Centralia College Trustee Joanne Schwartz has been named Trustee of the Year by the Washington Association of College Trustees
The Washington Association of College Trustees (ACT) named Centralia College Trustee Joanne Schwartz the Trustee of the Year.
She will receive the award at the ACT spring conference in Vancouver on May 10.
“Joanne is a well-known and well-respected member of the local community,” said Board Chairman Jim Lowery in a press release. “Her sterling reputation reflects well on the college and helps to create important partnerships in the community. She is also outgoing, warm, and a delightful person. We are honored to have served with Joanne Schwartz as trustees of Centralia College.”
Schwartz has served as a college trustee for 10 years. She has a long history of public service and has been very involved with community service activities.
Schwartz was the first woman elected to the Board of Lewis County Commissioners, where she served two terms.
She was a founding member of the Lewis Economic Development Council, director of community service and economic development administrator for the city of Chehalis, and community relations and marketing director for Centralia General Hospital. Schwartz is currently serving her first term on the Chehalis Industrial Commission.
Schwartz is also a co-founder of the Chehalis Foundation, which is the primary supporter of the Chehalis Student Achievement Initiative.
In addition, Schwartz has served on the Centralia Hospital Community Ministry Board and a is a longtime member of the SERTOMA service club.
