Lisa Keohokalole Schauer
Lisa Keohokalole Schauer was appointed to the Board of Regents in October, 2018. She is president of PointNorth Consulting, a strategic communication and organizational development firm. She is a member of the Washington State University Vancouver Advisory Council.
Regent Schauer’s private industry experience includes working for government, not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. She has served in a variety of executive leadership roles including serving as chief operating officer and was a major shareholder at MacKay Sposito, a civil engineering, construction management and land surveying company.
Regent Schauer currently serves as a member of the national Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and a member of the Columbia River Economic Development Council Board of Directors. She is a former member of the Board of Director’s for the Children’s Center, Association of Washington Businesses, Columbia Credit Union, and the Clark College Foundation. Regent Schauer has taught Public Relations, Crisis + Image Communications at Portland State University and Small Group Communications at Clark College.
Regent Schauer holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership and learning from George Washington University and bachelor’s degrees in public relations and political science from Gonzaga University. She is a certified Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) facilitator and also a Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) by the Society of Marketing Professional Services. In addition, she has completed a certificate program in the Foundations of Public Participation, Planning, and Techniques from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2).
Office: Chair
Hometown: Vancouver
Term Expires: September 30, 2026