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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
Professional headshot of Drew Asher, a man with short dark hair and a trimmed goatee, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and yellow and blue striped tie, smiling against a blue background.
Drew Asher (BSAc, ’90), EVP, Centene Corp
Professional headshot of Jorge Benitez, a man with gray hair wearing a black suit, white shirt, and a striped blue tie, smiling with a blurred window and greenery background.
Jorge Benitez (BSAc ’81), 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 Restaurants, 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
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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
Professional headshot of Anjan Lahiri, a man with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and a patterned tie, against a light gray background.
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.
Portrait of Bill Muir, Business Advisory Council member, wearing a dark blazer and a blue shirt, smiling against a black background.
Bill Muir (BSISE ’92/MBA ’92)
Co-Founder; Retired COO, Steadfast Partners; Jabil Circuit Inc.
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Ben Plotkin (BSBA ’76)
Executive Vice President; 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)
Director; Retired CFO, Regions Bank; Primerica
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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 Consulting 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
  • 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 Saltmarsh, 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 ’90), 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
Headshot of James Lewis, smiling, wearing glasses, a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and an orange patterned tie, against a plain beige background.
James Lewis (BSBA ’90), Founder and CEO, Enhanced Retail Solutions
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David Magnotta (BSAC ’13), Recruiting Manager – North America University Operations, Amazon
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Ted McCaffrey (BSBA ’82), Strategic Growth Advisor, gStore product, Grey Orange
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Kayley McCranie, Senior Manager of College Recruiting, Macy’s
Clara Miller
Clara Miller, The Miller Group
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David Miller, Jr., The Miller Group
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Ashley Turner, Campus Recruiting and Corporate Development Manager, Belk