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Directors Academy Graduates

Graduates of the Directors Academy program have earned a Certificate of Director Education certifying they are board-ready by the Gupta Governance Institute’s Center for Corporate Governance. These individuals understand the increasingly complex and ever-changing role of a corporate board member and are prepared to contribute to discussions occurring in today’s boardrooms. If you are conducting a board search and would like more information about any of our graduates, please email governance@drexel.edu.

Cate Agnew
Cate Agnew

Chief Real Estate Valuation Officer

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

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Banji Akingbade
Banji Akingbade

Executive Director, River Oaks Homecare

Founder, NetRoute LLC

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Kate Allison

Founder and CEO

The Karma Agency

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Michael Azarian
Michael Azarian

Director

Flushing Financial Corporation

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Jim Balaschak
Jim Balaschak

Retired Principal, U.S. Energy & Resources Practice

Deloitte

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Kerry Benson

Managing Director and Chief Information Officer

PFM

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Joseph Berquist

Vice President and Managing Director - North America

Quaker Chemical Corporation

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Toni Brock
Toni Brock

Vice President of Corporate Analytics and Transparency

Bristol Myers Squibb

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Glenn Brooks

COO and SVP

Leon N. Weiner & Associates Inc.

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Barbara L. Bungy
Barbara L. Bungy

Taxpayer Advisor

Internal Revenue Service: Wage & Investment Division

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Katharine Burke
Katharine A. Burke

Chief Operating Officer

CureSearch for Children's Cancer

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Kathleen Chimicles

President and CEO

GlenDevon Group Inc

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Deborah Chiumento
Deborah Chiumento

Associate Director, Financial Services Organization

Ernst & Young

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Nancy Cocozza

Former President of Medicare

Aetna Inc.

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Rob Cook

Former CEO

Speakman Company

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Jonathan Corle

Founder

Corle Enterprises LLC

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Bernie Dagenais
Bernie Dagenais

President & CEO

The Main Line Chamber of Commerce

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Christopher Dailey

Vice President, Construction Services Manager

GEI Consultants

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Diane DeCesare

Tax Partner

Armanino LLP

A mergers and acquisitions expert, Diane DeCesare, CPA, MT, is a tax practitioner with an extensive background in business, accounting and financial planning.

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Elba Deck

Director of Finance and Administration

Delaware River Basin

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Denise (DeeDee) DeMan

Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Bench International

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Beth DiPaolo

President and Global Head

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services

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Tom Ermi

Vice President and General Counsel

AgroFresh Solutions Inc

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Jordi Ferre

Chief Executive Officer

AgroFresh Solutions Inc

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Jane Firth

Founder and CEO

Firth Leadership Partners LLC

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Anne Friberg
Anne Friberg

Senior Director, Peer Knowledge Exchange

NeuGroup

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Autumn Graves

Head of School

St. Anne’s-Belfield School

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Tracey Gray-Walker
Tracey Gray-Walker

CEO

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Trust

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William Greeley

Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

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Vic Grizzle

Chief Executive Officer

Armstrong World Industries

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Anton Gunn
Anton Gunn

Business Management Consultant

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Susan F. Haindl
Susan F. Haindl

Chief Administrative Officer

Essential Utilities

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Pamela Harper

Member and Chair of the Government and Regulatory Practice

Griesing Law, LLC.

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Michael W. Harris

Managing Director & Chief Marketing Officer

PFM Asset Management, LLC

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Ayanna Haskins

Consultant

Main Line Health

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Daniel F. Hayes, CPA

Former Managing Partner

Ernst & Young LLP

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Jocelyn Gabrynowicz Hill
Jocelyn Gabrynowicz Hill

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Consolidated Rail Corporation

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Michelle Hillery
Michelle Hillery

Corporate Vice President and Head of Architecture and Innovation

New York Life Insurance

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I. Gail Howard

Managing Director and Senior Consultant

Liberty Business Strategies Ltd

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Carol Johnson

Independent Director

Avison Young, FTS International, Penn Mutual, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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Alexander Kalafatides

Director

Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP

Partner and Global Sales and Marketing Director, Entryways

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Mark Kerschner
Mark Kerschner

Former CFO

Exelis Corporation, Electronic Warfare Unit

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Jason Kotik

Senior Investment Director

Aberdeen Standard Investments

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Joan Kuehl
Joan Kuehl

EVP & Chief Information Officer

Elevate Credit Inc.

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Taneshia Nash Laird
Taneshia Nash Laird

President and CEO

Newark Symphony Hall

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Rob Lazzaro

Board Director and Advisor

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Peggy Leimkuhler
Peggy Leimkuhler

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Firstrust Bank

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Dorothy (Dottie) Leonardi

Chief Operating Officer

Drucker & Scaccetti

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Ryan Lewis

Senior Clinical Director

Ethicon Inc.

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Tim Lindemann
Tim Lindemann

Founding Partner & Principal Consultant

Cactus Consulting Group

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 Melissa Ludwig
Melissa Ludwig

Director, CSS Industries

Former Group Vice President, Macy’s

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Christopher Luning

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Aqua America, Inc.

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Walter Lynch

President and COO of Regulated Operations

American Water

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Don Maier

President and CEO

Armstrong Flooring Inc

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Gina Merritt-Epps
Gina Merritt-Epps

Former Chief Governance Officer

South Jersey Industries

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Emmy Miller

President and Co-Founder

Liberty Business Solutions Ltd

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Robert Mulhall

Partner - Mid-Atlantic Wealth and Asset Management Leader

EY

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Christopher Nash

Director of Talent Acquisition

Spectra & Comcast Spectacor

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Kathleen Noonan
Kathleen Noonan

Chief Executive Officer

Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

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Drew O'Neill

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

HighPoint Solutions

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Lydia Ogden
Lydia Ogden

Founder and Principal

All Access Health LLC

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Elaine O’Hara

Chief Commercial Officer, North America

Sanofi Pasteur

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Miray Pereira

Field Engineering Program Manager

DuPont

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Siobhan O’Loughlin Reardon
Siobhan O’Loughlin Reardon

Consultant

Riverfront Associates, LLC

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David Reifschneider

Retired Assistant Director of Engineering Management

Drexel University

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Maria Frizelle Roberts
Maria Frizelle Roberts

President & Chief Executive Officer

MFR Consultants Inc

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John F. Salveson

Co-Founder and Principal

Salveson Stetson Group

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Sue Schick
Sue Schick

Senior Vice President

UnitedHealthcare Community & State

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Sarah W. Soong

Vice President and Treasurer

Xcel Energy

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Roz Sutch

Shareholder

Drucker & Scaccetti

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Daria Torres
Daria Torres

Experienced Board Advisor and Strategy Executive

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Karla Trotman
Karla Trotman

CEO/Owner

Electro Soft

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John Via

Sr. Consultant; Mfg & Supply Chain Strategy Development & Deployment, Global Heart Valve Network

Edwards Lifesciences

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Kellye Walker

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Huntington Ingalls Industries

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Zack Zavalydriga

Beauty & Personal Care Industry Executive, Board Member, Advisor

DevaCurl

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