<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/westmont-news/new-trustees-join-westmont-board.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>12/19/2014</pubDate><title>New Trustees Join Westmont Board</title><excerpt>Two parents of Westmont graduates and an alumna have joined the 29-member Westmont Board of Trustees, which oversees the operations of the college. Mike Allen of Dallas, Helga Houston ’83 of Columbus, Ohio, and D. Verne Sharma of Pasadena, Calif., began serving in October.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2014/12/Mike-Allen-505x645.jpg" alt="Trustee Mike Allen"/>
        </image><caption>Trustee Mike Allen</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>