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Board of Trustees

Meeting Information

Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public.

In general, Board meetings are scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. with a one-hour study session and a full meeting beginning at 4 p.m. See the 2024 Board of Trustee Documents for a copy of the full 2024 meeting schedule, times, and applicable links.

Board Documents

CPTC has determined that recordings of Board meetings are transitory and are only retained for a short period to assist in production of the minutes.

Board Members

 


 

Clover Park Technical College trustee Jesus Villegas, appointed February 2023

Jesus Villegas Rivera

Chair, Board of Trustees

Appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees February 2023. 

Board Chair, 2024-2025

Student Services Support Specialist, Clover Park School District. Pierce College. Board Member, KBTC Association. Wife: Rachael. Children: Alden, Norah.

 


 

Eli Taylor headshot

 

Eli Taylor

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

Appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees December 2018

Board Chair, 2020-2021

Vice President, JP Morgan Private Bank, Tacoma, WA. MBA, Louisiana State University, Shreveport. BS, Western Governors University. ABA, Tiffin University. Degrees of Change; Board Member, Treasurer. Pierce County Library Foundation; Board Member. Tacoma-Pierce Black Collective; Member. Kiwanis Club of Tacoma; Member. Wife; Lauren. Children; Brielle, Zoe.

 


 

A headshot of our Trustee Adria Buchanan on a black background

Adria Buchanan

Trustee

Appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees November 2024

Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Washington; Founder and Principal, See Spot Run LLC; Former Senior Compliance Analyst, Flagship Credit Acceptance; Former Consultant, City of Wilmington, Delaware; Former Compliance Analyst, Health Net. Board Member, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Member, South Sound Housing Affordability Partners.

 


 

Alice Phillips

Alice Phillips

Trustee

Appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees March 2021

Board Chair, 2022-2023

Retired Business Manager/Financial Secretary, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 483 since 2000. Trustee, Electrical Workers’ VEBA Trust, Chair of the Tacoma Joint Labor Committee; Executive Board Member, Pierce County Central Labor Council; Vice Chair, Washington State Electrical Board; Past Member, Washington State Labor Council Education Training and Apprenticeship Standing Committee; Past Board Member, Go Local Tacoma; Co-Chair, Tacoma Wellness Committee; Board President, Emergency Food Network.

 


 

Tong Zhu, Trustee for Clover Park Technical College

Tong Zhu

Chair, Board of Trustees

Appointed to Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees May 2022

Board Chair, 2023-2024

Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Strategy Officer, Northwest Seaport Alliance. BA University of Washington Tacoma. Executive Committee of the Washington State China Relations Council; previously served Directors of the Japan America Society of the State of Washington and Evergreen Building Products Association.   
 

Meeting Schedule

Past Board Documents

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