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Advisory boards

Alumni, industry guidance for college programs

From alumni to industry partners, Warrington and it’s programs benefit from input and advice from leading experts in their fields.

The college regularly seeks interested candidates to serve on our advisory boards. Interested candidates can contact alumni relations to explore opportunities that are available.

Advisory board members

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Alex Abreau (BSBA, ’87)
Managing Director, JPMorgan

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Gina Martin Adams (BSBA ’98)
Chief Equity Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence

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Drew Asher (BSAc, ’90)
EVP, Centene Corp.

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Jorge Benitez (BSAc ’81)
Director; Director; Retired CEO North America, World Fuel Services; FifthThird Bank; Accenture

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Brent Berthy (BSBA ’87/MBA ’92/DBS ’17)
General Manager; Founder, Philips; Invivo Corp

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Chirag Bhavsar (BSAc ’90/MAcc ’91)
co-CEO; co-Founder & President, CNL Financial Group; Cogent Bancorp

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Laurie Burns (BSBA ’84/MBA ’86)
Founder & CEO; Director; Retired SVP CDO, LBB Growth Partners; Service Properties Trust; Darden Restraurants, Inc.

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Algernon Callier (BSBA ’89)
Head of Business Development & Digital Innovation, JIFFY.ai

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Suzanne Christensen (BSAc ’86)
Former SVP, Head of Enterprise Risk, Franklin Templeton

Cheryl Cook (BSBA ’85)
Senior Vice President of Global Channel, Dell Technologies

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Paul Ellis (BSBA ’88)
CEO, Foundry Commercial

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Debbie Ferree (BSBA ’75)
Vice Chairman, President & Chief Product Officer, Designer Brands Inc.

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Scott Friedman (BSBA ’01)
Co-Founder, Soroban Capital

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Lorie Gleim (JD ’95)
CEO, Gleim Publications

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Laura Guggenheim (BSBA ’86)
Senior Vice President, Sales, Proctor & Gamble

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Yessi Scheker Izquierdo (BSAc ’97/Macc ’99)
Managing Partner, NY Office and NY Market Hub Leader, KPMG

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Steven Kiker (BSAc ’95)
Chief Control Officer, Wells Fargo & Co.

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Keith Koenig (BSBA ’73/MBA ’75)
President, City Furniture

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Anjan Lahiri (MBA ’93)
CEO, Naviknez

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Chip Lane (BSBA ’75)
CEO, Sealane Marketing

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Andria Long (BSBA ’90/MBA ’96)
Board Member, Matot, Inc; Neuco, Inc.; Wesco Inc.

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Joe Marconi (BSAc ’96/MAcc ’96)
Managing Director, Bain Capital Real Estate

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Chris Meyer (BSBA ’95/MBA ’03)
CFO, Bloomin Brands

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Tony Milikin (BSBA ’83)
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Athletic Greens

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Bill Muir (BSISE ’92/MBA ’92)
Co-Founder; Retired COO, Steadfast Partners; Jabil Circuit Inc

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Ben Plotkin (BSBA ’76)
Executive VP; Vice-Chairman, Stifel Nicolaus; Stifel Financial

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Steve Rainey (BSAc ’84/Macc ’93)
Partner, Global COO, Tax & Legal Services, KPMG

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Alison Rand (BSAc ’90)
Driector; Retired CFO, Regions Bank; Primerica

Brian Ray (BSAc ’97/Macc ’99)
CEO, Garden of Life

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Greg Rosica (BSAc ’86/MAcc ’88)
Private Client Services Partner, EY

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Ann Sung Ruckstuhl (BSEE ’86/MBA ’92)
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Manhattan Associates

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Katherine Saez (BSBA ’99)
Georgia Regional President, Truist

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Tanya Sanders (MBA, ’07)
Head of Wells Fargo Auto, Wells Fargo & Co.

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Renato Scaff (BSAE ’92)
Senior Managing Director- Global Strategy and Cosulting Sales, Accenture

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Alex Smith (BSBA ’81)
Retired, Partner and Senior Advisor, Brown Advisory

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Chris Winfrey (BSAc ’96/MBA ’98)
President & CEO, Charter Communications

