Personnel

Bates Technical College faculty are required to hold a Washington state professional technical certificate as outlined in the Washington Administrative Code and rules of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Full-time Faculty and Administration

Name
Rob Runn

Title

Instructor, Culinary Arts

Name
Diane Shepard

Title

Counselor

Name
David Skeen

Title

Instructor, Advanced Technologies

Name
Ingrid Smith

Title

Instructor, Computer Sciences

Name
Rachel Smith

Title

Instructor & Coordinator, ESL

Name
Peter Speelmon

Title

Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator

Name
Matthew Spitzer

Title

Instructor, Motorcycle and Marine Technology & Equipment Technology

Name
Anthony St. Clair

Title

Instructor, Electrical Construction

Name
Sherri Stanton

Title

Director, Development and Marketing, KBTC

Name
Soreya Steen

Title

Technical High School Program Manager

Name
Leah Thompson

Title

Instructor, OTA

Name
Pavan Reddy Thummala

Title

Financial Reporting Manager

Name
Dan Timmons

Title

Director of Facilities and Operations

Name
Rafael Torres

Title

Instructor, Carpentry

Name
Shelly Tucker

Title

Director of Financial Aid

Name
Teri Tveten

Title

Instructor, I-BEST

Name
Brian Umpstead

Title

Instructor, Architectural Woodworking / Cabinet Making Technology

Name
Vicki Valdez

Title

Director of Financial Services, KBTC

Name
Kathleen Valenzuela

Title

Director, Business Operations

Name
Corey Vasquez

Title

Instructor, Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technology

Name
Olena Volkova

Title

ctcLink Business Analyst & Security Coordinator

Name
Lisa Webb

Title

Instructor, Early Childhood Education

Name
Mark Wegley

Title

Instructor, English

Name
Christine Winskill

Title

Executive Director of Finance

Name
Brian Wiwel

Title

Instructor, Fire Service

Name
Michael Wood

Title

Librarian

Name
Amy Ybarra

Title

Assistant Director of Financial Aid/WES

Name
Hongyu Zhan

Title

Director of Institutional Research & Title III

Name
Wen Zhao-Pliske

Title

Instructional Designer

Full-time Faculty and Administration

Name Rob Runn

Name Diane Shepard

Name David Skeen

Name Ingrid Smith

Name Rachel Smith

Name Peter Speelmon

Name Matthew Spitzer

Name Anthony St. Clair

Name Sherri Stanton

Name Soreya Steen

Name Leah Thompson

Name Pavan Reddy Thummala

Name Dan Timmons

Name Rafael Torres

Name Shelly Tucker

Name Teri Tveten

Name Brian Umpstead

Name Vicki Valdez

Name Kathleen Valenzuela

Name Corey Vasquez

Name Olena Volkova

Name Lisa Webb

Name Mark Wegley

Name Christine Winskill

Name Brian Wiwel

Name Michael Wood

Name Amy Ybarra

Name Hongyu Zhan

Name Wen Zhao-Pliske

Name
Rob Runn

Name
Diane Shepard

Name
David Skeen

Name
Ingrid Smith

Name
Rachel Smith

Name
Peter Speelmon

Name
Matthew Spitzer

Name
Anthony St. Clair

Name
Sherri Stanton

Name
Soreya Steen

Name
Leah Thompson

Name
Pavan Reddy Thummala

Name
Dan Timmons

Name
Rafael Torres

Name
Shelly Tucker

Name
Teri Tveten

Name
Brian Umpstead

Name
Vicki Valdez

Name
Kathleen Valenzuela

Name
Corey Vasquez

Name
Olena Volkova

Name
Lisa Webb

Name
Mark Wegley

Name
Christine Winskill

Name
Brian Wiwel

Name
Michael Wood

Name
Amy Ybarra

Name
Hongyu Zhan

Name
Wen Zhao-Pliske