Board of Governors
School of Engineering Board of Governors
Graduate Programs in Software is housed in the School of Engineering at St. Thomas.
The Board of Governors guides the strategic direction of the School of Engineering and assists it in accomplishing its mission. The Board utilizes its influence, both internally within the University and externally, to promote and support the engineering programs at the University of St. Thomas and to enhance the value of the engineering profession as viewed by society. Board membership consists of prominent academic, industry, and public sector leaders.
The Board of Governors performs the following functions:
- Promotes the University of St. Thomas reputation as an outstanding School of Engineering.
- Facilitates the acquisition of the resources necessary to develop and maintain a world-class engineering program at University of St. Thomas.
- Provides guidance in the formation of an engineering education responsive to the demands of contemporary society that advocates ethical and principled behavior.
- Guides the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering in dealing with critical contemporary issues.
- Creates a forum for critical thought, analysis and knowledge on ethical, resource sustaining engineering in a societal context.
- Attracts additional Board of Governors members who can leverage achievement of the Board’s objectives.
Board of Governors Members
We are grateful to the individuals who donate their time to be on our advisory board.
Chip Emery
School of Engineering Board of Governors Chairman - CEO MTS (Retired)
Michael Kesti
VP Corporate Research Lab,
3M
Marc Bumbargner
VP & GM, Emerson Automation Solutions
Kris Burhardt
Partner, Clotho & Associates
Kyle Carpenter
MacPhail Center for Music
Sam Claassen
President/CEO, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Steve DiMarco
Executive V.P./General Manager - Tolomatic
Rich Farrell
CEO, Nextern Medical
Wendy Foslien
Thermo King/Trane Technologies
Steve Kelly
Commissioner of Commerce, MN Department of Commerce
Katy Kolbeck
President & CEO (Retired), Dunham Associates
Rick Krueger
Director of Government Affairs, Global Transportation Technologies, Inc (GTT)
C. McKenzie (Mac) Lewis III
Founder and Partner, Sherpa Partners - Field Solutions, Inc
Kerry Marusich
CEO, Third Wave Systems
Jill Measelis
The Works Museum
Bhabani Misra
Associate Dean - School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas
Paul Mortell
PJM Consulting
Nicolas Nahas
Ecolab
Kevin Nicholson
President, Mate Precision Tooling
Gary Obermiller
Operating Partner, Mill City Capital
Julie Pierce
Minnesota Power
Jill Reilly
President, ELM Consultants, LLC
Mike Schrock
President & COO (Retired), Oak Hill Capital
Mark Schumacher
President & CEO, Mocon-Ametek
Eivind Stenersen
VP of Technology, Lube-Tech
Mike Thyken
Chief Technology Officer, Caring Bridge
Dale Wahlstrom
Act 3, LLC
Jim Weglewski
VP - Corporate Quality, Sustainability & Facilities, Anderson Corporation
Don Weinkauf
Dean - School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas