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, food services 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 face.

We thank these Senior Advisory Board members for their dedication:

Thomas Fitzgibbon, Jr., Chair
Managing Principal, Bankers Source, Inc.
Bruce Bloom, Vice-Chair
Chief Science Officer, Partnership for Cures
Andrew Abrahams
President and CEO, Jobs For Youth/Chicago
Mary Bahr
Owner, MAB Advertising
Jan Bauer
Director, Lake County Small Business Development Center
Alex Brown
Executive Vice President, ArrowStream
Penny Brown
President, Board of Directors, Kendall College Charitable Trust
Sascha Cocron
Consultant and Adjunct Faculty Member
Daniel Cotter
Vice President-Deputy General Counsel, Argo Group US, Incorporated
Malcolm Douglas
Chief Financial Officer, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Philip Engel
Retired President, CNA
Robert Garcia
Consultant, Gagen MacDonald LLC
Vince Gerasole
Reporter, CBS2 Chicago
Claire Gregoire
President & Owner, KAMDEN Strategy Group, Incorporated
Jill Houk
Owner/Co-Founder, Centered Chef Food Studios
Jeffery Husserl
Principal, CHRO Partners
Ken G Kabira
Managing Principal, TrueWorks
Allen Kutchins
Partner, Kutchins, Robins and Diamond
Gail Sussman Miller
Chief Obstacle Buster, Inspired Choice
Carol Morita
Associate General Counsel at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.
Sharon Noha
Senior Vice President, Robertson Lowstuter
Luis Ramirez
Vice President Leadership Development & Strategic Staffing, Laureate Education
Penny Sanchez
Vice President, Sales and Relationship Management, Harris Bank
Michelle Sherbun
President, Merlin Solutions, LLC
Thomas Simon
Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, CNA
Stephanie Springs
Chief Executive Officer, Make a Wish Foundation of Illinois
Joyce Sterk
Managing Director, Brand Protection and Financial Services Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Gaye Van den Hombergh
President, Winning Workplaces
Brian Weed
Chief Executive Officer, Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC
George Welch
Vice Chair, Solutus Group LLC