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Bloch Welcomes New Advisory Council Members

Release Date: Mar 25, 2008

 
The Bloch Advisory Council enhances communication among the School’s constituent groups and provides advice concerning internal and external issues facing the School, assuring Bloch programs are responsive to market and civic needs. This year, Bloch welcomes five new leaders to the family.

The Bloch Advisory Council is a group of business and civic leaders who represent local, national and international firms and who serve in an advisory capacity to the dean, faculty and staff of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business & Public Administration.

The Bloch School is pleased to welcome five new members to the Bloch Advisory Council:

Robert Bennett
President, COMMWORLD of Kansas City

Helen Miller
Director of Leadership and Management Development, American Century Investments

Lawrence Redler
National Managing Partner, Economic Advisory Services, Grant Thornton LLP

Alan Weber
Principal, Data to Strategy Group

Jerry White
Senior Advisor, Retail Services Group Grubb & Ellis, The Winbury Group 

In addition to the above, the Bloch Advisory Council is comprised of: Denise Bade, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies; Terry Bassham, Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategic Development and CFO, Great Plains Energy, Inc.; John Blakeney, CIO, Senior Vice President, Commerce Bank; Mark Ciaramitaro, Vice President, Tax Product Devopment, H&R Block, Inc.; Steve Clifford, Managing Partner, Ernst and Young LLP; Jonathan Cohn, Partner, COO and Vice President, Yarco; Renee Donoho, Donoho Appraisals; Frank Ellis, Chairman and CEO, Swope Community Enterprises; Randall Ferguson, retired, Senior Location Executive, IBM Corporation; Dave Fogleman, Vice President, HR Learning & Development, Sprint; Shirley Gaufin, Chief Human Resources Officer, Black & Veatch; Thomas H. Holcom, President, Military Banking Division, MidCountry Bank; Kamran Jahanshahi, consultant; Margaret Keating, Group Vice President Operations, Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Denise Kruse, Executive Vice President, Organizational Consulting, Right Management Consultants; Catherine A. Lewis, Global Tax Partner, KPMG LLP; Lisa McCarty, Principal, XRoads Solutions Group; Tom Morefield, Senior Vice President, Sales & Support, Deluxe Financial Services; Sue Mosby, President and Thinking Partner, Infinium; Kelly Scanlon, Owner, Kansas City Small Business Monthly; Larry Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, UMB Bank; Allen Strain, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, State Street Corporation; Steve Taylor, Senior Vice-President, Client Services, Brierley & Partners; Andi Udris, President and CEO, Union Station; James Wadella, Managing Director, Jefferson Wells; Scott R. Wesley, Financial Adviser, Second Vice President/Wealth Management, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Patricia “Candy” Yakimo, Senior Vice President, Argus Health Systems

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