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
Martha Capps, JO'78
Chair
Principal
Capps Marketing
Eden Prairie, MN
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Nikki (Coffman) Syverson, JO'03
President
Owner/Partner
Isaacson-Syverson Consulting
Des Moines, IA
Tammi Blackstone, AS'00
Attorney
Iowa Criminal Justice Information System
Des Moines, IA
Ashley Blazek, JO’19
Community Manager
High Impact Institute
Fargo, ND
Shawn Burke, LW’87
Senior Account Executive
Thomson Reuters
Des Moines, IA
Kelly Caldbeck, PH'01
Senior Resource Specialist
LivWell Seniors
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
McGrath North
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
John Farmer, AS'92
VP of Litigation
Charter Communications
St. Louis, MO
Sally (Liechty) Holmberg, ED'63, GR'69, GR'83, GR'94
Retired
Pleasant Hill, IA
Darby Holroyd, AS’22
Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Family Tree
Englewood, CO
Paul LeFort, JO’91
Director, Sales Development
The Nielsen Company
Los Angeles, CA
Ken-Matt Martin, JO'12
Artistic Director
Victory Gardens Theater
Chicago, IL
Tyson Moore, BN’03
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
Atlanta, GA
Jennifer Tran-Johnson, AS'06
Registrar
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Seejo Valacheril, BN’12
Client Account Executive
Morningstar
Chicago, IL
Jim Verlengia, GR'90, GR'95
Retired
Johnston, IA
Bill Wells, LA'69
President
W. Wells & Associates, LLC
Eden Prarie, MN
Molly Wilensky, AS'13
Manager, Law School Analytics and Reporting
American Bar Association
Chicago, IL
Ex-Officio Members
If you need to contact someone specifically you can reach out to them via their contact information below.
Tom Florian, BN’14, GR’16
Director, Membership and Growth
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
CIRAB Chair