CHAIR

Michael Cullen

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

President & 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

Executive Director,

Unit Trust Division,

Invesco Ltd.

ASSISTANT TREASURER

William Taylor

B.S. Accountancy, '67

Retired Partner,
Deloitte & Touche

PRESIDENT & CEO

Catherine Squires

B.M. Music, ‘80

V.P. University Advancement, Northern Illinois University

SECRETARY

Melissa Nigro

Director of Board Relations,
Chief of Staff,

NIU Foundation

William Boston  

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

Chairman & CEO, DynamicSignals, LLC

Brent Brodeski

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

CEO, Savant Capital Management, Inc.

John Burns

B.A. English, ‘88

Founder/Chairman,

Citizens Rx

Wheeler Coleman

B.S. Computer Science, ‘83

CEO & Founder, 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

John Thomas Futrell

M.B.A., '79

Senior Vice President,
First Trust Advisors, LLC

David Heide

B.S. Marketing, ‘85

Managing Director &
Financial Advisor, RBC

Zachary Kalk

Student Director

Major: Business Management

Anthony Kambich

B.S. Education, ‘59

President, Deerfield/North Shore Montessori Schools

John Landgraf

B.S. Biological Sciences, '74

Retired Executive Vice President, Abbott

Cherilyn Murer

J.D., ‘78

President & CEO, CGM Advisory Group

Ian Pearson

Student Director

Major: Nonprofit Management

James Pick, Ph.D.

M.S. Education, ‘69

Professor, School of Business

University of Redlands, CA

Manny Sanchez

B.S. Political Science, ‘70

Founder & Managing Partner,

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Jaymie Simmon

B.S. Education, '70

Writer

Harlan Teller

B.A. English, ‘73

Executive Director, APCO Worldwide

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Jeffrey Yordon

B.S. Political Science, '70

President & COO,
Athenex Pharmaceuticals