Director Biographies
William V. Humphreys, Chairman
Current term expires: 2012
Bill Humphreys is president and CEO of Citizens Bank in Corvallis, Oregon. He has
more than 36 years of banking experience, including 23 years as chief executive
officer of a community bank.
Mr. Humphreys has served as a director of the Oregon Bankers Association and the
American Bankers Association, as well as chairman of the State of Oregon Banking
Board. He is currently a faculty member at Oregon Bankers Association Directors
College.
Mr. Humphreys has a bachelor’s degree from Western Oregon University and graduated
with honors from the School for Bank Administration at the University of Wisconsin.
Craig E. Dahl, Vice Chair
Current term expires: 2013
Craig Dahl is president and chief executive officer of Alaska Pacific Bancshares,
Inc. (AKPB) and its subsidiary, Alaska Pacific Bank, headquartered in Juneau, Alaska.
He also serves on the board of directors of both organizations.
Mr. Dahl began his banking career in 1973 with The B.M. Behrends Bank in Juneau,
and he was president of the bank at the time of its sale to Key Bank in 1989. He
joined Alaska Pacific Bank in 1992. The institution, formerly known as Alaska Federal
Savings & Loan Association, has served Alaskans since 1935. In 1999, he led it through
the process of converting to a stock-owned savings bank.
Mr. Dahl, who is a graduate of Seattle University, serves on the American Bankers
Association Government Relations Council and served for two terms as president of
the Alaska Bankers Association. He just completed a three-year term as assistant
district governor for Rotary District 5010 and is a past president of the Glacier
Valley Rotary Club.
Mr. Dahl is a member of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and is an active member of
the community.
Les AuCoin
Current term expires: 2012
Les AuCoin is an author and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oregon. During his 18-year
tenure in Congress, he served on the House Appropriations Committee, the House Banking
Committee, and the Housing and Community Development and International Institutions
subcommittees.
From 1996 – 1998, Mr. AuCoin was president and chief executive officer of the Oregon
Health Sciences Foundation, the private financial fundraising arm of the Oregon
Health and Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. From 1994 – 2005, he managed
his own consulting firm, AuCoin & Associates, LLC, which focused on government affairs
and planned giving. From 1998 – 2002, he served as the Glenn L. Jackson Professor
of Political Science at Southern Oregon University.
Mr. AuCoin was a member of the Seattle Bank’s Board of Directors from 1994 – 2000,
during which time he served as a member of the Financial Operations and Policy and
Strategy committees. He was also the board’s designated representative on the Council
of Federal Home Loan Banks, where he served as vice chairman for two years.
Mr. AuCoin currently serves on the board of Teton Heritage Buildings, a residential
construction firm based in Jackson, Wyoming, and Big Sky, Montana. He received his
bachelor’s degree in journalism and honorary doctor of human letters from Pacific
University in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Marianne M. Emerson
Current term expires: 2011
Marianne Emerson is a highly accomplished information technology (IT) systems executive
with over 15 years of experience in strategic planning and implementation of mission-critical,
enterprise solutions for economists and financial services professionals.
Currently, Ms. Emerson is chief information officer for the Seattle Housing Authority,
a public corporation providing affordable housing to more than 25,000 low-income
Seattle residents. From 2002 – 2007, she served as chief information officer at
the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for providing
IT services to the central bank of the United States. She joined the Federal Reserve
Board in 1982 and held a number of IT leadership positions during her tenure there.
Ms. Emerson earned a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College and a master of science
(computer science) and a master of business administration (finance) degree from
the University of Maryland. She has also served as an adjunct lecturer in information
security at the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
David J. Ferries
Current Term Expires: 2014
David J. Ferries is president and chief executive officer of First Federal Savings Bank, a $226-million community financial institution in Sheridan, Wyoming. Prior to joining First Federal Savings Bank in 2002, he served as senior vice president of First Interstate Bank in Billings, Montana, where he held a variety of increasingly responsible positions during his 17 years of service there.
Mr. Ferries is a director of the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority Joint Powers Board, Forward Sheridan, Inc., Northern Wyoming Community College Foundation, and Whitney Benefits Advisory Council. He has also served as a director of many other civic and professional organizations, including the Fannie Mae National Depository Board.
Mr. Ferries has a bachelor’s of science degree in economics from Rocky Mountain College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Montana.
Michael W. McGowan
Current term expires: 2015
Michael McGowan is chairman and CEO of Daniel Capital Management (DCM) Limited, which provides strategic consulting services and funding sources to private and public companies throughout the world.
Mr. McGowan is currently a principal in several sustainable resource companies, including AlgEvolve, Inc. and Green Energy Corporation, and he was the primary founder of Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. He is also a frequent speaker on the subjects of strategic funding, commercial algae development, and renewable energy to global audiences.
Prior to entering the renewable energy sector, Mr. McGowan worked in the banking and financial management industry as an investment portfolio manager. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and international relations from the University of Montana.
Russell J. Lau
Current term expires: 2013
Russell J. Lau is president and chief executive officer of Finance Enterprises,
Ltd. and vice chairman and chief executive officer of Finance Factors, Ltd. in Honolulu,
Hawaii. As CEO of Finance Factors, the largest Hawaii-owned, financial-services
loan company, he directed a major strategic restructuring effort for the institution.
Mr. Lau is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and active in Honolulu’s
non-profit community, serving as treasurer/trustee of Assets School, treasurer of
American Judicature Society – Hawaii Chapter, director of Palolo Chinese Home, and
trustee for St. Andrews Priory.
Mr. Lau holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Puget Sound
and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Oregon.
James G. Livingston
Current term expires: 2013
A vice president in the investments division at Zions First National Bank in Salt
Lake City, Utah, James G. Livingston has extensive education and experience in accounting,
finance, capital markets, and corporate governance.
