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Board of Advisors


The Romain College of Business Board of Advisors is composed of senior business leaders who are acquainted with the needs of the community and of commerce and have a strong interest in establishing and maintaining direct and effective communication between the business world and the business classroom.

Purposes:

  1. To provide a channel of communication between the Romain College of Business and the business community.

  2. To participate with and provide counsel to the Romain College of Business regarding objectives, strategies, goals, problems, and opportunities.

  3. To advise the College in determining the direction of its instructional and non-instructional programs.

  4. To promote and participate in appropriate business-faculty-student interaction activities and programs.

  5. To identify speakers from the business community for various College presentations.

  6. To assist with the placement of graduates.

  7. To support the College in the development of various forms of financial resources.

By-Laws:

2024-2025 Members

Chair

David Conner
CFO
Anchor Industries, Inc.

Immediate Past Chair

Teri Hollander Albin
Director, Financial Advisor
The Hollander Group
Baird Private Wealth Management

Emeriti Members

Donald Breivogel
SVP & CFO
Atlas World Group, Inc.

Thomas O. Magan
Of Counsel
Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn

Jim McKinney
Reitred-Chairman of the Board
Regency Commercial Associates LLC

Al Ritz
Retired Chairman of the Board
CMC

Cheryl Wathen 
CFO
Deaconess Health Systems

Ex-Officio Members

Bridgitte DanhauerAccounting Circle Chair
Director of Client Service
Pettinga Financial Advisors

Dave Smith, IT Alliance Chair
Vice President - Chief Information Officer
Atlas World Group

Brian McGuire
Associate Dean
Professor of Accounting
University of Southern Indiana
Romain College of Business

Sudesh Mujumdar
Dean
University of Southern Indiana
Romain College of Business

Members

David Abbott
Senior Sales Advisor
Shepherd Insurance Agency

Ashley Babcock
VP of Indiana and Ohio Gas
CenterPoint Energy

Tara Barney
CEO
Evansville Regional Economic Partnership

Shane Bates
Partner
Bridge Alternatives

Alan R. Brill
President
Business Management Consultants, LLP

Jeffrey Berger
Director, Financial Advisor
Baird Private Wealth Services

Jeff Bone 
Corporate Banking Relationship Manager
Old National Bank

Linda Bueltel 
CAO
Jasper Holdings

David Conner, Chair
CFO
Anchor Industries, Inc.

Shay Culver 
Vice President/Treasury
Berry Global

Patrick Edwards
CFO
Shoe Carnival

Femi D-Etti
Vice President and General Manager
AstraZeneca Operations

Ray Farabaugh
Owner and President
D-Patrick

Brant Flores
Owner
PMG Landscaping
Triad Demolition & Dismantling

Mark Freeman
Retired Executive Vice President and CIO
Berry Plastics Corporation

Kevin Hammett
President and Chief Executive Officer
Regency Commercial Associates, LLC

Susan Hardwick
CEO
American Water Works, Inc.

Michael Head 
President and CEO
First Federal Savings Bank

Rob Henson
VP
Easter Seals

Teri Hollander Albin, Immediate Past Chair
Director, Financial Advisor
The Hollander Group
Baird Private Wealth Management

Andy Hubbard
President/Treasurer
Evansville Sheet Metal Works

Vicki Hubiak
Owner/Managing Partner
HR Solutions, Inc./OI Partners, Inc.

Aaron Huff
Principal
Bosse High School

Kerry Jackson
SEVP, COO, CFO, Treasurer
Shoe Carnival, Inc.

Alan Jones 
Chief Credit Officer/SVP
Legence Bank

Eric Kassenbrock
COO
Midwestern Pet Foods

Megan Knoll
VP of Operations
Gribbons Specialty Group

Jill Koester
Partner/Administration
Kemper CPA Group

Tom Mathias
President
EEMSCO

Ryan McConnell
President and COO
Atlas Van Lines

Neal McDonald 
CFO
Koch Enterprises

Ryan Merriwether
Chief Administrative Officer
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Sarah Moore 
President
Donaldson Capital Management

Donald Neel
President/CEO
United Bank

Lindsey Nix
Owner & VP, Mktg & Bus Dev
Nix Companies, LLC

Bill Plahn
Executive Director of Human Resources
Bally's Corporation

Eric Reffett
General Manager
ePackage Supply

Kelly Reisinger
VP, Digital Transformation Officer
German American

Ronald Romain 
President
United Leasing

Bill Schirmer
CEO
ETFCU

Amanda Schmitt 
President
CenterPoint Energy Foundation

Kenneth L. Sendelweck
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch

Dean Short
SVP
Lewis Bakeries

Lisa Slade
President, Owner
Slade Print

William Theby
CEO 
Lensing Wholesale Inc.

Alfonso Vidal
Director of Compounding Operations
Nylene

Amy Waterman 
Senior Manager
SABIC

Michael J. Weber 
CEO/Owner
River Walk Communities

Linda White
President & CEO
Deaconess Henderson Hospital

Kyle Wininger
Vice President
Harding, Shymanski & Co., P.S.C.

Zach Zirkelbach
CFO
Ascension St. Vincent's