Joel Klucking

CWU appoints interim CFO, launches vice presidential searches

ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington University president James L. Gaudino has appointed Joel Klucking interim chief financial officer and vice president for Business and Financial Affairs (BFA), effective February 18, 2016. That’s the date George Clark, who currently holds the position, will leave CWU to become chief financial officer at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Klucking is an Ellensburg native and 1990 alumnus of CWU, where he earned a BS in accounting. Following graduation, he worked for Starbucks Coffee Company for more than 17 years. During his tenure at Starbucks, he had exposure to nearly every area of accounting and eventually ended up managing the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program and running the day-to-day operations of internal audit for the company.

Returning to the university in 2011, Klucking was first the finance manager for the President’s Division, and later added the CWU Foundation operations to his role. He was subsequently named associate vice president of Finance & Business Auxiliaries where he was responsible for financial services, business services, procurement and contracts, the Wildcat Shop, dining services, catering, conference programs and Wildcat printing.

Media contact: Linda Schactler, CWU Public Affairs, 509-­‐‑607-­‐‑4103, [email protected]