KBTC Board of Directors

KBTC Public Television is a member-supported service of Bates Technical College located in Tacoma Washington. The Bates Technical College Board of Trustees holds the license and serves as the Board of Directors of KBTC. Visit the Bates Technical College website to find public meeting dates and times, along with past meeting minutes, and more information here.

Bates Technical College Board of Trustees:

Tom George | Chair

Heather Moss | Vice Chair

Florence Chang | Trustee

Layne Bladow | Trustee

Christina Blocker | Trustee

Lin Zhou | President, Bates Technical College

2024 Meeting Schedule:

The Board of Trustees of Bates Technical College has regular meeting dates. Meetings are open to the public and begin at 3 p.m. Location: Bates Technical College Downtown Campus, 1101 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma, WA 98405. Find more information here.

January 29, 2024

February 26, 2024

March 25, 2024

April 29, 2024

May 20, 2024

June 24, 2024

July 29, 2024 

August 7-9, 2024

September 30, 2024 

(October 28, 2024 - cancelled)

November 25, 2024

Purposes and Rules of Executive Session / Closed Meeting
The Board may go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing items provided for in Washington State Law – RCW 42.30.110(1):
a) (not applicable to education)
b) to consider the selection of a site or the acquisition of real estate by lease or purchase…;
c) to consider the minimum process at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease…;
d) to review negotiations on the performance of publicly bid contracts…’
e) (not applicable to education)
f) to receive and evaluate complaints or charges brought against a public officer or employee;
g) to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee;
h) to evaluate the qualifications of a candidate for appointment to elective office;
i) to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, …. or litigation or potential litigation ….
No action is taken during Executive (Closed) Session.