Alumni Leaders

Drake's National Alumni Board: Representing the Interests and Ideas of Alumni...

Members of Drake's National Alumni Board of Directors serve on a variety of committees focused on programming, student recruitment, marketing and fundraising for the University.  These individuals are serious about the Alumni Association's mission of providing its alumni with a channel for their "imaginative and meaningful participation in the life and future of the University."  Nominated by a committee of the Alumni Association Board, directors serve three-year terms and meet on campus three times per year.  Board meetings are open to all alumni.  Please click on the links below to see meeting minutes from recent Alumni Board meetings:

Drake's colleges and schools also have National Advisory Councils that advise deans and faculty on issues of alumni interest and expertise.  Drake's Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and Chicago Advisory Board of Alumni are additional opportunities for alumni to play active, important roles at the University.

Drake National Alumni Association Board Of Directors 2007-2008

    
Julie Fitzpatrick (AS '89)        Bill Drury (LA '73, LW '77)
Chairperson                            President 

Executive Committee
Chair: Julie Fitzpatrick, AS’89
Chief Operating Officer, Premier Health
Coralville, Iowa
Phone: 800-642-6125, ext. #323
E-mail: jfitz44@mchsi.com

President: William W. Drury, Jr., LA’73, LW’77
Attorney, Renaud, Cook, Drury, and Mesaros P.A.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phone: 602-256-3012
E-mail: wdrury@rcdmlaw.com

Vice President for Advancement: Peter Barber, JO’81
Vice President, Account Director, DDB Chicago
Oak Park, Illinois
Phone: 312-552-6602
E-mail: Peter.Barber@chi.ddb.com

Vice President for Programming: Christin Lore Anderson, BN’93
Vice President, Equipment Management Officer, Bank of America Leasing and Capital
Palatine, Illinois
Phone: 312-828-8566
E-mail: christin_e_anderson@bankofamerica.com

Vice President for Student Recruitment: Holly Morrison Dierks, LA’76
Director, Human Resources, John Deere Credit
Granger, Iowa
Phone: 515-267-3074
E-mail: DierksHolly@JohnDeere.com

Secretary: Patty Kumbera, PH’89
Chief Operating Officer / Pharmacist, Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care
Urbandale, Iowa
Phone: 515-237-0001, ext. #175
E-mail: pkumbera@getoutcomes.com

At-Large Members
Joe Aiello, BN’80
President, BAsSIK Services, Inc.
St. Charles, Missouri
Phone: 314-450-5640
E-mail: jaiello@bassikservices.com

Virginia “VA” Hayman Barber, JO’99
Director of Career and Alumni Services; Visiting Artist Program Coordinator, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, Colorado
Phone: 303-753-6046
E-mail: vabarber@gmail.com

Roger Buss, BN’78
Technology Leadership Partner, Tatum LLC
Plano, Texas
Phone: 888-839-8282
E-mail: roger.buss@tatumllc.com

Danielle Foster-Smith, AS’97, LW’99
Attorney, GuideOne Insurance
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: 515-267-5210
E-mail: dfoster-smith@guideone.com

Kristin Crowley Hennenfent, PH’02
Pharmacist, Manager, Ortho Biotech
St. Louis, Missouri
Phone: 314-647-0969
E-mail: khennenf@obius.jnj.com

Nick Hugunin, BN’82
Tax Director, Lurie Besikof Lapidus and Company, LLP
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Phone: 612-381-8739
E-mail: nhugunin@lblco.com

Michael Huston, LA’65, LW’67
Attorney at Law, Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: 515-471-3713
E-mail: michael.huston@libertymutual.com

Pam Hanks Kenyon, LA’78
Associate Director, Account Management, Meredith Corporation
Waukee, Iowa
Phone: 515-284-3320
E-mail: pam.kenyon@meredith.com

Doug Mertz, JO’75
Communications Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Urbandale, Iowa
Phone: 515-253-2267
E-mail: Doug.Mertz@pioneer.com

Max Miller, LA’80, GR’80
Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Naperville, Illinois
Phone: 312-407-0538
E-mail: mmiller@skadden.com

Paul Miller, JO’68
Senior Vice President, The Omega Group at Smith Barney
St. Louis, Missouri
Phone: 314-889-8171
E-mail: paul.i.miller@smithbarney.com

David Schulte, BN’83
Portfolio Manager, Tortoise Capital Advisors
Mission, Kansas
Phone: 913-981-1020
E-mail: tortoise@kc.rr.com

Scott Stevens, FA’86
White Wave Food Company
Denver, Colorado
Phone: 303-520-9415
E-mail: jmb1403@msn.com

Valerie Warnsby, BN’91
Director of Events and Individual Giving, Perspectives Charter Schools
Chicago, Illinois
Phone: 312- 604-2104
E-mail: vwarnsby@perspectivescs.org

Special Members
Wade Den Hartog, BN’96, GR '98, Central Iowa Alumni Chapter
Development Director, Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: 515-235-0569
E-mail: wdenhartog@IOWAABI.org

Anne Driscoll, ED’63, GR’68, Drake Alumnae Association
Retired Educator
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: 515-288-7345
E-mail: mahimahi@dwx.com

Erin Anderson, AS’08, Future Alumni Network (FAN) President
Topeka, Kansas
E-mail: eea002@drake.edu

Adam Kaduce, BN’09, Future Alumni Network (FAN) Vice President
Urbandale, Iowa
E-mail: ajk022@drake.edu

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