School of Business Administration Advisory Councils

The Business Advisory Council meets twice yearly and assists the dean and other School administration officials in continuously improving the quality of the School's programs, activities and long-term strategy.

On average, 30 members reside on the board, coming from a wide range of professional and industrial backgrounds.

Members

• Jordan Barth (Managing Director/Cyber Resilience Leader, KPMG)
• Megan W. Black (Brand Manager, J.M. Smucker)
• Doug Borchers (President, Superior Aluminum Products)
• Matthew N. Dailey (President & CEO, Chemical Services Group, Inc.)
• Kimberly Flanagan (Partner, Vialto Partners)
• Timothy J. Fogarty, CFA (VP, Sr. Treasury Manager, Fifth Third Bank)
• Jeanne M. Frawley (President, Villa Joseph Marie High School)
• Tracey Grabowski (Chief Human Resources Officer (retired), Proctor & Gamble Co.)
• Daniel Griesemer (Founder/CEO, Griffin House Advisors LLC)
• Michael J. Herrick (SVP Technology, Airship)
• Beth Karlsson (Partner/Chief HR Officer, Lightspeed Venture Partners)
• Sheree Knowles (CEO, HR Knowledge Source, and Co-CEO, H3C)
• Craig Kohrs (Founding Partner, Velocity Capital Partners)
• Vernon Lee, Jr. (Managing Partner, Lightship Anchor Fund)
• Margaret M. O'Brien-Jones (National Account Executive, Time Inc.)
• Julie A. Roach (Treasurer, Diamond Hill Funds, Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.)
• Ilias R. Simpson (CEO/President, Modivcare Mobility)
• Anita Kronour Watkins (Chief Solutions Lead: Innovation, Creative and Qualitative North America and Global Qualitative Lead, KANTAR)
• Angela L. Wirick (CFO, AtriCure, Inc.)
• Jason Woodard (Founder/CEO, Wooddard Development)

The Crotty Advisory Council acts as a sounding board for all of UD's entrepreneurship activities. The Council meets twice yearly and assists the director and other entrepreneurship faculty members in continuously improving the quality of the entrepreneurship major, as well as the Crotty Center's programs, activities, and long-term strategy.

Council members are entrepreneurs or professionals holding high-level positions in the fields of business community development or business services. The activity of the CAC blends the best of academic thought and actual business practices. Members review our entrepreneurship curriculum and extracurricular activities and often supplement classroom instruction, allowing entrepreneurship students to learn from a combination of the best academic scholarship and successful business practice.

Members

• Rebecca Blust (Director, University of Dayton Innovation Center)
• Dawn Brown (President, InSource Consulting, Inc.)
• Trevor Collier (Dean, University of Dayton School of Business Administration)
• Kat Cordier (Associate Director, University of Dayton Crotty Center)
• Nicole Dalichau (Aileron)
• Jim Danis (Director, Business Development, G/C Contracting Group)
• Juanita Darden (Director, Greater West Dayton Incubator)
• Aaron Delidow (Provest Properties, Inc.)
• Russ Gottesman (Founder, Commuter Advertising)
• Steve Harlamert (President, Harlow-HRK Sales & Marketing, Inc.)
• Stephen Hayes (President, SKH Quest Centers)
• Tom Homan (President/CEO, Allied Supply Company)
• Jay Janney (Professor, Management and Marketing, University of Dayton)
• Donald W. Jennett (Vice President, Fifth Third Bank)
• Jeff Klank (CFO, Advantage RN)
• Scott Koorndyk (President, The Entrepreneur's Center)
• Patricia Kukulka (President, Slone Gear)
• Ann Kyne (Fifth Third Bank)
• Vince Lewis (Associate VP of Entrepreneurial Initiatives; Executive Director, University of Dayton Crotty Center; President, The Hub Powered by PNC Bank; Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneur-in-Residence)
• David Marshall (Associate Professor, Management and Marketing, University of Dayton)
• Mike McQuiston (Partner, The Connor Group)
• Beth Miller (Director, Herr Venture for Change)
• Willie Morris IV (Associate Director, University of Dayton Crotty Center)
• Scott Murphy (VP Development, Downtown Dayton Partnership)
• Jack Murray (President/CEO, Fix Media)
• Stephanie Peters (Administrative Assistant, University of Dayton Crotty Center)
• Diane Sullivan (Associate Professor, Management and Marketing, University of Dayton)
• Liz Todia (Mutual Capital Partners)
• Craig Voss (Center Operator, Voss Auto Network)
• Alex Waibel (Business Manager, BuildingLogix)
• Bill Winger (Chairman [retired], Hyde Park Electronics Corp.)

The Department of Accounting Advisory Council consists of high-level professionals representing a variety of accounting and business organizations. It assists the accounting department chair, faculty and other stakeholders in continuously improving the quality of the department's programs and related efforts in activities such as strategic planning, program review and a variety of interactions in the classroom, student organizations and experiential activities. Council members support students through scholarships, internships, networking and classroom visits.

