Executives in Residence

Scott Bush
Director Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC
scott.bush@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Banking and venture capital
• Entrepreneurial and technology investments
  • Product design and development
  • Brand development
  • Entrepreneurial skills
  • Finance
• Building relationships

Becki Drahota
Founder and CEO, Mills Marketing
becki.drahota@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing for financial institutions
• Leadership skills
• Facilitating strategic planning
• Transforming data into solutions
• Public relations

Mark Helvick, BN '80
Retired, Independent Strategic Consultant
mark.helvick@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Healthcare and insurance industries
• Financial operations and management
• Business and operations leadership
• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Human resource and leadership development
• Mergers and acquisition: strategy, implementation and integration

Becky Massman, BN '07 and MBA '21
Controller, La Quercia 
becky.massman@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Cost accounting and manufacturing
• Managing teams
• Financial planning and analysis
• Translating manufacturing decisions into financial measures
• Asset protection

Karen Ovseyevitz
President, Latin America Porter Novelli
karen.ovseyevitz@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing and public relations
• International business
• Strategic counseling and crisis support
• Client marketing strategies
• New business development

Daniel Peterson, BN '83
Retired Principal at ZS Associates
Executive Director (Interim) at Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance)
daniel.peterson@drake.edu

Experience/Skills:

• Marketing/data analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy/effectiveness/goal setting/incentives
• Mathematical modeling
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Problem solving and communication
• International business
• Connecting students to the Chicago area

Will Schneller
Founder, Exponent
william.schneller@drake.edu

Experience/Skills:

• New venture creation
• Design thinking
• Technology research and development
• Strategic, business, and operational planning
• Non-dilutive fundraising

Julie Willse
Vice President of Member Services, Greater Iowa Credit Union
julie.willse@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry
• Not-for-profit financial cooperatives
• Community grant programs and small business start-ups
• Strategic planning
• Empathetic and compassionate leadership

Scott Bush
Director, Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC
scott.bush@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Banking and venture capital
• Entrepreneurial and technology investments
  • Product design and development
  • Brand development
  • Entrepreneurial skills
  • Finance
• Building relationships

Becki Drahota
Founder and CEO, Mills Marketing
becki.drahota@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing for financial institutions
• Leadership skills
• Facilitating strategic planning
• Transforming data into solutions
• Public relations

Mark Helvick, BN '80
Retired, Independent Strategic Consultant
mark.helvick@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Healthcare and insurance industries
• Financial operations and management
• Business and operations leadership
• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Human resource and leadership development
• Mergers and acquisition: strategy, implementation and integration

Scott Johnson, MBA '90
Owner and Director, JHC, Inc.
Retired Wells Fargo Bank Iowa/Illinois Regional President
scott.johnson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry - banking
• Leadership skills
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Presentation and communication skills
• Business decision models

Becky Massman, BN '07 and MBA '21
Controller, La Quercia 
becky.massman@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Cost accounting and manufacturing
• Managing teams
• Financial planning and analysis
• Translating manufacturing decisions into financial measures
• Asset protection

Karen Ovseyevitz
President, Latin America Porter Novelli
karen.ovseyevitz@drake.edu 
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing and public relations
• International business
• Strategic counseling and crisis support
• Client marketing strategies
• New business development

Daniel Peterson, BN '83
Retired Principal, ZS Associates
Executive Director (Interim), Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance)
daniel.peterson@drake.edu

Experience/Skills:

• Marketing/data analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy/effectiveness/goal setting/incentives
• Mathematical modeling
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Problem solving and communication
• International business
• Connecting students to the Chicago area

Julie Willse
Vice President of Member Services, Greater Iowa Credit Union
julie.willse@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry
• Not-for-profit financial cooperatives
• Community grant programs and small business start-ups
• Strategic planning
• Empathetic and compassionate leadership

Scott Bush
Director, Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC
scott.bush@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Banking and venture capital
• Entrepreneurial and technology investments
  • Product design and development
  • Brand development
  • Entrepreneurial skills
  • Finance
• Building relationships

