Board & Officers
Board of Directors
Dr. William Bommer, California State University - Fresno
Chair
Dr. Thomas Bates, Arizona State University
Dr. Charles Butler, Colorado State University
Dr. Dan Condon, Dominican University
Dr. Mark Dobeck, Cleveland State University
Dr. Brian Heshizer, Georgia Southwestern University
Dr. Daniel O'Leary, University of Southern California
Officers
President - Kenneth Thorpe, Emory University
Ken is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. He also directs the Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1995.
Vice-President - Roy Pearson, College of William and Mary
Roy is the Chancellor Professor of Business at the College of William and Mary. His specialties are business forecasting and macroeconomic policy. Roy has served on the Governor's Advisory Board of Economists under five Virginia governors. He is an active member and has been on the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF).
Secretary - Teri Butler, Colorado State University
Teri is an instructor with the College of Business at Colorado State University in the Computer Information Systems Department. Teri is responsible for the Microsoft training of all in-coming MBA students. In addition, she is an active consultant on various corporate software issues.
Treasurer - Michael Bond, University of Arizona
Mike is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the University of Arizona where he teaches a wide range of finance courses. He directs the Health Research Center at the James Madison Institute. He is also an active consultant and has advised numerous state governments on Medicaid reform.
Program Chair- Patti Meglich, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Patti is in the Management Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.. She teaches Human Resources and Management courses. Before undertaking graduate studies, Patti spent 20 years in industry as a Human Resources practitioner. She has extensive experience in all facets of Human Resource Management with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.
