NIU Foundation Board of Directors
Officers and Leadership
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Chair
Wheeler Coleman
B.S. Computer Science, ’83
CEO & Executive Partner
Executive Consultants United
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Vice-Chair
Ray Banks
M.S. Geology, ’86
Retired Senior Partner
Red Crown Energy Consulting
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Treasurer
Mike Paull
M.B.A., ’15
Senior Vice President
Northern Trust
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President and CEO
Mike Daigler
President and CEO
NIU Foundation
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Secretary
Kate Quinn
Director of Board Relations & Deputy Chief of Staff
University Advancement, Northern Illinois University
Members
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Stacey Barsema
President
Barsema Foundation
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William Boston
B.S. Marketing, ’70, M.B.A., ’71
Retired Chairman & CEO
Dynamic Signals, LLC
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Brent Brodeski
B.S. Finance, ’88, M.B.A., ’91
CEO
Savant Wealth Management, Inc.
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Frank Clark
B.S. Economics, ’90
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Encore Leadership Advisors
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Carol Crenshaw
B.S. Accountancy, ’78
Retired Vice President & CFO
The Chicago Community Trust
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Kathy Drake
B.S. Marketing ’80
Assistant Dean of Marketing & Communications
University of California, Riverside
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Rege Eisaman
M.B.A., ’91
Vice-Chair
Focus Partners
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Rich Escalante
B.S. Political Science, ’74 M.A.P.A., ’78
Retired Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services
University of North Texas System
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John Thomas Futrell
M.B.A., ’79
Retired Senior Vice President
First Trust Advisors, LLC
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Pete Garrity
B.A. Marketing, ’71 M.B.A., ’76
Retired Director of Field Service for North America
Snap-On, Inc.
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Kristin Hamblock
B.S. Psychology, ’08 M.B.A., ’15
Vice President of Human Resources
Rosecrance
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Joe Intrakamhang
B.S. Computer Science, ’02
Chief Technology Officer
SWARM Engineering
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Karli Jedlicka
B.S. Finance, ’12 M.B.A., ’14
Founder
Cortland Consulting LLC
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Marty Johnstone
B.S. OMIS, ’09 M.B.A., ’21
Product Manager
R.F. Code
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Anthony Kambich
B.S. Education, ’59
President
Deerfield/North Shore Montessori Schools
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J. C. La Barbera
Student Director
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Jeffrey Liesendahl
B.S. Accountancy, ’87
Managing Partner
Island Peak Capital, LLC
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Joe Maniola
B.S. Accountancy, ’87
Senior Partner
Ernst & Young
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Cherilyn Murer
J.D., ’78
President & CEO
CGM Advisory Group, LLC
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Leanne Murphy, JD
B.S. Finance, ’86
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
CPS Solutions, LLC
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James Pick, Ph.D.
M.S. Education, ’69
Professor
School of Business University of Redlands
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Ken Quinn
B.S. Business, ’82
Senior Equity Partner
Clyde & Co.
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Manny Sanchez
B.S. Political Science, ’70
Founder & Managing Partner
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP
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Joe Sener
B.S. Technology, ’93 M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering ’10
Retired VP of Quality, Device Engineering and Customer Advocacy
ICU Medical
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Harlan Teller
B.A. English, ’73
Vice President of University Communications, Chief Marketing Officer
Central Michigan University
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John (Jack) Tierney
B.S. Marketing, ’75 M.S.Ed., ’78
Retired Executive Director
Unit Trust Division, Invesco Ltd.
