NIU Foundation Board of Directors
Officers and Leadership
CHAIR
John (Jack) Tierney
B.S. Marketing, ’75
M.S.Ed., ’78
Retired Executive Director, Unit Trust Division, Invesco Ltd.
VICE-CHAIR
Wheeler Coleman
B.S. Computer Science, ’83
CEO & Executive Partner, Executive Consultants United
TREASURER
Mike Paull
M.B.A., ’15
Senior Vice President
Northern Trust
PRESIDENT & CEO
Mike Daigler
President and CEO, NIU Foundation
SECRETARY
Kate Quinn
Director of Board Relations & Deputy Chief of Staff
University Advancement, Northern Illinois University
Directors
Ray Banks
M.S. Geology, ’86
Retired Senior Partner,
Red Crown Energy Consulting
Stacey Barsema
President, Barsema Foundation
William Boston
B.S. Marketing, ’70
M.B.A., ’71
Retired Chairman & CEO, Dynamic Signals, LLC
Brent Brodeski
B.S. Finance, ’88
M.B.A., ’91
CEO, Savant Wealth Management, Inc.
Frank Clark
B.S. Economics, ’90
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Encore Leadership Advisors
Carol Crenshaw
B.S. Accountancy, ’78
Retired Vice President & CFO The Chicago Community Trust
Kathy Drake
B.S. Marketing ’80
Assistant Dean of Marketing & Communications
University of California, Riverside
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
Retired 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.
Kristin Hamblock
B.S. Psychology, ’08
M.B.A., ’15
Vice President of Human Resources
Rosecrance
Marty Johnstone
M.B.A. English, ’09
Sales Engineer
R.F. Code
Anthony Kambich
B.S. Education, ’59
President, Deerfield/North Shore Montessori Schools
Becca Katz
Student Director
J. C. La Barbera
Student Director
Jeffrey Liesendahl
B.S. Accountancy, ’87
Managing Partner, Island Peak Capital, LLC
Joe Maniola
B.S. Accountancy, ’87
Senior Partner
Ernst & Young
Cherilyn Murer
J.D., ’78
President & CEO, CGM Advisory Group, LLC
Leanne Murphy, JD
B.S. Finance, ’86
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CPS Solutions, LLC
James Pick, Ph.D.
M.S. Education, ’69
Professor, School of Business University of Redlands
Ken Quinn
B.S. Business, ’82
Senior Equity Partner
Clyde & Co.
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
Harlan Teller
B.A. English, ’73
Chief Marketing Officer, Northern Arizona University