Bridges currently serves as a faculty member of Evergreen. He's a lifelong educator and has also been in leadership roles at Whitman College where he was president from 2005 to 2015 and the University of Washington where he was dean of undergraduate education and a professor of sociology.
In addition to his 16 years as president of Evergreen, Purce served as interim president from 1990 to 1992 and as executive vice president from 1992 to 1995. He spent many years in public service, higher education and private industry. Purce Hall was named in his honor.
Her career before Evergreen had her serving as a dean at both Hamilton and Bowdoin colleges. She's been the academy dean at Goddard College since 2004.
Prior to coming to Evergreen, Olander held various administration positions including vice president for academic affairs and professor of English at the University of Texas at El Paso, as well as executive vice president and professor of political science at Florida International University.
Hired as the vice president for business in 1980, Schwartz became the interim president when Daniel J. Evans was called to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy. He held the position for 18 months until Joseph Olander was hired.
Three-term governor of Washington state prior to becoming Evergreen's second president, Dan Evans later served as a U.S. Senator. As governor, Evans signed the legislation authorizing the formation of the college. Evergreen's Library building is named in his honor.
McCann served as Evergreen's first president before stepping down to become a member of the faculty. The college's main plaza is named in his honor.