Advisory Councils

Providing Guidance

The College of Business has 13 advisory councils which provide an opportunity for alumni, friends, and professionals to engage with the College’s academic programs and Centers. Members of the Advisory Councils use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring future success of the programs in the OSU College of Business. The councils promote a positive image for business students, alumni and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

 

Accounting Advisory Council

The Accounting Advisory Council supports our AACSB-accredited accounting program by providing financial support for accounting students and faculty. The council also helps strengthen relationships among accounting students, faculty, alumni, firms and other members of the accounting community.

Led by: Associate School Head & Accounting Program Director, Mary Ellen Phillips Professor in Financial Accounting, Logan Steele, Ph.D.

Becca Bring '17 — Audit Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
Sara Fagan '08 — Assurance Manager, PwC
Amy Fenerty '99 — CPA + Partner, Aldrich CPAs + Advisors
Justin Fox '06 — Managing Director, Advisory, KPMG LLP
Paul Freese '05 — Senior Director - Operations Finance & Accounting, StanCorp Mortgage Investors
George Graves '82 — Partner (Retired), KPMG LLP
Timothy Hildebrandt '06 — Corporate Controller, Radisys Corporation
Andy Kaiser '05 — Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Ryan Kuenzi '03 — Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Lindsey Oman '05 — Senior Director Accounting, Global Logistics and Geo Operations, Nike, Inc
Gregg Peat '10 — Managing Director , FTI Consulting
Joel Powell '77 — Partner, Moss Adams LLP
David Sacoolas
Mark Scrichfield '07 — Managing Director - Audit, KPMG
Mandy Wilson '00 — Assurance Entry Level Talent Acquisition Leader - West Region, PwC
Apparel Design Advisory Council

The Apparel Design Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends, professionals and community members to engage with the design community and the design programs. Members of the advisory council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring future success of the design program at the OSU College of Business. The council promotes a positive image for business students, alumni and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

Led by: Instructor & Professional Development Coordinator for Merchandising Management & Apparel Design, Brigitte Cluver, Ph.D.

Jen Aberin — Senior Recruiter, Design Talent Acquisition, URBN
Sam Aragon — Fashion Designer | Stylist, FRESH SAM
Elias Cuyler
April Davenport '20 — Lead Designer, Licensed Sports, Tommy Bahama
Meg Hunt '16 — Principal Technical Designer - Apparel Standards, Nike, Inc
Bethany Imperial Mazon
Meryl Muckenthaler '19 — Product Fit Specialist II , Columbia Sportswear
Gina Patterson '03 — Fit Engineer, Columbia Sportswear Company
Kirklynn Russell
Mallory Trost '14 — Technical Designer, Hanna Andersson
Business Information Systems Advisory Council

The Business Information Systems (BIS) Advisory Council provides industry insights and support to the BIS undergraduate program, The Council provides guidance to the implementation and management of the BIS curriculum, technology in business and the pursuit of professional excellence by BIS students.

Led by: Business Information Systems Program Director and Professor, Rene Reitsma, Ph.D.

Joshua Axelrod '06 — Director, Security Assurance CTO, Amazon Web Services
Rama Balasubramanian — Director of Information Systems, Director of Operations (Interim), Jensen Investment Management
Ben Berry — Executive VP of Application and Solution Delivery Strategic Partner Management, Bonneville Power Administration
Evan Clark '14 — Cyberspace Warfare Operations Officer, U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Mission Force
Early Career Council Member
Callie Gates, CPA, CISA — Director Information Technology, Tektronix Inc.
Tim Jakubowski '03 — Partner, KPMG
Zafor Khan — Risk and Financial Advisory Senior Manager, Deloitte
Pradeep Kumar — Practice Manager/Principle Engineer, Kaiser Permanente
Denise Littrell '13 — IT Design & Operations Manager, Samaritan Health Services
Early Career Council Member
Erik Pearson '05 — Director of DevOps, Huron Consulting Group
Rebecca Prewitt '06 — Lead Technical Program Manager, Nike
Will Rehse '11 — Principal Supply Chain Architect in Cloud Capacity Planning Transformation, Microsoft
Early Career Council Member
Frank Sampson — Vice President (Retired), Kipe Technology Resources
Doug Stearns
Carl Stutz '14 — Senior Software Engineer, New Relic
Early Career Council Member
Brian Yoss '01 — Software Engineering Leader, NA
Business Analytics Advisory Council

The Business Analytics Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends and professionals to engage with the Business Analytics Program in the College of Business. Members of the council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring the future success of the Business Analytics Program at the OSU College of Business. The Business Analytics Advisory Council consists of distinguished individuals and company representatives who are active in the growing analytics industry, including alumni and other friends of the college.

