Business Advisory Council
The mission of the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Business Advisory Council is to provide to the School of Business:
- Professional, external program review
- Strategic direction
- Advocacy and development
Meet our council members
From the community
- Ann Klein ’07, BAC chair, president, Majoris Health Systems
- Jeff Dunbar ’00, BAC vice chair, managing director, Blackrock
- Kent Sasaki ’06, BAC immediate past chair, vice president, ARM, USI Insurance Services
- Clay Cooper ’12, partner/co-founder, Clearview Financial Partners
- John Ermatinger ’75, Strategic Advisor, Zliide (Denmark)
- Jenny Evers ’96, vice president of global sourcing and product development, Pendleton Woolen Mills
- Brian Gerritz ’98, president (emeritus), Pavilion Construction
- Dustin Greer ’01, vice president/corporate controller, Satellogic
- Kellanne Henry ’83, director of asset management, SMARTCAP, Inc.
- Wahida Khan ’86, US head of talent management, Baker McKenzie
- Chanda Leger ’98, director of workplace benefits, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Cinthia Manuel ’05, CEO/founder, Autentica Consulting
- Craig Ostbo ’15, CEO, Oh! Strategic Branding
- Katie Paullin ’04, chief marketing officer, Moda Health
- Graham Petersen ’03, shareholder, Geffen Mesher and Company, PC
- Jack Phan, NOD ’04, CEO, AirDeck
From the School of Business faculty
- Isaac Wanasika, BAC vice chair, dean of School of Business
- Virlena Crosley ’89, associate provost, associate dean, associate professor - business
- Denise Farag ’88, associate dean, professor - business law
- Christopher Dahlvig, associate professor - accounting
- Ken Smith, associate professor - accounting
- Dave Smith, assistant professor - finance
- Wade Brooks, assistant professor - finance
- Gayatree Sarma, associate professor of practice - marketing
- Rainer Seitz, associate professor - management
- Max Klein, assistant professor - sport management
- Enrique Washington, assistant professor - sport management
- Toni Ketrenos, director for the Center for Wine Education, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø chair of wine business
- Alex Fredrickson, assistant professor of practice - wine
- Meghan Hall, assistant professor of practice - wine
From the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø administration
- Beth Concepcion, vice president of academic affairs/provost
- Joseph Hunter, vice president of university advancement/strategic communications
- April Carl, BAC secretary, director of development
Hear from advisory council members
2021 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Service Award Recipient
As a result of his generosity of spirit, time and talents to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø, Craig Ostbo '15 receives the 2021 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Service Award.
2021 Young Alumni Award Recipient
17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø’s Young Alumni Award recognizes a recent graduate who has made outstanding contributions to their chosen field. This year’s honoree, Ann Klein ’07, is no exception.
Crushing the wine business
"...the people I came to call lifelong friends from my days as a student are a priceless reminder of how lucky I was and still am, to be a Wildcat."