Mark Helvick, BN '80
Retired, Independent Strategic Consultant
mark.helvick@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Healthcare and insurance industries
• Financial operations and management
• Business and operations leadership
• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Human resource and leadership development
• Mergers and acquisition: strategy, implementation and integration

Scott Johnson, MBA '90
Owner and Director, JHC, Inc.
Retired, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa/Illinois Regional President
scott.johnson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry - banking
• Leadership skills
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Presentation and communication skills
• Business decision models

Daniel Peterson, BN '83
Semi-Retired, Principal Emeritus, ZS Associates
daniel.peterson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing/data analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy/effectiveness/goal setting/incentives
• Mathematical modeling
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Problem solving and communication
• International business
• Connecting students to the Chicago area

Therese M. (Terri) Vaughan, Ph.D.
Corporate Director, Expert in Insurance Regulation
terri.vaughan@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services/insurance regulation and supervision
• Public policy
• Corporate governance
• Insurance industry and markets, insurance company operations
• Global financial crisis
• health insurance/health insurance reform

Michael L. Wilson
Retired President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Corporate and Nonprofit Director
mike.wilson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services and capital markets
• Housing policy and finance
• Corporate and nonprofit governance
• Public policy advocacy
• Diversity and inclusion as a business imperative
• People management and leadership development

Scott Bush
Director, Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC
scott.bush@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Banking and venture capital
• Entrepreneurial and technology investments
  • Product design and development
  • Brand development
  • Entrepreneurial skills
  • Finance
• Building relationships

Mark Helvick, BN '80
Retired, Independent Strategic Consultant
mark.helvick@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Healthcare and insurance industries
• Financial operations and management
• Business and operations leadership
• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Human resource and leadership development
• Mergers and acquisition: strategy, implementation and integration

Scott Johnson, MBA '90
Owner and Director, JHC, Inc.
Retired, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa/Illinois Regional President
scott.johnson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry - banking
• Leadership skills
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Presentation and communication skills
• Business decision models

Daniel Peterson, BN '83
Semi-Retired, Principal Emeritus, ZS Associates
daniel.peterson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing/data analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy/effectiveness/goal setting/incentives
• Mathematical modeling
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Problem solving and communication
• International business
• Connecting students to the Chicago area

Therese M. (Terri) Vaughan, Ph.D.
Corporate Director, Expert in Insurance Regulation
terri.vaughan@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services/insurance regulation and supervision
• Public policy
• Corporate governance
• Insurance industry and markets, insurance company operations
• Global financial crisis
• health insurance/health insurance reform

Michael L. Wilson
Retired President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Corporate and Nonprofit Director
mike.wilson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services and capital markets
• Housing policy and finance
• Corporate and nonprofit governance
• Public policy advocacy
• Diversity and inclusion as a business imperative
• People management and leadership development

Scott Bush
Director, Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC
scott.bush@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Banking and venture capital
• Entrepreneurial and technology investments
  • Product design and development
  • Brand development
  • Entrepreneurial skills
  • Finance
• Building relationships

Mark Helvick, BN '80
Retired, Independent Strategic Consultant
mark.helvick@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Healthcare and insurance industries
• Financial operations and management
• Business and operations leadership
• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Human resource and leadership development
• Mergers and acquisition: strategy, implementation and integration

Scott Johnson, MBA '90
Owner and Director, JHC, Inc.
Retired, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa/Illinois Regional President
scott.johnson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Financial services industry - banking
• Leadership skills
• Collaboration & teamwork
• Presentation & communication skills
• Business decision models

Kristi Knous, MPA ‘10
President, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
kristi.knous@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Women in leadership
• Community service/philanthropy
• Strategy collaboration
• Marketing – telling your story
• Building relationships

Daniel Peterson, BN '83
Semi-Retired, Principal Emeritus, ZS Associates
daniel.peterson@drake.edu
Experience/Skills:

• Marketing/data analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy/effectiveness/goal setting/incentives
• Mathematical modeling
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Problem solving and communication
• International business
• Connecting students to the Chicago area