Led by: Business Analytics Program Director, Dr. Bin Zhu, Ph.D.

Parth Kulkarni — Director, Finance, Adobe
Michol Porter '10 — Driving Digital Vehicle Strategy, Daimler Trucks NA
Mike Schumacher '01 — Director of Business Analytics, Portland Trail Blazers
Uma Venkatachalam — Principal Information Architect , Portland General Electric
Career Success Center Advisory Council

The Career Success Center (CSC) Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, talent acquisition professionals, human resource professionals, and business professionals to engage with the Career Success Center and engage in relevant discussions regarding a wide variety of career and employment issues. Information gathered from these discussions will contribute to the quality and impact of services and programs for College of Business students.

Led by:

  • Sandy Neubaum, Executive Director of Student Engagement
  • Susan Crist, Assistant Director of Employer Relations
  • Jennifer Villalobos, Assistant Director of Career Success
  • Kim Vierra, Program Manager - OSU Cascades
Tyler Acevedo
Natasha Badaa
Lily Beck
Jessica Berry
Billy Buffum
Reid Burford
Alexa Carey '12 — Strategist - Destination Stewardship, Travel Oregon
Kelsi Carr '16 — Product Strategy- Digital Products, Daimler Truck North America
Marisa Chen
Melodee Cluster
Juan Cortes
Haley Davis
Hadley Flores '16 — Director of Talent Acquisition, MassMutual Oregon
Arseniy Goldberg '15 — Entrepreneur, Instructor, Consultant, IE Business School
Halle Higgins '21 — Project Manager, Canary Marketing
Lauren Hines
Chris Howard '15 — Strategic Sourcing Manager , AirBnb
Katelynn Jensma
Isabella Johnson
Peichen Kao
Tim Kidd '98 — General Manager, Cintas
Emma Kiefel '20 — University and Early Career Recruiter, Trimble
Laura Krumm
Vanessa Ledezma
Laura Lemco
Zachery Long '25 — Chief Executive Officer, Benton Habitat for Humanity
Alan Louie
Joe Markgraf '10 — Principal Consultant, Markgraf Consulting
Kristina McInnis
Olivia Meckel
Maile Moore-Gillespie '17 — HR Strategic Partner/HR Associate, Oregon State University
Adriana Ortiz
Taryn Owens
Bhayrav Patel '13 — Managing Consultant, Guidehouse
Dhrushil Patel '23 — Principal, Manzanita Hotel, Inc.
Tiffany Robinson
Jaclyn Ross '20 — Director of Finance and Operations, Versoft Consulting
Alex Shields '21 — Real Estate Broker, New Home Star
Willen Sin
Jamae Stewart
Kili Uemura
Julie Valentine '21 — Senior Specialist, Recruiting, Bain & Company
Jody White '96 — Director of Strategic Sales & Talent, Express Employment Professionals
Annie Wymer
Design & Innovation Management Advisory Council

The Design and Innovation Management Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends, professionals and community members to engage with the design community and the design programs. Members of the advisory council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring future success of the design program at the OSU College of Business. The council promotes a positive image for business students, alumni and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

Led by: Design and Innovation Management Program Director, Shichao Zhao

Garrett Gonzales '03 — UX Design Leader Google Fi & Store, Google
Jillian Hall — Principal Consultant, Mycorrhiza LLC
Keenan Keeley — Managing Director, Big-Giant
Timothy McElroy '20 — Design Strategist, Evans Consulting
Nicole Misiti '93 — Partner, Felt Hat
Matt Watson '99 — CEO - Executive Creative Director, Watson Creative
Family Business Advisory Council

The Family Business Advisory Council is an opportunity for family business leaders and family business service providers to use their influence and affluence to further family business education and to participate in ensuring the future success of the Center for Family Enterprise. Council members are selected for their distinction in family business leadership to provide advocacy, consultation, and support for the program.

