Dean's Advisory Council

Mission

The Gonzaga University School of Business Administration (SBA) Dean’s Advisory Council assists the Dean of the SBA in accomplishing the SBA’s mission to be a national leader providing education in business and fostering closer ties between the SBA and its constituents. The overall goal of the Dean’s Advisory Council is to serve as the advisory group to the Dean on matters related to strategic planning (at both the level of SBA and the University), accreditation, goal setting, curriculum development, industry relations, and external funding.

Meet our Dean's Advisory Council Members

Ken Anderson, SBA Executive Council Member

KEN ANDERSON, PH.D. ’81 ’82

Dean, School of Business Administration at Gonzaga University

Ceilidh Baxter, SBA Executive Council Member

CEILIDH BAXTER ’15

Chanda Beppu

CHANDA BEPPU

President, Asia Pacific at Starbucks Coffee Company

Sarah Berl Clifford, SBA Executive Council Member

SARAH BERL CLIFFORD ’03

President at Seven2

Dan Bukowski, SBA Executive Council Member

DAN BUKOWSKI

Chief Growth Officer at Elmhurst 1925

Darris Cassidy

DARRIS CASSIDY ’02

President at Rood Investments, LLC

Amy Enright, SBA Executive Council Member

AMY ENRIGHT ’04

Partner & Co-Founder at Newton Street

Allision Foster, SBA Executive Council Member

ALLISON BRANDT (FOSTER) ’18

Commercial Underwriter at Bank of America

Bridget Gallant, SBA Executive Council Member

BRIDGET GALLANT ’17

President at Horrigan Farms Inc.

Headshot of Steph Meehan, a member of the Dean's Advisory Council

STEPH MEEHAN

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

JJ Merlino

JJ MERLINO ’99

Erik Nelson

ERIK NELSON

Managing Broker at Kiemle Hagood Company

Mark Neupert, SBA Executive Council Member

MARK NEUPERT ’94

CFO, NZS Office at Crux Subsurface, Inc

Andy Schneider

ANDY SCHNEIDER

Senior Vice President, People at Alaska Airlines

Sarah Schwering, SBA Executive Council Member

SARAH SCHWERING ’04 ’07

CEO at s2 Marketing + Communications

Richard Shinder, SBA Executive Council Member

RICHARD SHINDER

Managing Partner at Theatine Partners

Connor Stoeser, SBA Executive Council Member

CONNOR STOESER ’14 ’16

First Vice President at Morgan Stanley

James Taaffe, SBA Executive Council Member

JAMES TAAFFE ’16

Principal at Bow Wave Capital Management, LP

Heather Tomsick, SBA Executive Council Member

HEATHER TOMSICK ’97 ’00

Managing Director at Deloitte Tax LLP

Jennifer West, SBA Executive Council Member

JENNIFER WEST ’87

Principal at JPW Communications