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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees charts a course of leadership.

The 2024-2025 Board of Trustees consists of 34 members. Rick Omlor, Retired President and CEO of YSI, Inc., chairs the Board. Lisa S. Rismiller is Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

2024-25 Board Members

Chairperson
Richard J. (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

Chairperson Elect
Deborah A. Tobias
Retired Juniper Networks UK Sales Operation Director

Brenton K. Ahrens
General Partner, Canaan Partners

Thomas W. Albrecht
Retired Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

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
Cloud & AI, Security & Strategic Missions & Technologies, Microsoft Corporation

Margaret A. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Community Leader

Bro. Timothy S. Driscoll, S.M.
Provincial, Marianist Province of Meribah

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 & 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

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

Hailee M. Rennels
Senior Associate, Acquisition Marketing, JP Morgan Chase

Lisa Rich-Milan
CEO, Cannovation Clinical Research Partners, LLC

Khristian A. Santiago
Strategy & Operations Manager-Google TV, Google

Eric F. Spina, Ph.D.
President, University of Dayton

Cary J. Stier
Global Investment Management Sector Leader & Vice Chair, Deloitte

Bro. Edward A. Violett, S.M., Ph.D.
Vice President & Executive Director, Marianist Center of Hawaii

Lisa Payne Wansley
Retired Senior Vice President, Environmental Justice, Community & Legislative Affairs, New York Power Authority

Joseph L. Weidenbach
President, Calamos Wealth Management 

Sharon D. White
System Director, Community & Government Relations and Site Communications, Premier Health

Lawrence W. Woerner
Retired Global Head of Regions and CHRO, Mercer

CONTACT

Office of the President

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300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 1624
937-229-4122