of Excellence
- Director: Christina Rupp; Office phone: 206-816-0719
- Alternate Contact: Lin Carleton; Office phone: 425-253-2352 ext. 2217
- Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity
- Director: Brent Lundstrom; Office phone: 360-594-8337
- Alternate Contact: Mike Singletary
- Center of Excellence for Careers in Education
- Director: Jamie Wells; Office phone: 253-833-9111 ext. 4963
- Alternate Contact: Angie Benjamin; Office phone: 253-288-3455 ext. 5803
- Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management
- Director: Sam Kaplan; Office phone: 206-592-4838
- Alternate Contact: Kaitlin Bermingham
- Center of Excellence for Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Director: Linda Crerar; Office phone: 253-912-3689
- Alternate Contact: VACANT
- Center of Excellence for Information & Computing Technology
- Director: Brianna Rockenstire
- Alternate Contact: Ceana Pacheco (Acting Director 2023)
- Northwest Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology
- Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence
- Director: Carl Douglas; Office phone: 360-609-3406
- Alternate Contact: VACANT