Members

• Steve Arnold (Partner, Consulting Services, EY LLP)
• Nick Beck (Controller, Crown Equipment Corporation)
• Benjamin Guthrie (Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP)
• Lori Hallmark (Partner, PwC)
• John Hayes (Vice President/Global Financial Controller, LexisNexis)
• Matthew Holt (Chair, Dept. of Accounting, University of Dayton)
• Amanda Krauss (Associate Managing Director, Axium Consulting)
• Emmett McDonald (Vice President of Internal Audit and Transformation Lead)
• Scott Nickerson (Partner, Crowe LLP)
• Elizabeth Osborne (Chief Audit Executive, Fifth Third Bank)
• Diane Powers (Partner, KPMG)
• Julie Roach (Treasurer - Diamond Hill Funds, Diamond Hill Capital Management)
• Blake Roe (Managing Partner, Plante Moran)
• Karen Smith (Senior Manager - Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting, Billerud North America)
• Jess Tuschong (Tax Partner, RSM US LLP)
• Kevin Weckesser (President, Brixey & Meyer)
• Mick Williams (Senior Manager, Grant Thornton)

The Hanley Center Advisory Board is composed of distinguished faculty and accomplished industry professionals. The Council provides valuable guidance to support student development and ensure alignment with industry trends.

• Jon Fulkerson, Ph.D. (Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Dayton School of Business Administration)
• Maria Vivero, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Finance, University of Dayton School of Business Administration)
• Edwin Zen, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Dayton School of Business Administration)
• Todd Wenning, CFA (Lecturer of Finance, Director of Hanley Center for ESG Investing, University of Dayton School of Business Administration)
• A.J. Conway (SOFR Trader, BlackEdge Capital)
• Michael Francis (Equity Research Associate, William Blair)
• Adam Fleck, CFA (Head of ESG Research, Morningstar Sustainalytics)
• Leah Foxx (VP Responsible Investing Analyst, 1919 Investment Counsel)
• Casey Fuller (Investment Banking Analyst, Lincoln International)
• Maya Peterson (Research Associate, VELA Investment Management)

The Flyer Investments Advisory Council monitors the performance of the Flyer Investments Fund, for which the student members of the Davis Center for Portfolio Management are solely responsible. The fund is the largest student-managed portfolio in the nation, and the Davis Center represents the epitome of experiential learning, as its undergraduates conduct economic analysis and equity research in support of their real-money trade decisions.

The council is made up of current and former business professionals who have demonstrated considerable success in their respective fields, predominantly investments. Council members give of their time in offering feedback and advice regarding investment strategies and portfolio performance.

Members

• Richard P. Davis (Founder and President - Retired - Flagship Financial Inc.)
• C. William Anderson (Managing Director & Resident Director, Merrill Lynch ASM Wealth Management)
• Amy Barker (Principal, Parallel Advisors)
• Joseph Bettendorf (Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley)
• Andrew Brackmann (Research Analyst, Health Care, William Blair & Company)
• W. Quincy Brown (Senior Vice President, FEG Investment Advisors)
• Trevor Collier (Dean, University of Dayton School of Business)
• Richard Davis (Retired, JP Morgan Asset Management)
• Jon Fulkerson (Chair, Department of Economics & Finance, University of Dayton School of Business)
• Andrew Horner (EVP and Chief Financial Officer, University of Dayton)
• Daniel J. Kapusta (Director, Davis Center, University of Dayton School of Business)
• Michelle Laux, CFA (Senior Head, Exam Development, CFA Institute)
• Michelle Lovely, CFRE (Sr. VP, Development & Donor Services, The Dayton Foundation)
• Kathleen Lynch, CFA (Fixed Income Director, Amica Insurance)
• Paul Macuski, CPFA (Vice President & Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch ASM Wealth Management)
• Ronald L. Overman, SM (Investment Analyst and Associate Treasurer, University of Dayton)
• Linda Parenti, CFA (Managing Principal, Buckingham Advisors)
• Michael M. Parks (President, The Dayton Foundation)
• Bihag Patel, CFA (Portfolio Manager, Nuveen)
• David Robinson, CFA (Consulting Analyst, Domestic Equities, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio)
• Bo Sawyer (Assistant Vice President and Treasurer, University of Dayton)
• Mitchell Schleyer (Vice President, Citi)
• Mark E. Schutter, CPA (Founding Partner, Blake-Schutter Wealth)
• Jay V. Schwieterman, CPFA, CIMA (Managing Director and Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch ASM Wealth Management)
• Steven (Alex) Stahl (Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations, Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.)
• Joshua Weiland (Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor, Stifel)

The Marketing Advisory Council is a group of passionate industry leaders committed to helping our students soar. They provide invaluable insights and real-world connections, preparing our students to confidently launch their careers.

Members

• Caleb Clarke (Senior Account Executive, State of Ohio. Gartner Inc)
• Gregory Uland (Vice President of Marketing, Reynolds and Reynolds Corporation)
• Caroline Crabtree (Senior Manager of Strategic Accounts, Henry Schein Dental)
• Mallory Coakley (General Manager, State Net)
• Diane Korte Menninger (Head of Sourcing Operations, Google)
• Nick Bowman (Co-founder, Warped Wing Brewing Company)
• Jerry Stoffl (Principal Business Consultant, Adobe)
• Kelly Mercer (Co-Owner and Creative Director, Boom Crate Studios)
• Grant Halsey (Director of Sales and Marketing, Software Solutions Inc.)
• Michelle Wehmeyer (Senior Director, GTM Activation, Rhapsody Inc.)

The MIS Advisory Council supports and extends the quality of the management information systems program at UD and information systems within interested organizations. The Council sponsors activities that involve interactions among managers/executives, information systems, professionals, faculty and students.

The Operations and Supply Management Advisory Council serves as the industrial and professional interface and mentor for the Operations and Supply Chain Management (B.S.B.A.) program.