Connie Niva
Connie Niva is Chair of the Washington State University Board of Regents and serves as a Commissioner for the Port Of Everett. Niva served on the Washington State Transportation Commission and is a founding member of the Center for Women and Democracy. She graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology and received a master’s degree in public administration from Seattle University. She was awarded the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce Henry M. Jackson Citizen of the Year Award in 2003. Niva has four children and is married to Jud Marquardt, a Founding Partner of LMN Architects.
