Zimpleman College of Business Staff by Department

Dean's Office

Office of Student Achievement

Center for Professional Studies

Career Services

Entrepreneurial Centers

Executive Education

Dean's Office

Location: Aliber Hall 205

Alanah Mitchell
Dean
alanah.mitchell@drake.edu 

Danette S. Kenne
Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives
Aliber Hall 212C
danette.kenne@drake.edu

Tom Root, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Finance
Aliber Hall 317
tom.root@drake.edu 

Kelley A. Ellis, CPA, CGMA, CIA, EMBA
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Practice in Accounting
Aliber Hall 328
kelley.ellis@drake.edu

Sheri L. Gavin
Budget and Office Manager
sheri.gavin@drake.edu

Susan O'Brien
Coordinator, Programming and Events
susan.obrien@drake.edu

Joan Bettle
Administrative Assistant, Actuarial Science and Entrepreneurial Centers
joan.bettle@drake.edu

Sydney Marchand
Assistant to the Dean
sydney.marchand@drake.edu

Office of Student Achievement

Location: Aliber Hall 208

Jenny D. Jones
Assistant Dean, Student Achievement
jenny.jones@drake.edu

Lauren McCarthy
Senior Academic Advising Specialist
Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, Business Law, Business Studies, Economics and Quantitative Economics, Information Systems, International Business, and Open Business
lauren.mccarthy@drake.edu

Toni V. White
Academic Advising Specialist
Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organizational Leadership, and Open Business
toni.white@drake.edu

Zachary Wiser
Business Communication Coach
zachary.wiser@drake.edu

Karen Pomeroy
Academic Support Manager, Undergraduate
karen.pomeroy@drake.edu

Julie Olinger
Administrative Assistant, Graduate
julie.olinger@drake.edu

Kristie Stonebraker
Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate
kristie.stonebraker@drake.edu

Center for Professional Studies

Location: Aliber Hall 210

Lance J. Noe, MPA
Director, Center for Professional Studies/MPA Director
Associate Professor of Practice in Public Administration
lance.noe@drake.edu

Julie Olinger
Administrative Assistant, Center for Professional Studies
julie.olinger@drake.edu

Career Services

Location: Aliber Hall 201

Annette M. Watson
Senior Assistant Director, Career Services
annette.watson@drake.edu

For more information, visit the career services webpage.

Entrepreneurial Center

Chase Spencer
Program Manager, Entrepreneurial Center
Aliber Hall 359
chase.spencer@drake.edu 

Curtis Baugh
Entrepreneurial Center
Aliber Hall 355
curtis.baugh@drake.edu 

Joan Bettle
Administrative Assistant, Actuarial Science and Entrepreneurial Center
Aliber Hall 205
joan.bettle@drake.edu

Executive Education

Location: Aliber Hall 212

Angela Gallagher
Director, Executive Education
angela.gallagher@drake.edu

Pamela Moore
Program Manager
pamela.moore@drake.edu

For more information, visit the Executive Education webpage.