Board of Regents
Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs
The Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs’ Board of Regents is established to provide advisory expert counsel to the President of Saint Mary’s University in matters relating to SGPP. Its primary purpose is to assist the university in advancing the mission of the Schools in the areas of growth opportunities, visibility, external affairs, and income and fundraising. The SGPP Board of Regents, established by the President of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and endorsed by the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Board of Trustees, derives its powers solely from the President to whom it reports.
| Board Members: | |
Timothy A. Brown, assistant principal, Anishinabe Academy
Ivy Chang, owner, PR International
Kent Eklund, Cincinnatus Inc.
Farley S. Kaufmann, partner, Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP
Elizabeth Kautz, mayor, City of Burnsville
G. Carlos Lopez, president, Casa Travel, Inc.
Matt Mahmood, chief operating officer, Pioneer Plastics, Inc.
Russell V. Michaletz, partner, Deloitte Tax, LLP
John Montague, managing partner, 40 Ventures LLC
Kaye O’Leary, chief financial officer & principal, Tevera Consulting
Loras H. Sieve, General Mills, Inc., retired
Kathy Wilde, chief nursing officer, Hennepin County Medical Center
Willie Mae Wilson, former president, chief executive officer, St. Paul Urban League | |
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| Officials: | |
Chair
Loras H. Sieve
Vice Chair
Kaye O'Leary
Ex-Officio
Jim Bedtke, vice president of SGPP and the College
President
Brother William Mann, FSC
Executive Secretary
Clayton D. Tenquist, executive director for external affairs | |
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| Resources to Regents: | |
Gena Bilden, dean, enrollment management & student services
Linka Holey, associate vice president, academic dean
Rebecca Hopkins, dean, Graduate School of Education
Dushan Knezevich, dean, Graduate School of Business and Technology
Lindsay McCabe, executive director, Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership
Merri Moody, dean, Graduate School of Health and Human Services
Don Winger, dean, School of Professional Programs | |