Board of Trustees

Tim Burt
Chair

A Pomeroy, Washington native, Tim Burt was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2016.  A graduate of Washington State University, Tim spent his career as an educator; teaching mathematics at Walla Walla High School for 13 years and then at Pomeroy High School for 23 years, as well as serving as a football, track, and wrestling coach for both schools.  Tim also served in administrative roles and continues to substitute at Pomeroy High School.  Tim and his wife, Diane, farm in the Pomeroy area.

Tim has served in a variety of leadership roles in his community, including the Garfield County Fair Board, Garfield County Pioneer Association, Pomeroy High School Alumni Association, and the FFA Alumni Association.

 

Bill Warren
Vice Chair

A graduate of Dayton High School and Washington State University’s College of Agriculture, Bill Warren was appointed to the WWCC Board of Trustees in 2017.  Bill has managed Warren Orchards in Dayton since 1994 and believes the “interconnected roles of agriculture, environment, conservation, and sustainability in education need to be advanced.”

Named by the Eisenhower Fellowship as its sole EF Agriculture Fellow for 2006, Bill is a member of the Washington State Farm Bureau, Washington Association of Wheat Growers, Washington Horticultural Association, Columbia County Weed Board, the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisory Committee, and served for several years as a Boy Scout Scoutmaster.

 

Tara Leer

Tara Leer is a native of the Lewis-Clark Valley and was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021. A graduate of the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics, she began with a professional background in marketing and community relations before transitioning to a career in real estate where she is an agent with KW Lewiston.

Tara is a member of the P1FCU Board of Directors and the Credit Union National Association’s Director Advisory Board. She has also served on the Credit Union National Association’s Volunteer Leadership Committee, Holy Family School’s Advisory Board, and with the Distinguished Young Women of Clarkston scholarship program.

 

Gustavo Reyna

A native of Guatemala, Gustavo Reyna was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2025.  Gustavo’s marketing career spans 35 years in the technology sector, most recently serving as an industry marketing strategist for Intel Corporation, focusing on technologies that power education, healthcare, and smart cities across the globe.

He serves on the Walla Walla City Council and previously served as Mayor Pro-Tem of Lafayette, Colorado.  Gustavo also serves as board member for various local non-profit organizations focusing on healthcare and community development.  He lives in Walla Walla with his family.