Dennis Carlton

Dennis Carlton is a graduate of Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) and Eastern Washington University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in education with an emphasis in business. He began his career in 1970 teaching business classes at Omak School District and later at the WVC Omak campus before transitioning to a career in business. He is the Chief Investment Officer at Carlton Financial New York Life. Carlton has a long history of community leadership, having served as president of the Omak Performing Arts Foundation, the Omak Chamber of Commerce, the Loup-Loup Ski Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Okanogan-Omak. He has also been a board member of the WVC Foundation at Omak. In 2023, he was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wenatchee Valley College Foundation.