Bruce Williams

Bruce Williams graduated from Roosevelt High School where he played football with James Davis, the namesake of RARE’s scholarship. After graduation he and James worked together on a summer job. Bruce graduated from Stanford University and the University of Washington Law School. He served in the US Peace Corps in Liberia, West Africa, teaching at a rural college where he was one of only two white men on the college campus. He worked as a lawyer and at HomeStreet Bank, where his positions ranged from co-chair of the Diversity Committee to CEO. He currently lives in Leavenworth, Washington with his wife, Gro Buer, a Norwegian immigrant. They have one daughter and one grandson. Bruce currently is a hospital commissioner for Leavenworth’s public hospital and serves on multiple community boards.