About Friends of the Educational Opportuniy Program

The Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program or "The Friends" was founded in 1971.

In 1970, the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) was established and the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) began its quest to increase access to higher education for underrepresented students. Programs and services were created to assist students in the areas of advising/counseling and retention.

The purpose of the organization is to encourage participation and interest in the EOP at the University of Washington, to establish and maintain communication between the membership and the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), to educate the general public as to the scope of minority educational needs, to encourage financial contributions to the EOP, and to act in an advisory capacity to the Vice President and Vice Provost for Minority Affairs and Diversity.

2009-2010 Board of Trustees

Each Trustee is appointed, or elected for a three-year term. The Board meets monthly except July and August. Their signature fundraising event, usually held in May, is Celebration. Celebration raises funds for the FEOP endowment. The 2010 Celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the HUB Ballroom.

FEOP Board of Trustees

• Carol Bailey
  President
• Norma Zavala
  Vice President and Chair of Resource Development Committee
• Emile Pitre
  Chair of Operations Committee
• Roxanne Christian
  Secretary/Treasurer
• Sheila Edwards Lange
Vice President and Vice Provost for OMA&D

Board Members

• Roxanne Christian
• Frances Carr
• John Chung
• Roy Diaz
• Paul Bertrand Ellis
• Lael Echo-Hawk
• Colleen Fukui-Sketchley
• David Iyall
• Paul Johnson
• Bree Kame'enui-Ramirez
• Greg Lewis
• Felix Luna
• Lori Mina
• Tracy Overby
• Emile Pitre
• Millie Russell
• Antonio Sanchez
• Harry Smith
• Thaddeus Spratlen

Staff

• Roxanne Christian - ex-officio
• Greg Lewis - ex-officio
• Emile Pitre - ex-officio

For any questions or comments, please contact:

Roxanne Christian
206-221-0353
rchristi@u.washington.edu

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