Alumni Leaders
Drake's National Alumni Board: Representing the Interests and Ideas of Alumni...
Members of Drake's National Alumni Board of Directors serve on a variety of committees focused on programming, student recruitment, marketing and fundraising for the University. These individuals are serious about the Alumni Association's mission of providing its alumni with a channel for their "imaginative and meaningful participation in the life and future of the University." Nominated by a committee of the Alumni Association Board, directors serve three-year terms and meet on campus three times per year. Board meetings are open to all alumni. Please click on the links below to see meeting minutes from recent Alumni Board meetings:
You can also view the Alumni Board's by-laws by clicking here.
Drake's colleges and schools also have National Advisory Councils that advise deans and faculty on issues of alumni interest and expertise. Drake's Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and Chicago Advisory Board of Alumni are additional opportunities for alumni to play active, important roles at the University.
Drake National Alumni Association Board Of Directors 2009-2010
Executive Committee
Chair: William W. Drury, Jr., LA’73, LW’77
Senior Partner, Renaud Cook Drury and Mesaros P.A.
Phoenix, Arizona
E-mail: wdrury@rcdmlaw.com
President: Christin Lore Anderson, BN’93
Vice President, Group Operations Manager, Bank of America Leasing and Capital
Palatine, Illinois
E-mail: christin.e.anderson@bankofamerica.com
Vice President for Advancement: Peter Barber, JO’81
Vice President, Account Director, DDB Chicago
Oak Park, Illinois
E-mail: Peter.Barber@chi.ddb.com
Vice President for Programming: Joe Aiello, BN’80
President, bassik Services, Inc.
St. Charles, Missouri
E-mail: jaiello@bassikservices.com
Vice President for Student Recruitment: Virginia “VA” Hayman Barber, JO’99
Director of Career and Alumni Services/Visiting Artist Program Coordinator, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, Colorado
E-mail: vabarber@gmail.com
Secretary: Scott Stevens, FA’86
Vice President, Marketing, White Wave Food Company
Denver, Colorado
E-mail: jmb1403@msn.com
At-Large Members
Ann Alexander Anklam, ED’72
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
E-mail: ank5050@q.com
Jonathan Azu, BN’99
Executive Vice President, Superfly Presents
New York, New York
E-mail: jazu@superflypresents.com
Roger Buss, BN’78
Technology Leadership Partner, Tatum LLC
Plano, Texas
E-mail: res009sg@verizon.net
Laurie Triggs Cory, FA'70
Retired
Minnetonka, Minnesota
E-mail: coryhome@visi.com
Chris Young Day, ED'71, GR'99
Instruction of Education, Central College
Grinnell, Iowa
E-mail: chrden@iowatelecom.net
Paul Doucette, BN’97
Director of Congressional Affairs for Science & Technology Programs, Battelle
Washginton, DC
E-mail: ptdoucette@yahoo.com
Marisa Gift, AS’02
Training Coordinator, Lutz & Company, PC
Omaha, Nebraska
E-mail: marisagift@yahoo.com
Jeremy Glenn, BN'94
Partner, Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
E-mail: jeremy.glenn@mbtlaw.com
Kristin Crowley Hennenfent, PH’02
Medical Writer, Syntaxx Communications, Inc
Kansas City, Missouri
E-mail: kristinhennenfent@hotmail.com
Janelle Holmes, BN’90
President, Holmes Foundation
Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: janelle@holmesauto.com
Gary Johnson, LW'78
Attorney/Partner, Camic Johnson LTD
St. Charles, Illinois
E-mail: gvj@sbcglobal.net
Jill Johnson, BN'82, GR'83
President/Founder, Johnson Consulting Services
Fridley, Minnesota
E-mail: jill@jcs-usa.com
Shawna Kasner-Hannam, AS'97, GR'00
Executive Sales Specialist, Eli Lilly & Company
Omaha, Nebraska
E-mail: shawna_kasner_hannam@hotmail.com
Tamara Lair, PH’87
Retired Pharmacist
Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: dogtrio@mchsi.com
Max Miller III, LA’80, GR’80
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Naperville, Illinois
E-mail: mmiller@skadden.com
Paul Miller, JO’68
Senior Vice President, The Omega Group at UBS Financial Services
St. Louis, Missouri
E-mail: paul.miller@ubs.com
Dennis Olson, AS'98, LW'01
Attorney, L.D. Martin & Associates, Ltd.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
E-mail: olsondennis@hotmail.com
Loretta Tursi Sieman, ED'66, GR'73
Consultant, LJS Consulting
West Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: lsieman@hotmail.com
Kent Stevens, LA'81, LW'84, GR'84
Attorney, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, LLP
Washington, DC
E-mail: kent.stevens@cwt.com
Ted Thoms, AS’92
President/CEO, UpStream
Rock Island, Illinois
E-mail: tthoms@beupstream.com
Greg Wilde, BN’70
Retired
Mequon, Wisconsin
E-mail: gwilde24@sbcglobal.net
Sharon Clark Wilkinson, ED’68
Retired
Urbandale, Iowa
E-mail: sherrywilk@aol.com
Special Members
Susan Stocum, JO'92, Central Iowa Alumni Chapter
Senior Communication Consultant, Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: stocum.susan@principal.com
Anne Driscoll, ED’63, GR’68, Drake Alumnae Association
Retired Educator
Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: mahimahi@dwx.com
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