Cascadia College Board of Trustees
The college is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is appointed by the Governor. The Board members are:
Dr. Collee Ponto, Chair
Dr. Ponto, a resident of Kenmore, is a senior leadership and organizational effectiveness consultant with Unify Consulting and since 2020 has been embedded at Seagen, a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bothell. Her current work focuses on leadership development and change management. She also brings considerable experience in higher education including service as a faculty member at Seattle University and as a Dean at Pinchot University. Dr. Ponto has been instrumental in community activities including building the playground and offering environmental education at St. Edward State Park.
Dr. Meghan Quint, Vice Chair
Dr. Quint, a resident of Bothell, is a healthcare leader with deep experience in corporate strategy, innovation, and product. She is a founding executive at Opala, a venture-backed healthcare interoperability startup, and she previously spent a decade leading strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley startups to accelerate business transformation and innovation at Premera Blue Cross. Dr. Quint provides a unique perspective with her PhD expertise in Organizational Psychology. She is passionate about inclusion at work and is an advocate for lifelong learning for all.
Mr. Alex Lee
Alex Lee is a Client Advisor and Member with Auxano Advisors. He serves a wide variety of clients and has extensive expertise working with families that have real estate holdings. He brings tremendous industry acumen to the practice of solving complex financial questions and has been awarded the industry’s highest honor, the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager - Best in Client Satisfaction Award. Prior to joining Auxano in 2002, he served as a financial advisor to families at Waddell & Reed. At Waddell, Alex was awarded the Pacesetter distinction and Circle awards for outstanding achievement.
Alex earned a BA in Economics from the University of Washington, is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), and a graduate of the College for Financial Planning. Alex is a former board member of the Deaf-Blind Service Center, the Husky Marching Band Alumni Association, and was the chair of the Cascadia College Foundation Board for 10 years before being appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve as a Trustee at Cascadia.
Mr. Shahryar Qadri
Shahryar Qadri is the Chief Technology Officer of OneImaging. Shahryar is an accomplished executive with over 20 years of experience building healthcare technology solutions for patients, providers, and payers. His areas of expertise include third-party administrators, employer and payer benefits solutions, healthcare interoperability and data strategy. Shahryar has a degree in Computer Science from Creighton University. Outside of work, Shahryar’s hobbies include reading, traveling and skiing.