Prior to his tenure at Zions First National Bank, Dr. Livingston worked for Zift
Brothers Investments, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund in New York City, where
he was director of the financial research group and served in the quantitative strategy
group. He has also served as an assistant professor of accounting at Southern Methodist
University and as an instructor of economics and finance at the University of Rochester
in Rochester, New York.
Mr. Livingston holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brigham Young University
and a master’s degree in applied economics and a doctorate degree in business administration
from the University of Rochester.
Cynthia A. Parker
Current term expires: 2013
Cynthia A. Parker is president and CEO of BRIDGE Housing, one of the nation’s largest
owners and developers of affordable housing, headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Previously, Ms. Parker served as regional president for Mercy Housing Inc. (MHI),
which develops affordable housing for low income families, seniors, and people with
special needs in Idaho and Washington.
Prior to her tenure at Mercy Housing, Ms. Parker served as senior vice president
for Seattle-Northwest Securities, a public finance firm, where she oversaw affordable
housing and commercial and public facility real estate financing in five Northwest
states. Previously, she worked for the City of Seattle, where she established the
new Office of Housing, doubled the agency’s housing production, and managed a $61
million biannual budget.
Ms. Parker has also served as executive director of Anchorage Neighborhood Housing
Services and general manager of Portland Student Services. She is a former president
of the National Neighborhood Housing Network and a former director of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She has chaired the Sound Families Initiative for
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and served on the Seattle Bank’s Affordable
Housing Advisory Council. She is currently a director of the National Affordable
Housing Trust, Housing Partnership Network, and the OneCalifornia Foundation.
Ms. Parker has a bachelor of science degree from Portland State University.
Park Price
Current term expires: 2014
Park Price is CEO, president, and director of Bank of Idaho, an independent community bank. He is also a director of Delta Dental Plan of Idaho.
Previously, Mr. Price served as a director of West One Bank, Idaho / U.S. Bank, Idaho, from 1990 to 1996, and on the Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 1985 to 1990. He was also owner and president of Park Price Motor Company in Pocatello, Idaho, from 1979 to 2003.
Mr. Price has served on the boards of numerous business and civic organizations, including as chair of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, chair of the Idaho Community Foundation, and currently as co-chair of the Idaho Business Coalition for Education Excellence.
Mr. Price holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College.
Donald V. Rhodes
Current term expires: 2012
Don Rhodes is chairman of Heritage Financial Corporation in Olympia, Washington,
and chairman of the corporation’s Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank subsidiaries.
Mr. Rhodes has served as chairman of the board for four separate banking institutions.
He has also held board leadership positions with several community organizations,
including his service as board chairman of both South Puget Sound Community College
and Community Foundation of South Puget Sound. He has been a member of the Board
of Trustees of South Puget Sound Community College since 1991.
Mr. Rhodes has served as chairman and/or chief executive officer for four banking
institutions and has held board leadership positions with several community organizations,
including his service as board chairman of South Puget Sound Community College and
the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound.
Mr. Rhodes graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the
University of Washington and completed the Stonier Graduate School of Banking program
at Rutgers University.
Jack T. Riggs, M.D.
Current term expires: 2014
Jack Riggs is a board-certified emergency medicine physician. Since 2005, he has been the chief executive
officer of Pita Pit USA, Inc. and Pita Pit, Inc. In addition to his professional and entrepreneurial
experience, Dr. Riggs served as an Idaho State Senator from 1996 to 2000 and as
the state’s Lieutenant Governor from 2001 to 2003. He has also served on the Idaho
State Board of Health and Welfare.
Dr. Riggs is a graduate of the University of Idaho and the University of Washington
School of Medicine.
David F. Wilson
Current term expires: 2012
David F. Wilson is chairman of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA),
the owner of Wilson Construction LLC, and a former mayor of Sun Valley, Idaho.
As a member of IHFA’s Board of Commissioners since 1995, Mr. Wilson is actively
involved in providing overall policy direction and setting long-term goals for the
organization, whose mission is to provide funding for affordable housing opportunities
in Idaho communities.
Mr. Wilson has been the owner of Wilson Construction, LLC, a residential and commercial
development company in Ketchum, Idaho, since 1977. He is also an active member of
the National Association of Home Builders and served as the organization’s president
in 2005. Currently, he is an NAHB senior life director and vice chairman of the
Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund.
Mr. Wilson served as Mayor of Sun Valley, Idaho, from 1997 - 2001 and as a city
council member from 1991 until 1997.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University at Los Angeles.
Gordon Zimmerman
Current term expires: 2011
Gordon Zimmerman is president, assistant corporate secretary, and a member of the
board of directors of Community Bank, Inc., a $100 million community financial institution
located in Ronan, Montana.
Mr. Zimmerman began his career in the financial services industry with KPMG Peat
Marwick, where as a manager in the firm’s audit department, he specialized in matters
relating to real estate, financial institutions, SEC regulation, and technology.
Following his tenure at KPMG, Mr. Zimmerman served as chief financial officer for
several venture capital entities, including Southwest Value Partners of Scottsdale,
Arizona, and Pack River Ltd. LLC, in Sandpoint, Idaho. In 1998, he joined Pend Oreille
Bank in Sandpoint, Idaho, serving as its chief financial officer, president, and
board member until 2003, when he joined Community Bank, Inc.
Mr. Zimmerman holds a bachelor of arts in accounting and finance from the University
of Montana, a graduate degree in banking from the University of Colorado, and a
professional master of banking degree from the Executive Banking Institute at Louisiana
State University. He is a licensed CPA in Montana, a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the Montana Bankers Association.