At the close of 2025, we said goodbye to four board members whose terms of service had ended: Betsy Godlewski of Spokane, Patrick Hanley of Vancouver, Claudia Kiyama of Langley, and Liz McGree of Yakima. Our deepest appreciation goes to all of them for their longtime commitment and dedication.

At our Annual Members Meeting in Gig Harbor last October, our incoming board members for 2026 were announced. One, Katie Enders of Seattle, joins us in our Young Professional board position, while the other two, Amanda Clark of Spokane and Damien Davis of Richland, will begin three-year terms of service starting in January 2026.

New Board Members:

Amanda Clark is Dean of the Library and Associate Professor at Whitworth University in Spokane. With a master’s degree in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Oregon, she has co-authored several books on architecture, among her many fields of study. She has served as the president of the Society of Architectural Historians, Marion Dean Ross Pacific Northwest Chapter; as the chair of the Orbis Cascade Alliance Library Consortium; and on the boards of the Inland Northwest Book Arts Society, Spokane Art School, and Vernacular Architecture Forum.

Damien Davis of Richland is a nonprofit executive and consultant who has worked in a number of organizations dedicated to preservation, cultural heritage, and community development. With a master’s degree in Ethnic/Multicultural Studies from Western Oregon University, he received Fellowship recognition from American Alliance of Museums. After working for the Downtown Pasco Development Authority and the Franklin County Historical Society, Damien currently operates his own consulting firm, Davis Consulting 509 Prime, and serves on the board of AACCES, the African American Community Cultural & Educational Society.

Katie Enders of Seattle serves in our Young Professional board position and is an AICP-certified Associate Planner at the Puget Sound Regional Council. Originally from Spokane, she holds an master’s in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s in History from Eastern Washington University. Her professional interests include planning, preservation, and economic development, and she has contributed to projects including the City of Austin’s Equity-Based Preservation Plan, Preservation Austin’s East Austin Barrio Landmarks Project, and PSRC’s forthcoming Regional Economic Strategy. A former conference Fellow, Katie is excited to return to the Washington Trust in this new capacity and looks forward to supporting historic preservation efforts across the state.