Led By: Director, Center for Family Enterprise, L. W. "Bill" Lane Professor in Family Business Management, Ted Paterson, Ph.D.

John Amato — Managing Partner, Lake Street Capital Partners
Matt Austin — Family Business Governance, Austin Industries, The Allison Inn & Spa, and A-dec, Inc.
Clint Bentz — Owner/CPA , Business Navigators LLC
Becky Berger — Partner, Berger Seed Co.
Barbara Cardinale — SVP & Business Banking Team Sales Leader, Key Bank
Kenneth Madden '85 — Board Chair, Oregon Workforce Talent and Development Board
Gabe McEntee
June Wiyrick Flores — Shareholder, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Finance Advisory Council

The Finance Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends and professionals to engage with the College of Business and specifically the finance curriculum and programs. Members of the council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring future success of the finance program at the OSU College of Business. The council promotes a positive image for business students, alumni, and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

Led by: Associate Professor, Finance, Jonathan Kalodimos, PhD

Leonard Aplet '76 — Former Managing Director and Head, Short Duration Fixed Income (Retired), Columbia Management Company
Kayla Arnot '17 — Finance Manager, Nike
Michael Beall '10 — Vice President, Treasurer , D.A. Davidson Companies
Julie Bryan
Scott Christianson '08 — Executive Vice President of Portfolio & Wealth Management, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Leo Clarke '18 — Vice President, Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Early Career Council Member
Sean Edwards '01 — Partner, Village Family Capital
Yuki Igarashi '08 — Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Janet Johnson '88 — Head of Transformation, Argo Group
Lori Kaliher '95 — EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Oregon Bankers Association
Brian Marsh '17 — Analyst, Lease Advisors
Early Career Council Member
Jay Price '87 — Global Treasurer, Mercy Corps
Peter Schwartz '18 — Associate, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Ron Stahl '91 — Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Columbia Management Company
Ted Stalick '87 — SVP & CFO, Mercury Insurance
Interior Design Advisory Council

The Interior Design Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends, professionals and community members to engage with the design community and the design programs. Members of the advisory council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring future success of the design program at the OSU College of Business. The council promotes a positive image for business students, alumni and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

Led by: Interior Design Program Director, Laura B. Smith Faculty Scholar, Marilyn Read, Ph.D.

Lynn Baker '12 — Interior Designer, BBT Architecture
Sarina Kemmerich '04 — Account Executive, Bentley Mills
Stephanie Robert '12 — Interior Designer, Pivot Architecture
Morgan Toth '04 — Associate Principal/Department Head, Mackenzie
Jeanette Webster '12 — Account Executive for Western Washington & Oregon, MDC Interior Solutions
Marketing Advisory Council

The Marketing Advisory Council is an opportunity for alumni, friends and professionals to engage with the Marketing Program in the College of Business. Members of the council use their networks, influence and affluence to advance the college’s goals and to participate in ensuring the future success of the Marketing Program at the OSU College of Business. The council promotes a positive image for business students, alumni and business partners throughout the state, region and nation.

Led by: Marketing Program Director, Michelle Barnhart, Ph.D.

Lesa Banks '02 — Co-Founder, RBLB Marketing
Kendall Cook '01 — Associate Director - Marketing, AbbVie
Tony Grech '12 — Senior Director - SEC Finance Technology, Nike, Inc.
Early Career Council Member
Danielle Hart '11 — Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Scott Loftin '91 — Senior Vice President , Moda
Dave Lundahl '79 — Founder & CEO, InsightsNow
Supply Chain And Logistics Management Advisory Council

The Supply Chain and Logistics Management Advisory Council provides an opportunity for alumni and friends to provide expertise, consultation and support for the supply chain and logistics management MBA and undergraduate degree option. Council members also serve as advocates to promote a positive image of the MBA and undergraduate programs and OSU College of Business, ensuring positive relations with business students, alumni, business partners and industry.

Led by: Supply Chain and Logistics Management Program Director, Zhaohui Wu, Ph.D.

