Berry Center Advisory Board

Broad oversight and high-level strategic direction is provided by the Advisory Board. The 15-member board is chaired by James McWethy and includes alumni, business executives, and others distinguished in a variety of fields:

Steve Anderson ’75
President/CEO, Natl. Assoc. of Chain Drug Stores
Alexandria, VA

 

Tom Jarom '66
Retired Vice President, International Bank
Coral Gables, FL

Barry Boyer ’84
President/CEO, Van Meter Industrial, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA

 

Jim Leach
Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
Washington, D.C.

Andy Brinkman ’78
Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Scottsdale, AZ

  

Bob McLennan ’65
President/CEO, Beacon Management Company
Wheeling, IL

Richard Chambers ’65
CEO, Hart Capital Management
Barrington, IL

 

Jim McWethy ’65
Independent Businessman
Burr Ridge, IL

Ralph Christoffersen ’59
General Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures
Boulder, CO

 

Kate Minette
Senior Vice President, Pearson Educational Management
Coralville, IA

Tony Golobic
CEO/Chairman, Great America Leasing
Cedar Rapids, IA
Dean Riesen '79
President/CEO, Rimrock Capital Partners
Scottsdale, AZ

Bill Haffke, Jr. ’65
Ameritrust Executive Vice President (Emeritus)
Cleveland Heights, OH

 

John Smith ’71
President/CEO, CRST International, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA

Sydney Smith Hicks ’69, PhD
CEO, SSHICKS Advisors
Plano, TX 

 

Mike Smith
Investor
Glen Ellyn, IL

William C. (Curt) Hunter
Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

 

Tom Sleeter

President, Heartland Capital Resources
Oak Brook, IL 

 

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