National Alumni Board Directory
The individuals who serve on the Drake University National Alumni Board of Directors 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, serving on on a variety of committees focused on programming, student recruitment, marketing, and fundraising for the University. Board meetings are open to all alumni.
Meet the Board
Nikki (Coffman) Syverson, JO'03
Chair
Owner/Partner
Isaacson-Syverson Consulting
Des Moines, IA
John Farmer, AS'92
President
VP of Litigation
Charter Communications
St. Louis, MO
Tammi Blackstone, AS'00
Attorney
Iowa Criminal Justice Information System
Des Moines, IA
Chuck Blasgen, AS'92
Freelance
Financial Services Executive
Chicago, IL
Shawn Burke, LW’87
Senior Account Executive
Thomson Reuters
Des Moines, IA
Hijinio Carreon, AS’99
Chief Medical Officer
MercyOne
Des Moines, IA
JT Cattle, BN'13
Senior Development Director
Parkinson's Foundation
Overland Park, KS
Dana Clark, JO'90
Sales Enablement Manager
Motorola Solutions Inc.
Chicago, IL
Bonnie Collins, LA'83
Retired
Broadview, IL
Kristopher Covi, AS'95
Shareholder
Dvorak Law Group
Omaha, NE
Adam Emmenecker, BN'08
Director of Market Strategy & Intelligence
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Des Moines, IA
Drew Engebrecht, BN'02
Account Executive/Shareholder
Holmes Murphy
Waukee, IA
Tom Florian, BN'14, MBA'16
VP, Membership & Strategic Marketing
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
West Des Moines, IA
Elizabeth Kozor, AS'07, JO'07, MBA'12
Director, Campaign Communications
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Paul LeFort, JO’91
Director, Sales Development
The Nielsen Company
Los Angeles, CA
Tyson Moore, BN’03
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
Atlanta, GA
Molly Nguyen, AS'13
Manager, Law School Analytics and Reporting
American Bar Association
Chicago, IL
Katie Petru, JO'04, MA'23
Director, Communications+Community
Casey's
Johnston, IA
Anthony Pudlo, PharmD'07, MBA'07, MS'23
Chief Executive Officer
Tennessee Pharmacists Association
Nashville, TN
Lizzy Stuart, AS'16
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Miller Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Tran-Johnson, AS'06
Registrar
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Seejo Valacheril, BN’12
Client Account Executive
Morningstar
Chicago, IL
Jim Verlengia, EdS'90, EdD'95
Retired
Johnston, IA
Bill Wells, LA'69
President
W. Wells & Associates, LLC
Eden Prarie, MN
Ex-Officio Members
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