Federal Transition Team

On January 27, 2025, WSU announced the federal administration transition team.  The team’s charge is to assess all the changes (including federal executive orders) and determine how they impact WSU while ensuring alignment with applicable state laws.

The team is led by Chris Riley-Tillman (provost and executive vice president) and consist of the following members:

• Glynda Becker Fenter
  Vice president for government and external relations
• Kim Christen
  Vice president for research
• Daryll DeWald
  Executive vice president for health sciences and chancellor, WSU Spokane
• Sandra Haynes
  Chancellor, WSU Tri‑Cities
• Jennifer Klein
  Interim vice president for human resource services
• Mel Netzhammer
  Chancellor, WSU Vancouver

The leadership team is advised by a member of WSU’s Office of the Attorney General and staffed by Jake Dowd (director of federal relations), Ginger Druffel (chief of staff, office of the president), and Kristina Peterson-Wilson (vice provost for academic administration and chief of staff).