Mission
The members of the council act in an advisory role, supporting Western Michigan University's Department of Business Information Systems to understand current and future IT trends in order to improve or develop a curriculum that meets and exceeds the requirements for the future. The council also assists in the planning and financial support of the department's activities and initiatives.
Membership
Members of the advisory council are invited and appointed by the department chair. Members are professionals who are leaders in their fields and committed to advancing the mission of the Department of Business Information Systems.
Current Members
Bob Armbrister, president, SPARK Business Works; chief information officer, CSM Group
Steven Burdick, vice president of sales and marketing, Secant Technologies
Brian Del Vecchio, senior manager of financial services, Ernst & Young
Sam Fox, systems administrator, Auto-Owners Insurance
Javier Franco, information technology director, Edwards Garment
Ash Goel, chief information officer, Bronson Healthcare Group
Kevin Jackson, senior director of data & analytics, 3Cloud
Erik Kamman, head of worldwide solution architecture, SAP, Amazon Web Services
Brian Loken, program manager, Accelerate Ecosystem, Stryker
Matthew Mace, vice president of data & analytics solution sales, 3Cloud
Joy McClendon, senior director (retired), Pfizer
Ganapa (Sashi) Murthy, director of innovation solutions, Cardinal Health
David Polidori, vice president of engineering, Quicken Loans
Jennifer Rutledge, chief operating officer, SalesPage | Chair
Susan Stults, owner and chief information officer, consultant, Select IT Consulting
Joel Sundman, cloud technologies manager, Whirlpool Corporation
Gale Tabron, information technology specialist, DLA CIV Information Operations
Mark Takacs, executive director, Ernst & Young
Rich Thompke, director, PGS Business Technology, Pfizer
Chuck Warner, president, Secant Technologies
Dick Wolthuis, director of product development operations, Level Data