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Board of Governors

Board of Governors

College of Engineering Board of Governors

The Board of Governors guides the strategic direction of the College of Engineering and assists it in accomplishing its mission. The Board utilizes its influence, both internally within the University and externally, to promote and support the engineering programs at the University of St. Thomas and to enhance the value of the engineering profession as viewed by society. Board membership consists of prominent academic, industry and public sector leaders.

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The Board of Governors performs the following functions:

  • Promotes the University of St. Thomas reputation as an outstanding College of Engineering. Facilitates the acquisition of the resources necessary to develop and maintain a world-class engineering program at University of St. Thomas.
  • Provides guidance in the formation of an engineering education responsive to the demands of contemporary society that advocates ethical and principled behavior.
  • Guides the University of St. Thomas College of Engineering in dealing with critical contemporary issues.
  • Creates a forum for critical thought, analysis and knowledge on ethical, resource sustaining engineering in a societal context.
  • Attracts additional Board of Governors members who can leverage achievement of the Board's objectives.

Members of the Board

We are grateful to the individuals who donate their time to be on our advisory board.
Chip Emery
College of Engineering Board of Governors Chairman - CEO MTS (Retired)

Michael Barry
Chairman & CEO, Twin City Fan

Deb Besser
Associate Dean - College of Engineering, University of St. Thomas

Brett Budzius
Sr. Director, Engineering, Target
Kyle Carpenter
President (Retired), MacPhail Center for Music
Steve DiMarco
President and CEO - Amono McGann, Inc.
Phil Ebeling
CEO, EMSTOP
Brian Fretschel
VP, Digital Sales Excellence, Emerson
Al Iversen
CEO, PMT Corp

Phil Kelaart
COO, Ergotron (Former)

Michael Kesti
SVP, Corporate R&D, 3M
Tony Kinsman
CTO, Polaris
Michael Lamb
EVP, Chief Delivery Officer, Xcel Energy
C. McKenzie (Mac) Lewis III
Founder and Partner, Sherpa Partners - Field Solutions, Inc

Corey Lohmiller
Managing Director, Ascentek

Kerry Marusich
CEO, Third Wave Systems
Rosa Miller
VP (Retired) - 3M
Wei Moline
President (Retired), Closure & Masking Systems Division - 3M
Paul Mortell
PJM Consulting
Kevin Nicholson
President (Retired), Mate Precision Tooling
Nnamdi Njoku
President, Sports Medicine, Surgical, Upper Extremities & Restorative Therapies - Zimmer Biomet
Gary Obermiller
Co-founder, Mill City Capital
Julie Pierce
VP, Strategy and Planning - Minnesota Power
Mark Schumacher
President and CEO, Mocon-Ametek

Paula Skjefte

CEO, Waterford Advisors

Mike Thyken
CTO (Retired), Caring Bridge
Donna Turner
VP of Operations, PAR Systems
Don Weinkauf
Dean - College of Engineering, University of St. Thomas
Eileen Youds
Operating Principal & CTO, Global Infrastructure Partners