  • Justin Avery BSAc 98/Macc 99
    Audit Partner KPMG
  • Mike Balter BSAc 88
    Regional Leader CBIZ
  • Jeremy Blank BSAc 95/MAcc95
    US Tax Chief Strategy Officer Deloitte
  • Julie K. Blocker Macc 94
    Retired Tax Partner PwC
  • Scott Bridgman BSAc 05/MAcc 05
    Principal CliftonLarsonAllen
  • Steven M. Bunch BSAc 98/MAcc 99
    Partner In Charge Spoor Bunch Franz
  • Joseph Cannella BSAc 88
    Retired KPMG
  • Danny Castro BSAc 06/MAcc 06
    Florida Market Managing Principal BDO
  • Scott Cerutti BSCE 90
    Audit and Assurance Partner Deloitte
  • Wendi Christensen BSAc 96/ MAcc 96
    Tax Managing Partner Florida & Puerto Rico Deloitte
  • Jason Connery (BSAc 94)
    KPMG
  • Paul J. Droubie Macc 93
    Partner KPMG
  • Debbie Durkin-Mason BSAc 89/MAcc 90
    Drukin & Mason, CPSs, PA
  • Dan Felgner MAcc 94
    Partner, Banking and Capital Markets PwC
  • Adrienne Figur MAcc 98
    Global Tax Account Leader EY
  • Chrislynn Freed BSAc 80
    Retired Professor USC
  • Brad Gould MAcc 98
    Comiter Singer
  • Jeff Hartman
    Managing Director Protiviti
  • John S. Haven III MAcc 00
    CFO Elite Construction of Ocala LLC- a Quanta Services Company
  • Kevin Herzberg
    CFO RealAdvice, Inc.
  • Alan R. Kirschenbaum BSAc 86
    Head of Family Office Alvarez & Marsal Tax
  • Michael L. Kohner BSAc 84/MAcc 86
    Managing Director Alvarez & Marsal Tax
  • Lara Long MAcc 93
    Riveron Consulting
  • Frank Mason BSAC 88
    Partner-In-Charge Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC
  • Ryan McAndrew BSAC 08/MS (ISOM) 2010
    Senior Analyst and Audit Senior Manager RSM
  • Dan McHugh BSAC 91
    Retired Point 72 Asset Management, Citigroup
  • Joelen K. Merkel BSBA 73
    Consultant
  • Becky Moore BSBA 74
    Ellrich, Neal, Smith & Stohlman
  • Steven Morrison BSAC 99/MA Real Estate and Urban Analysis
    CohnReznick LLP CohnReznick LLP
  • Manny Ordonez BSCA 99
    Partner- Tax Services RSM
  • Cindy Pekrul BSAc 89/MAcc 90
    Senior Financial Executive CNN Worldwide
  • Todd Piacentine BSAC 2001/MAcc 03
    Partner- Audit Services Grant Thornton
  • Traci Kratish Pumo BSAC 00/MAcc 00/JD 03/LLMT 04
    COO & General Council Skyline Analytics
  • Mike Quakenbush BSAC 93/MAcc 93
    Managing Partner PwC
  • Nick Reader BSAC 97
    CEO Tastes Pretty Good
  • Sean Richards BSAC 94/MAcc94
    Partner EY
  • Gregory Rosica BSAC 86/MAcc 88
    Tax Partner EY
  • Dara M. Simon BSAC 94
    Cherry Bekaert
  • James R. Southhall, Jr. BSBA 70
    Retired Truist Bank
  • Robert Tache BSAC 88/MAcc 89
    Deloitte
  • Steve Thibault BSBA 79
    Retired Deloitte
  • David Uslan BSAC 90/MAcc
    Technical Tax Leader Salmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund
  • Ken Vitek MAcc 10
    Director of Tax Berkowitz Pollak Brant
  • Bettina Weiss BSAC 97/MAcc 97
    Leader, Global Compensation McKinsey & Company
  • Mike Willis BSAC 79
    Retired PwC
  • Brian Zophin BSAc 98/MAcc 98
    Partner Crowe LLP

Jason Fischer BSBA 93/MBA 00 Director, Supply Chain Chick-fil-A

Walter Garvin  MS Eng 00/ MBA 02 Professor of Practice, College of Engineering  Clemson University

Benjamin Gordon BSBA 04 Managing Partner  Cambridge Capital

Nick Gowen SVP J.B. Hunt

Samuel P.  Hall COO Aging True

Kevin Kenney MBA 13 SVP- Growth and Client Success CareBridge Health

Graham Leary President James Alistair

Steve Strachoa COO Ja-Ru

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Gina Avila
Chief Merchandising Officer, Perry Ellis

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Amy Casari
Group Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Mobility

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Susan Chronister (BSAG 1990)
Senior Director of Sales, Belkin International

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Dan Doyle
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Beall’s Inc.

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Ryan Gilbert
Senior Finance Manager, Black Rifle Coffee Company

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James Lewis (BSBA 1990)
Founder and CEO, Enhanced Retail Solutions

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David Magnotta (BSAC 2013)
Recruiting Manager – North America University Operations, Amazon

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Ted McCaffrey (BSBA 1982)
Strategic Growth Advisor, gStore product, Grey Orange

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Kayley McCranie
Sr. Manager of College Recruiting, Macy’s

Clara Miller

Clara Miller
The Miller Group

David Miller
The Miller Group

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Ashley Turner
Campus Recruiting and Corporate Development Manager, Belk