Board of Directors

The Board meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3:00pm at Spokane City Hall. Meetings are not typically held in July or August.
Bylaws for Sister Cities Association of Spokane available here.

Officers, Directors & City Staff

President Dr. John Caputo
Professor Emeritus, Gonzaga University
Email: caputo@gonzaga.eduPhone: 509.313.6656
Vice President/TreasurerJames Vanderholm
Chief Financial Officer, OlyFed
Email: jamesey8340@ymail.comPhone: 509.435.5475
SecretaryOPEN
Honorary MemberMayor Lisa Brown
City of Spokane
Email: mayor@spokanecity.org
City of Spokane LiaisonHeather Hamlin
Neighborhood Svcs, City of Spokane
Email: hhamlin@spokanecity.org Phone: 509.564.9880
President, Spokane-Nishinomiya, Japan Sister City Society Akihiro Nakahara
EVP, Mukogawa U.S. Campus
Email: akihiron@mukogawa.edu
President, Spokane-Jilin Sister, China City Society Dan (Danielle) Xu, Ph.D.
Professor, Gonzaga University
Email: xu@gonzaga.eduPhone: 509.919.9634 
President, Spokane-Limerick, Ireland Sister City SocietyKerry Lynch
Email: klynchapi@comcast.netPhone: 509.990.7513
President, Spokane-Jecheon, South Korea Sister City Society Josephine Seo
President, Korean American Association of Spokane
Email: kAAspokane@outlook.comPhone: 509.999.9242 
President, Spokane-Cagli, Italy Sister City Society Dr. John Caputo
Professor Emeritus, Gonzaga University
Email: caputo@gonzaga.eduPhone: 509.313.6656
At-Large MemberLinda Marcus
Member, Spokane-Cagli Sister City Society
Email: linda-amarcus@hotmail.com
At-Large MemberChuck Rehberg (Emeritus)Email: cjr3146@gamil.comPhone: 509.467.6108
At-Large MemberMargo Buckles
Riverfront Park Connections Garden Park Liaison
Email: margo.l.buckles@gmail.com
At-Large MemberOPEN
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