Joe Bowman

Trustee at Highline College

Joe Bowman, of Federal Way, was appointed to the Highline Board of Trustees in October 2020.

Bowman has 20 years of pastoral experience and is the founding pastor of Integrity Life Church, also based in Federal Way. He has championed many initiatives, programs and revitalization projects for Federal Way residents and students within the Federal Way Public Schools district.

For five years, Bowman served as president of City Vision (now named Federal Way Community Connections), a City of Federal Way initiative aimed to deepen support of its residents by bringing together nearly 50 nonprofits. Bowman has also served on the Integrity Life Church board and the boards of Federal Way Community Gardens, Pastors for a Better Federal Way, and the “Chiefs Call,” a citizens advisory board to Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang. Bowman also served in a supporting role in writing the equity policy for Federal Way Public Schools.

In addition to Bowman’s civic and religious work, he is a family man who has been married for 23 years and has four children ranging in age from 7 to 13 years old. He’s authored “The Promise Prematurely Delayed: A Couple’s Infertility Journey” and enjoys the Seahawks, audiobooks, cooking, basketball, movies and bowling in his spare time.

Bowman earned his Masters degree in Theological Studies with an emphasis in Pastoral Leadership from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and his bachelor of science degree from City University in Business Administration.

Timeline

  • Trustee

    Current role

  • Chair