NIU Foundation Board of Directors

Officers and Leadership

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CHAIR

John (Jack) Tierney

B.S. Marketing, ’75
M.S.Ed., ’78

Retired Executive Director, Unit Trust Division, Invesco Ltd.

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VICE-CHAIR

Cynthia Crocker

B.S. Marketing, ’80

Retired Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Equity Group Investments

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TREASURER

David Heide

B.S. Marketing, ’85

Managing Director &
Financial Advisor, RBC

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PRESIDENT & CEO

Catherine Squires

B.M. Music, ’80

President and CEO, NIU Foundation V.P. University Advancement, Northern Illinois University

Kate Quinn

SECRETARY

Kate Quinn

Assistant Director of Board Relations & Deputy Chief of Staff University Advancement, Northern Illinois University

Directors

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Ray Banks

M.S. Geology, ’86

Retired Senior Partner,
Red Crown Energy Consulting

Stacey Barsema

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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Wheeler Coleman

B.S. Computer Science, ’83

CEO & Executive Partner, Executive Consultants United

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Carol Crenshaw

B.S. Accountancy, ’78

Retired Vice President & CFO The Chicago Community Trust

Rich Escalante

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

Pete Garrity

Pete Garrity

B.A. Marketing, ’71
M.B.A., ’76

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

Pat Gregolunas

Pat Gregolunas

B.S. Nursing, ’77

Retired Pfizer-Nurse Educator, State of Illinois

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B.S. Education, ’59

President, Deerfield/North Shore Montessori Schools

Becca Katz

Becca Katz

Student Director

 

Yousuf Khan

Yousuf Khan

Student Director

Major: Biological Sciences

Jeffrey Liesendahl

Jeffrey Liesendahl

B.S. Accountancy, ’87

Managing Partner, Island Peak Capital, LLC

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Cherilyn Murer

J.D., ’78

President & CEO, CGM Advisory Group, LLC

Leanne Murphy

Leanne Murphy

B.S. Finance, ’86

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CPS Solutions, LLC

Mike Paull

Mike Paull

M.B.A., ’15

Regional Director, Vice President 
Northern Trust

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James Pick, Ph.D.

M.S. Education, ’69

Professor, School of Business University of Redlands

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Manny Sanchez

B.S. Political Science, ’70

Founder & Managing Partner, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Joe Sener

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

Harlan Teller

B.A. English, ’73

Chief Marketing Officer Northern Arizona University