Board of Directors

After growing up in the greater Portland/Vancouver area, Catherine was first introduced to the L’Arche Spokane community as a college volunteer. This encounter left a lasting impression and following grad school at WSU (Go Cougs!) Catherine felt called to return to L’Arche as a live-in assistant in Spokane. She has since enjoyed being active in the community in whatever way possible, most recently by joining the Board, and then becoming Board President in 2024. Catherine lives in Cheney with her husband, Shane, and their two children.

Todd is a 4^th generation Spokane native with an educational/career background in project and construction management and commercial real estate.  His L’Arche experience has surpassed 40 years with direct duties in the L’Arche communities in Toronto and Choluteca Honduras, as well as volunteer positions with the L’Arche Spokane board, including multiple terms as President.

Ryan joined the board in 2018 and has had various roles on the board. He works in insurance.

Michael joined the Board at the end of 2024. He is the CFO for KT Contracting Company, and has worked as a financial advisor and investment counselor, a paralegal, business consultant and a certified tax preparer.

Tiffany joined the board at the end of 2024. She is the Assistant Director of Campus Engagement at Gonzaga.

Eric discovered L’Arche in February of 2012 and has been actively involved in the community ever since. He sees participating in L’Arche as a great way to express his Catholic faith. since. As a sole practitioner in public accounting, he provides value to his clients through tax planning and preparation, consulting, and through building efficiencies into accounting systems.