The Board of Trustees is responsible for:

• Appointing the president and evaluating his/her performance with reference to the policies and priorities set by the trustees.
• Adopting policies and priorities for the advancement of the university.
• Providing the financial and other resources necessary to achieve trustee policies, including participation in fundraising.
• Defending the university from influences which interfere with the achievement of its mission.
• Safeguarding the principles of moral and academic freedom for the community of scholars.
• Establishing sound financial policies, which includes preservation of capital assets as well as stewardship of current funds.
• Serving as advocates for the entire university without losing sight of special school-based opportunities.
• Exercising final authority in a manner to ensure the future of the university.
  
  

Officers:

• RICARDO GRAHAM, Chair 
(President, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• JUDY ST. JOHN, Vice Chair 
(Certified Public Accountant)
• RANDAL R. WISBEY, Secretary 
(President, La Sierra University)

Members At Large:

• TONY ANOBILE (President of the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• THEODORE BENSON (Treasurer, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• ALVARO BOLIVAR (Surgeon)
• LARRY L. CAVINESS (President, Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• JOAN COGGIN (Retired Physician)
• HENRY COIL JR. (Businessman)
• KAREN GAIO HANSBERGER (Physician)
• ERNIE HWANG (Bank President)
• MEREDITH JOBE (Attorney)
• DONALD KANEN (Businessman)
• ALVIN KWIRAM (Academic Administrator)
• GERALD MCINTOSH (Businessman)
• BRAD NEWTON (Secretary, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• CHRIS OBERG (Pastor)
• GERALD D. PENICK SR. (President, Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• ALINA SANCHEZ (Businesswoman)
• ARNOLD TRUJILLO (Vice President, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• BERIT VON POHLE (Director of Education, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
• MARILENE WANG (Physician)

Academic Programs and Personnel Committee:
BERIT VON POHLE, chair

Advancement and Marketing Committee
:
KAREN GAIO HANSBERGER, chair

Finance, Budget, and Audit Committee
:
THEODORE BENSEN, chair

Student Life Committee:
BRAD NEWTON, chair

Trusteeship Committee:
JUDY ST. John, chair