Current members
"Graduated" Members
2020-2021 Executive Council Dates
Executive Advisory Council Charter
Michael Bedell
Dean and Professor of Management
College of Business and Technology, NEIU
Jessica Mueller
Executive Director of Adult Education, Advancement, and Business Innovation
Northeastern Illinois University
Heather Acerra
CEO at Lux Blox
Julia Anderson
CIO
Daniel Contreras
Director of Technology Strategy
Microsoft
David Arroyo
IT Leadership Development Associate
Dover Corporation
Jack Butler
Retired Executive
Medline
Marlene Byrne
CEO Marketing
Daniel J. Carini
Business Performance Advisor
Insperity
Kurt Conway
National Support Services Manager
Sentinel Technologies
Debbie Cortez
Economic Awareness Council Bank
Chicago Manager
Dwight Curtis
Vice Chairman
Labelmaster
Eytan Dallal
Head of Data and Analytics
Sinai Health System
Billie Diaz
Associate Dean of Career Programs
Wilbur Wright College
Barry Dogadko
Dawn Duvall
Vice President of Supply Chain, Customers Service, and Information Technology
Milton Industries, Inc.
Freddy Flores
Regional Business Development Manager
Thyssen Krupp Elevator Company
Stewart Foley
Managing Partner and Editor in Chief
Insurance AUM Journal
Cherie Formacion
DevOps Engineer
Benchmark Analytics
Keith Glantz
President and Chief Creative Officer
Glantz Design
Richard Gendon
Managing Director
Center for Professional Management
Thomas Gramins
Financial Consultant
Gem Financial Advisors Inc.
Geoffrey J. Harlow
Retired Partner
Wipfli, LLP
Carrie Horton
Treasury Manager
ACCO Brands
Steve Huff
Vice President of Information Technology Security and Risk
Capitol Federal Savings Bank
Jean Boris-Konan
Web Engineer
Transperfect
Monica Lopez
Human Resources Consultant
The Synergy Companies, Inc.
Quintin S. Marx
Owning Partner
New World Van Lines
Sanjiv Mehta
Director of M&A and Business Transformation
Tata Consulting Services
Jason Neusel
Partner
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Mike Penny
Retired CIO
Medline Industries
Alyxander Pfannes
Tax Manager
Deloitte Tax, LLP
Eva Prokop
COO
GetSet Learning, LLC
Elaine Richards
Chief Operating Officer
BaseCamp
Hans H. Roderich
Retired VP Finance
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Ken Santiago
Dean, Applied Arts, Workforce Education and Train
Joliet Junior College
Andy Shafer
Owner
Shafer's Innovation and Business Building Services
Mrinal Sinha
FS North America Lead- Cloud Opensource API M
Cap Gemini
Zachary Slizewski
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
Ed Stuart
Retired Faculty
NEIU
David Swanson
Retired Managing Director
Antares Capital
Rachel Trana
Manager, Product Engineering
Grainger
Janita Tucker
Executive Director
Peterson-Pulaski Business and Industrial Council
Millisa Vasich
Talent Development Partner
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
George Vukotich
George Wang
Chief Marketing Officer
Peterson Technology Partner
Rashada Whitehead
Grant Thornton
Carla Cubert
VP Business Advisory Services
RubinBrown LLP
Mika Stambaugh
Founder
TMI PR
"Graduated" Members
Judith N. Aburmishan
Partner
FGMK, LLC
Nicole Ashmore
Assistant Manager/ Assistant Manager of Marketing and Internal Operations
A Cortland Properties, Inc./ AJ Building and Grounds, Inc.
Daniel Bara
President
4th Wave Consulting
Christopher F. Beaulieu
Partner
FSB&W LLC
Omar A. Brown
Human Capital/Organization Transformation and Talent
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Robert Conforti
Director-Domestic Taxes
Trans Union
Edwin Eisendrath
Managing Director
Huron Consulting Group
Jose Fulgencio
Founder
LDMS Media
Jose Ignacio Sordo-Galarza
President and Founder
Hispanic Innovation Center Chicago
Jerry Goldstein
Retired Executive Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
Paul Gross
Retired CIO
Schwans
Doug Hanslip
Career Counsel
Hanslip Group Career Consulting
Jennifer Hill
Senior Manager
Centric Consulting
Janice Howse
District Sales Manager
Grainger
Dave Jordan
Account Manager
Thomson Reuters Corporation
Pete Karakosta
Director - National Accounts
American Transport Group, LLC
Ray Kim
Past President
Korean American Chamber of Commerce
Linda Klute
Senior Partner/Engagement Partner Retired
Tatum, a Randstad Company
Alicia Mendoza
Graduate Student Representative
Marketing, 2016, NEIU
M.B.A, 2018, NEIU
Chuck Mishoulam
Security Consultant
Alert Protective Services, Inc.
Luis Diaz-Perez
External Affairs Manager
Commonwealth Edison Company
J. Todd Phillips
Founder and CEO
Parson Partners
Gina Purpura
Accounting Specialist
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Martin D. Rule
MST, CPA, CFP
Christopher Sulla
Director, Global IT
Sensient Technologies Corporation
Eric Vazquez
Chief Technology Officer
Office of the City Clerk Anna Valencia
George Vukotich
Tom White
Retired CEO
Zurich Financial Asia
Allan Zarach
Executive Vice President of Marketing and Development
Edward J. Zarach & Associates Customs Brokers and International Freight Forwarders
