Board of Directors

Sister Cities Association of Spokane is currently recruiting for three new board positions! Learn more about these roles and how to apply here.

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Dr. John Caputo, President, Sister City Association of Spokane
President, Spoakne-Cagli, Italy Sister City Society
Professor Emeritus of Communication & Leadership Studies | Gonzaga University
Phone: 509.313.6656   Email: caputo@gonzaga.edu

James Vanderholm, Treasurer
At-Large Member
Chief Financial Officer | OlyFed
Phone: 509.435.5475   Email: jamesey8340@ymail.com

Margo Buckles, President
Spokane-Jecheon, Spokane-South Korea Sister City Society
President | Alt-Vision 
Email: margo.l.buckles@gmail.com

Dan (Danielle) Xu, Ph.D.
President, Spokane-Jilin City, China Sister City Society
Professor of Finance, Mozilo Chair of Business Administration | Gonzaga University
Phone: 509.919.9634   Email: xu@gonzaga.edu

Kerry Lynch
President, Spokane-Limerick, Ireland Sister City Society
Phone: 509.990.7513

Akihiro Nakahara
President, Spokane-Nishinomiya (Japan) Sister City Society
Executive Vice President | Mukogawa U.S. Campus
Email: akihiron@mukogawa.edu

Linda Marcus
Cagli, Italy at-Large Member
Email: linda-amarcus@hotmail.com

Heather Hamlin
Staff Liaison
Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services | City of Spokane
Email: hhamlin@spokanecity.org 

Honorary Board of Directors
Mayor Lisa Brown
Email: mayor@spokanecity.org 

Roster of Supporting Mayors
Shari Barnard ’90-94
Jack Geraghty ’94-98
John Powers ’00-03
Dennis Hession ’06-08
Mary Verner ’08-12
David Condon ’12-20
Nadine Woodward ’21-23

Board Members Emeriti
Margo Buckles
Chuck Rehberg (At-Large)
Phone: 509.467.6108   Email: cjr3146@gamil.com