Business Administration & Economics

Business Advisory Council

The department of Business Administration and Economics is pleased to announce the members of the Business Advisory Council. The BAC meets four times a year. They provide networking opportunities, internship possibilities and guide curriculum relevancy.

2007-2008

Craig Althof
Firestone Agricultural Tire
2nd Avenue & Hoffman Road
Des Moines, IA 50305
althofcraig@firestoneag.com

Jan Burch
Jan Burch & Associates
3775 E.P. True Parkway, Suite 162
West Des Moines, IA 50265
burchhr@aol.com

Jay Byers
Greater Des Moines Partnership
700 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
jbyers@desmoinesmetro.com

Tiffany Coleman
Warren County Economic Development
515 North Jefferson Way
Indianola, IA 50125
wcedcdirector@mchsi.com

Wade Den Hartog
IA Association of Business and Industry
904 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
wdenhartog@iowaabi.org

Denise Dennis
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
5013 SW 16th
Des Moines, IA 50315
denise.dennis@wellsfarco.com

Terry Dooley
ITS, Inc.
6700 Pioneer Parkway
Johnston, IA 5013
syadon@shazam.net

Monica Freidman
Nationwide
1100 Locust
Des Moines, IA 5039
Monica.freidman@nationwide.com

Ellen Gaucher
Wellmark
636 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
nicholssl@wellmark.com

Jean Gelbman
Nationwide
701 5th Avenue, Dept. 0700
Des Moines, IA 50391
jgelbman@nationwide.com

Raymond Gocken
DMACC
Ankeny Campus, Building 8
Ankeny, IA 50023
rdgocken@dmacc.edu

Jim Gustafson
Wells Fargo Financial
206 8th Street - Suite 900
Des Moines, IA 50309
jamesgustafson@financial.wellsfargo.com

Terry Handley
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
1 Convenience Boulevard
Ankeny, IA 50021
terry.handley@caseys.com

Rachelle Johnston
Emco Manufacturing
2121 E. Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50317
rjohnston@emcdoors.com

Rich Krumme
Retired, Meredith Corporation
5387 Monroe
Prole, IA 50229
krummemr@netins.net

Fred Lorber
Retired, Lortex
5 S.W. 52nd Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 515-255-4241

Grant McGraw
Edward Jones
123 South Howard St.
Indianola, IA 50125
grant.mcgraw@edwardjones.com

Julie Middleswart
Ernst & Young, L.L.P.
801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
julie.middleswart@ey.com

Rose Mitchell
Hy-Vee
5820 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
rosemitchell@hy-vee.com

Kathy Myers
DeBono Thinking Systems
1750 106th Street – Suite A
Des Moines, IA 50322
kmyers@debonosystems.com

Drew Primrose
Resco
933 SE Shurfine Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021
dprimrose@resco1.com

Clark Raney
City State Bank
1510 North 1st Street
Indianola, IA 50125
craney@citystatebank.com

Jerry Ripperger
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA 50392-2312
ripperger.jerry@principal.com

Nancy Roehrkasse
CDS
1901 Bell Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50315
nroehrkasse@cdsfulfillment.com

Michael Sadler
Qwest
925 High Street - 9S9
Des Moines, IA 50309
michael.sadler@quest.com

Scott Sams
Principal Global Investors
801 Grand
Des Moines, IA 50392
sams.scott@principal.com

John Schmidt
McGowan, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C.
1601 Westlakes Parkway
Suite 300
West Des Moines, IA 50266
jschmidt@mchcscpa.com

Trevor Shaner
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
5465 Mills Civic Parkway
Suite 301
West Des Moines, IA 50260
Trevor.shaner@ubs.com

Sonya Shoesmith
UPS
2609 Dixon Drive
Des Moines, IA 50316
sshoesmith@ups.com

Doug Shull
Retired, Casey’s General Stores
Former State Senator
901 Scott Felton Road
Indianola, IA 50125
Phone: 515-371-4605

Midge Slater
Communications Workers of America-International
6200 Aurora 503E
Urbandale, IA 50322
Des Moines, IA 50316
mslater@cwa.union.org

Lori Strottman
Farm Bureau
5400 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50266
lstrottman@fbfs.com

Todd Witke
EMC Insurance
717 Mulberry Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
todd.d.witke@emcins.com

Department of Business Administration and Economics

Marilyn Mueller, M.B.A., J.D., Professor of Management
Jim Palmieri, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
Mark Juffernbruch, J.D., C.P.A., Professor of Accounting
Tom Schmidt, Ph.D., Department Chair, Associate Professor of Management
Mark Green, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Steve Shafer, C.M.A., C.P.A., Professor of Accounting
Frank Colella, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
Ruth Weatherly, Ph.D., Professor of Management

Last Updated: 11/17/08