Board of Trustees
Meet the Board
Deanell Backlund ’70
Life Trustee
Retired
Teacher
Dr. Phillip Becker
Member
Anesthesiologist
Mitchell Anesthesia PC
John Clarke HD’17
Life Trustee
President
County Fair Foods Stores
Diane DesLauriers
Member
Retired
Realty and Manufacturing
Daniel Duffy ’83
Member
Partner
Bangs McCullen Law Firm
Bill Farris ’69, HD’19
Life Trustee
Retired
CFO, Financial Services Sector
Ronald D. Gates, Sr. HD’15
Life Trustee
Retired
Healthcare CEO, Firesteel Health Care Center
James Gritzner ’69
Board Chair
Senior U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Iowa
John Hartung HD’08
Life Trustee
Retired
Higher Education
Jeff Jares
Member
President and CEO
Claims Associates, Inc.
Jacquelyn Johnson
Member
CEO/Financial Advisor
Dice Financial Services Group
Kenneth Ketel ’62
Member
Retired
Teacher
Bob Kjelden ’71
Member
Retired
Entrepreneur
Beth Kroger ’91
Board Secretary
Retired
Higher Education Administrator
Deb Kuhler ’74
Member
Retired
Social Services
Ron Martin ’74
Member
Principal and Residential Mortgage Loan Originator
Avenue Mortgage, LLC
M. Kent Millard ’63, HD’81
Life Trustee
President
United Theological Seminary
Carey Miller
Member
Attorney
Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith P.C.
Dr. Paul Miskimins
Member
State Representative
Retired Dentist
Roger Musick HD’07
Member
Retired CEO
Innovative Systems
Terry Nebelsick ’78
Board Vice Chair
Retired
Education Administrator
Jeff Nelson
Member
Retired
Realtor
Betty Oldenkamp ’82, HD’23
Member
Retired
Nonprofit
Bishop Bruce Ough HD’16
Member
Retired
Bishop
Bishop Lanette L. Plambeck
Member
Bishop
Dakota/Minnesota Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church
Bradley Pratt ’79
Member
Owner
Pratt Wealth Management
Mark Puetz
Member
President/CEO
Puetz Design+Build
Nancy Quan ’72
Member
Attorney
Quan & Associates
Peter Kip Roozen ’80
Member
Lead Pastor
Asbury United Methodist Church
Dr. Alison Tendler ’97
Member
Opthomologist/CEO
ART Vision/ARTisan Skin and Laser
Larry Thompson
Member
CEO
Vantage Point Solutions
Rev. Rebecca Trefz ’23
Member
Assistant to the Bishop for Connection and Communications
Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church
Dr. Lesta Turchen
Member
Retired
Education
Gopal Vyas
Member
Retired CEO
Tessier's, Inc.
J. Leon Washington ’72
Member
Dean of Enrollment Management
Villanova University
