CHAIR

Michael Cullen

B.S. Finance, '84
B.S. Accountancy, '87

Retired President and CEO,
First Midwest Bank

VICE CHAIR

Chris Cole

B.S. Accountancy, ‘75

Retired Senior Vice President, Finance Strategy,

McDonald’s USA, LLC

TREASURER

John (Jack) Tierney

B.S. Marketing, ’75
M.S.Ed., ‘78

Retired Executive Director,

Unit Trust Division,

Invesco Ltd.

PRESIDENT & CEO

Catherine Squires

B.M. Music, ‘80

President and CEO, NIU Foundation

V.P. University Advancement, Northern Illinois University

SECRETARY

Melissa Nigro

Director of Board Relations,
Chief of Staff,

NIU Foundation

Sophia Arnold

Student Director

Major: Theatre Arts

Stacey Barsema

President, Barsema Foundation
 

William Boston  

B.S. Marketing, '70
M.B.A., '71

Chairman & CEO, Dynamic Signals, LLC

Brent Brodeski

B.S. Finance, '88
M.B.A., '91

CEO, Savant Wealth Management, Inc.

Wheeler Coleman

B.S. Computer Science, ‘83

CEO & Executive Partner, Executive Consultants United

Carol Crenshaw

B.S. Accountancy, ‘78

Retired Vice President & CFO The Chicago Community Trust

Cynthia Crocker

B.S. Marketing, ‘80

Retired Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications,

Equity Group Investments

Rich Escalante

B.S. Political Science, ‘74

M.A.P.A., 78

Retired Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, University of North Texas System

John Thomas Futrell

M.B.A., '79

Senior Vice President,
First Trust Advisors, LLC

Pete Garrity

B.A. Marketing, 71
M.B.A., 76

Retired Director of Field Service for North America, Snap-On, Inc.

Kenneth Greisman

B.S. Economics, ‘82

Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

David Heide

B.S. Marketing, ‘85

Managing Director &
Financial Advisor, RBC

Anthony Kambich

B.S. Education, ‘59

President, Deerfield/North Shore Montessori Schools

Jeffrey Liesendahl

B.S. Accountancy, ‘87

Managing Partner

Island Peak Capital, LLC

Cherilyn Murer

J.D., ‘78

President & CEO, CGM Advisory Group, LLC

James Pick, Ph.D.

M.S. Education, ‘69

Professor, School of Business

University of Redlands

Manny Sanchez

B.S. Political Science, ‘70

Founder & Managing Partner,

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Joe Sener

B.S. Technology, ‘93

M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering '10

Retired VP of Quality, Device Engineering and Customer Advocacy for ICU Medical

Isabelle Vondra

Student Director
Major: Biomedical Engineering