The corporate and legal powers for the operation of Mount Mercy University are the responsibility of a volunteer, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, with a maximum membership of 37 members, three of whom are to be Sisters of Mercy.
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Michele M. Busse Board Chair Retired/Consultant Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Jason J. Miller Vice Chair President, Modern Companies, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Sister Margaret M. Weigel, RSM ’66 Board Secretary Technology Support, Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Charles A. Rohde Immediate Past Chair President, King's Material, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Barbara A. Barhamand '77 Retired Naperville, Illinois |
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Terri A. Christoffersen Community Volunteer Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Tami V. Culver '97 Vice President, Culver’s Lawn & Landscape, Inc./ Garden Center and Greenhouse Marion, Iowa |
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Dr. Melanie L. Giesler-Spellman '01 Physician, Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa P.C. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Magda M. Golobic Director of Corporate Giving and Relations, GreatAmerica Financial Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Sister Delores M. Hannon, RSM '73 Retired President, Mercy High School Omaha, Nebraska |
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Ronald J. Herold Retired Business Owner White Bear Township, Minnesota |
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Nancy L. Kasparek |
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Robert F. Kazimour Retired President, RFK Transportation, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Dr. Richard T. Kettelkamp '93 Interventional Cardiologist, UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids Cardiology Clinic Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Barbara A. Knapp Retired Chair and Chief Executive Officer, SCI Financial Group Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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James M. Nikrant Retired President, Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Sister Susan M. O’Connor, RSM '72 RSM Legacy Liaison to the CEO, Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Dr. Todd A. Olson Ex-Officio President, Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Sister Laura M. Reicks, RSM '79 Congregational Financial Officer, Sinsinawa Dominicans Sinsinawa, Wisconsin |
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Dr. Vincent J. Reid Surgical Oncologist & Medical Director, Hall-Perrine Cancer Center Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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LeAnn Ridgeway '86 Chief Sustainability Officer, Collins Aerospace Charlotte, North Carolina |
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John M. Rinderknecht President, R.W. Rinderknecht Company Denver, Colorado |
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Dyan C. Smith Community Volunteer Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Kristen K. Trovas '20, CRPC, C(k)P, CPFA Senior Vice President Merrill Lynch Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Michael J. Wehr '03 Chief Operating Officer, Big Grove Brewery Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Brandt A. Worley President, Worley Companies, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Dr. Ruth E. White Executive Director & Board President, The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Emeriti Trustees