Advice, Direction, Mentorship
The School of Business at Kendall College is strengthened by the significant involvement of senior executives and consultants from the Chicagoland area and beyond. Many of our members have built successful careers in areas of business where service truly matters, from advertising to banking, foodservices management to entrepreneurship, consulting to healthcare.
These professionals help us shape curriculum to keep pace with an ever-changing business climate. In addition, members offer their observations as to the knowledge gaps and challenges entry-level applicants and career-builders face.
We thank these Senior Advisory Board members for their dedication:
Gaye Van den Hombergh, Chair
Noel Hara, Vice-Chair
SALO Project
Andrew Abrahams
President and CEO, Jobs For Youth/Chicago
Mary Bahr
President and Creative Director, MAB Advertising
Bruce Bloom
President and Chief Science Officer, Partnership for Cures
Alex Brown
CEO, 10th Magnitude, Inc.
Penny Brown
President, Board of Directors, Kendall College Charitable Trust
Dwain Celistan
Executive Vice President, DHR International
Byron DaSilva
Senior Manager, KPMG LLP
Malcolm Douglas
Chief Financial Officer, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Philip Engel
Retired President, CNA Insurance Companies
Thomas Fitzgibbon
Executive Managing Director, First Michigan Bank
Robert Garcia
Consultant, Gagen MacDonald LLC
Vince Gerasole
Reporter, CBS2 Chicago
Claire Gregoire
President and Owner, KAMDEN Strategy Group, Incorporated
Noel Hara
SALO Project
Jill Houk
President, Jill Houk Consulting
Jeffery Husserl
Principal, CHRO Partners
Allen Kutchins
Partner, Kutchins, Robins and Diamond
Brian Little
Head of Human Resources, Zurich Financial Services North America
Richard Metzler
Management Consultant
Gail Sussman Miller
Chief Obstacle Buster, Inspired Choice
Carol Morita
Associate General Counsel at Beam, Inc.
Sharon Noha
Senior Vice President, Robertson Lowstuter
Luis Ramirez
Vice President Leadership Development & Strategic Staffing, Laureate Education
Michelle Sherbun
President, Merlin Solutions, LLC
Thomas Simon
Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, CNA
Joyce Sterk
Managing Director, Brand Protection and Financial Services Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Gaye Van den Hombergh
