Board of Trustees

Todd Woodard - Chair

Todd Woodard joined the Board of Trustees in June 2022.

Respected throughout the region’s business community, Woodard has served as the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at the Spokane International Airport since 1995. In that role, he is responsible for the marketing of cargo and passenger service, domestic and international aerospace business recruitment, and supporting the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Region’s business organizations and hospitality industry. He is known as a leader in the airport and aerospace industry and for bringing together business and education leaders to establish partnerships that create opportunities and strengthen our economy.

Woodard is a champion of our community college system. He recognizes the opportunities it provides to individuals seeking opportunity to improve their lives and to our local economy, which relies on an educated workforce.

He has served on the Spokane Colleges Foundation since 2015, including as a past president. In this role, he actively sought donations for scholarships and program support and helped establish essential business partnerships in between Spokane Colleges and the business community.

Woodard has a legacy of community service including volunteer roles on the boards of Visit Spokane, Leadership Spokane, Spokane Rotary North and the Northwest Chapter of American Association of Airport Executives and the U.S. Contract Tower Association. He is a Fellow in the Royal Aeronautical Society and a graduate of Washington State University.

Having earned his Bachelor of Arts, he became a research assistant at the Spokane campus of WSU in the Division of Governmental Studies and Services. He served as the Legislative Assistant in 1987 to the Honorable Louis J. Stratton, Washington State Senate. Following that, he served as Press and Legislative Assistant to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley from 1987-1994.

He is married to Liz Burton Woodard and they have two adult children.

Woodard’s term will last until September 30, 2030.

Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson, who served Pullman as Mayor for five terms (2004-2024), was appointed by the Governor as a Spokane Colleges trustee in February 2018. He is proud to say he is a community college graduate (Modesto Jr. College) and taught at Sacramento City College as an adjunct. In addition to being a Spokane Colleges trustee, Johnson has served as the co-chair of the legislative committee of the Association of College Trustees and serves as its secretary.

He is now a Professor Emeritus from Washington State University and taught courses in television news and communications management, among others in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication since 1979. He retired in 2014 but is still the “Voice of the Cougs,” serving as the public address announcer for Cougar football and men’s basketball since 1980.

The Whitman County Realtors named Johnson “Outstanding Citizen” for 2021. Johnson chairs the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport board that has completed a $158 million runway realignment project and is now in the process of building a new passenger terminal. He also chairs the Employee Benefit Trust, a self-insurance pool that covers employees in over 240 cities and special districts. Johnson represents Washington cities on the newly formed Cardiac and Stroke Workgroup with a goal of coming up with better outcomes throughout the state. He is past president of Association of Washington Cities that represents all 281 cities in the state.

He serves on the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB); Community Action Center of Whitman County; the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and is secretary-treasurer of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters. He is a past president of the Pullman Rotary club and a member of Kiwanis.

Johnson continues to volunteer with the Pullman Fire Department as their public information officer and has been on call with the PFD since 2000. He was PIO of the Pullman Police Department from 1998 to 2003. Before becoming mayor, Johnson was on the Board of Commissioners for Pullman Memorial Hospital (now Pullman Regional Hospital), from 1998-2003.

After earning his AA degree, he received a BA from Sacramento State University, a master’s degree from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in mass communications from the University of Iowa. Johnson was a broadcaster and news reporter in California, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, and managed two radio stations in Sacramento prior to moving to Pullman.

Trustee Johnson began his first four-year term with the CCS Board of Trustees on February 5, 2018.

Anna Franklin

Providence – Central Division
Executive Director of Health Equity/Environmental Stewardship

Maji Rising, Executive Director

Anna Franklin is the Executive Director of Health Equity and Environmental Stewardship for the Providence Central Division, and the Executive Director for Maji Rising a Spokane based nonprofit organization.

Anna graduated from Spokane Community College, and Eastern Washington University, both experiences broadened her perspective to see the world through the lens of justice and the political determinants of health.  Additionally, she is an alumna from West Texas A&M, which expanded her worldview to encompass the holistic health of communities.

Anna serves on several local and state-wide boards, guiding strategic direction, investment decisions and major business operations.

For over 32 years, Anna has dedicated her career to creating opportunities for all, prioritizing racial and social justice, empowering underestimated communities and driving process improvements in healthcare. 

Anna’s core values are firmly rooted in community, service to others, and justice. She remains a steadfast champion in ensuring all voices are heard and represented.

Steven Yoshihara

Governor Jay Inslee selected Steven Yoshihara, Senior Vice President for Washington Trust, to serve on the Board of Trustees for Spokane Colleges. Yoshihara has worked in banking for nearly 40 years and currently works with businesses whose credit needs range from $250,000 to $25 million.

Yoshihara is familiar with Spokane Colleges, having graduated from Spokane Falls Community College in 1977. He served on the SFCC Business Advisory Committee and his four sons also attended SFCC. Yoshihara went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gonzaga in 1979 where he played on their baseball team.

Yoshihara is a long-time business and community leader in Spokane, moving here from Hawaii the year after he graduated from high school. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Union Gospel Mission, Ignite Finance Committee and the Fairmount Memorial Association. He also has served on the boards of the Salvation Army, the YMCA, Rockwood Retirement Communities, and the Washington State Board of Accountancy. He is a 1986 Leadership Spokane graduate and was a Downtown Spokane central advisory member.

Trustee Yoshihara was appointed in 2018.

Kelly Fukai

Kelly Fukai brings to the role more than 25 years of experience developing collaborative solutions across industry, government, academia, business, and communities. In her role with the Northwest Gas Association, Fukai leads strategic education and advocacy efforts related to the region’s energy infrastructure.

Fukai will fill a position on the Board of Trustees vacant since former Providence executive Mike Wilson’s term ended September 2024. Fukai's term will end in 2029.

She holds an associate degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration and management from Gonzaga University.

Fukai’s background includes roles in economic development, public affairs, and strategic planning, as well as leadership positions at Avista Utilities, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Spokane International Airport, and the Washington Technology Industry Association. She also serves on several state and local boards, including the Washington State Transportation Commission and the WSU Spokane Advisory Board. These responsibilities have involved coordinating with industry, government, and education partners, experience she will bring to her work with the Board of Trustees.