Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees charts a course of leadership.
The 2023-2024 Board of Trustees consists of 36 members. Rick Omlor, Retired President and CEO of YSI, Inc., chairs the Board. Lisa S. Rismiller is Secretary of the Board of Trustees.
2023-24 Board Members
Chairperson
Rick Omlor
Retired President and CEO, YSI Inc.
First Vice Chairperson
Rev. Oscar Vasquez, S.M.
Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
Second Vice Chairperson
Debra Plousha-Moore
Principal, Plousha Moore Group
Brenton K. Ahrens
General Partner, Canaan Partners
Thomas W. Albrecht
Retired Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Catherine V. Babington
Retired Vice President, Public Affairs, Abbott Laboratories
Thomas B. Barker
Retired CEO and Chairman of the Board, West Corporation
John R. Beran
Managing Director, Beran Group, and Senior Advisor of Banking Solutions for The Clearing House
Nancee R. Berger
Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, West Corporation
Rayford Blakeney
Senior Director, Global Engineering Talent Acquisition for Cloud and AI, Microsoft Corporation
Bro. William J. Campbell, S.M., Ed.D.
Vice President, Marianist Center
Margaret A. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Community Leader
Bro. Timothy S. Driscoll, S.M.
Provincial, Marianist Province of Meribah, Mineola, New York
Lyric A.R. Fields
Director of Development for Scholarships and Student Support, The Ohio State University
Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M.
Vice President for Mission and Rector, University of Dayton
John M. Foy
President, John Foy & Associates, P.C.
Terri L. Freeman
Executive Director, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture
Bro. Francisco T. Gonzalez, S.M., M.D.
Director/President, Colegio San Jose
Susan G. Griffith
Retired Divisional CFO, JP Morgan Chase
George P. Hanley
Principal, R2 Companies, and President, Hanley Foundation
Michael R. Herr
Retired CFO, SRAM
William R. Klesse
Retired Chairman of the Board, Valero Energy Corporation
D. Darlene Gutmann Marlowe
Owner, D&G Enterprises, and Manager, Max and Darlene Gutmann Family Foundation
Michelle L. Mathile
Vice Chair, The Glen at St. Joseph
Bro. Jesse O'Neill, S.M.
Assistant for Education, Marianist Province of the United States
Denise E. Palmer
Retired President and Publisher, The Tampa Tribune
Bro. Bernard J. Ploeger, S.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
Jenell R. Ross
President, Bob Ross Auto Group
Khristian A. Santiago
Global Strategy Lead, Google
Eric F. Spina, Ph.D.
President, University of Dayton
Cary J. Stier
Vice Chair and Managing Partner Accounting and Advisory Transformation Services Group, Deloitte
Deborah A. Tobias
Retired Juniper Networks UK Sales Operations Director
Bro. Edward A. Violett, S.M.
Retired Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Jennifer A. Weed
Vice President of Learning, Competency and Knowledge Products, California Society of CPAs
President, University of Dayton Alumni Association
Joseph L. Weidenbach
President, Calamos Wealth Management
Lawrence W. Woerner
Retired Global Head of Regions and CHRO, Mercer