Soren Andersen '88 — Investor/LP, Oregon Venture Fund
Matthew Bader — Practice Area Lead/Director, Nuevva
Ian Baker '14 — Innovation Manager, Global Express Lane, Nike, Inc.
Brian Birch — Chief Supply Chain Officer, Netrush
Eric Blackburn — Executive Leader - CFO/Strategy/M&A, Blackburn Consulting
Tim Brown — VP and General Manager, Genetech
Scott Burroughs '95 — Sr. Practice Lead, Aerotek Inc.
Prasenjit Chowdhury — Chief Exec and Lifestyle Marketing Specialist & Consultant in Fashion Week and FashioNXT, FashioNXT, Portland
Rodolfo de Oliveira '14 — Senior Supply Chain Manager, GloryBee Foods
Debbie Dennis — CPO, State of Oregon
Alf Dueser — Sr. Global Supply Manager - Strategic Relationships, MKS Instruments
Karen Edwards — Instructor, Chemeketa Community College
Steven Fawver — Senior Supply Chain Manager, PCC Structurals
Jerika Ferguson
Greg Fernandez — Remote Factory Operations Head & Sr Manager of Supply Chain, Lam Research Corporation
Susana Ferraris — Principal, Velella Global LLC
Dante Fornari — CEO, Magnate Worldwide
Eric Gonzalez — Area Corporate Accounts, Vice President, Motion Industries, Inc.
Manan Grover '05 — Senior Director, Customization Operations, Nike, Inc
Jillian Hall — Principal Consultant, Mycorrhiza LLC
Tim Hay — Principal Consultant, HiLine Associates
Douglas Hensler — Dean Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Awad Hossman
Florian "Flo" Houguet — Digital Innovation Director, Nike, Inc.
Suzan Huntington — President & CEO, Boys & Girls Aid
Bob Jones '93 — Principal Consultant, Zefyr Consulting LLC
Matt Kelly — Director, Global Procurement, Adidas
Douglas Kemper '69 — Director, International Banking Service, Washington Trust Bank
David Kratochvil — Owner, QuandaryBusiness Solutions
Jill Kratochvil — Managing Partner, JCK Consulting
Daniel Kruger — Deputy Chief Administrative and Strategic Operations Officer, NASPO
Ciara Lamia — Director of Supply Chain, Burgerville, LLC
Cynthia Latorre
Devin Layman '96 — Director of Supply Chain & Logistics, A-Dec
Allison Legg
Ji Li — Supply Chain Director, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies
William Lozier '93 — Director of Supply Chain, Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.
Christopher Marantette '00 — President & CFO, Netrush.com, Inc.
Gonzalo Masias — Strategic Procurement Manager, HP
Jeff Mermis — Component Engineering and OEM Procurement Manager, Tektronix Inc
Jared Meyer — Senior Operations Manager, Target
Mark Michaels '86 — VP, LF Logistics
Brett Miller '87 — Principal, Procurement Operations, NIKE, Inc.
Jim Mitchell — VP of Operations, Avalign Thortex
Brian Moe '96 — Global Senior Director Strategic Sourcing, Avid
Lora Muller '96 — Director of Supply Chain, Tektronix
Sean Neill — General Manager, Vexos
Stephen Nelson — PCMM Chief Procurement Officer, Oregon State University
Nancy Ortiz — Treasurer, Secretary, Portland Chapter APICS
Brad Padgett — Global Supply Chain Professional, TTI Inc.
Cliff Parrish — Product & Customer Data Management Manager, Intel Corporation
Chris Petrocelli — Adjunct Professor, SUNY Maritime College
Jeff Ross '89 — Director of Global Supply Chain Procurement, Nike, Inc.
Danelle Shultz — Supply Chain Analyst, Adidas
Joan Spiller — Sr. Supply Chain Director, Zefyr Consulting, LLC
Jeffrey Steiner '81 — Associate Director, OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center
Floyd Sutz — Chairman, Vangard EMS Inc.
Sachin Tharakan — Business Operations Manager, UPS (former)
Chuck Toombs — Founder, Oregon Seaweed
Long Trinh '18 — Interim Regional Executive Director, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Oregon, Providence Health & Services
Emily Vedaa — Global Trade Manager, Columbia Sportswear Company
Patrick Werner '80 — Owner, Patrick Werner Apparel Sourcing Consultants
Derek Westfall — President, Westfall Consulting Group
Walter Weyler Sequence USA
Brandi Willard — Academic Affairs Manager, National Association of State Procurement Officials
Daphne Wu — Management & Supervisory Development Faculty, Portland Community College
Lihong Wu — Vice President, Global Procurement & Quality, SVP Worldwide