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Albers Mentor Program
2006-2007

This program is for Albers Graduate and Senior Undergraduate Students

Participating Mentors

Following is a list of mentors that have agreed to volunteer during this coming year. For more information about the mentors, click on the links.

List of Mentors:

Starting late August until the Mentors Fair, October 6, 2006, this list will be updated frequently. The expected list will probably contain 80-90 mentors.  Each mentor has their own web page. To see more information about a mentor, click on their name.

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Last updated: 09/27/2007


Mentor Name: Title & Company: Industry: Will Mentor:

Mr. Miller Adams Director,
The Boeing Company
Aerospace Grad
Mr. Willie Aikens CEO, Management Consultant,
Slotay, Inc.
 * Former Boeing Executive
Information Technology Grad *
Will mentor Boeing employees only
Mr. Herb Albin, Jr. Investment Officer,
Zevenbergen Capital, LLC
Investment Management Either
Ms. Chris Arneson Operations Manager, Licensed Store Solutions,
Starbucks Coffee Company
Coffee--Manufacturing and Retail Either
Mr. Don Becka, CCIM SVP Director Real Estate Logistics and Facilities,
Umpqua Bank
Real Estate and Asset Management, Investments Either
Mr. Joe Borich

Executive Director
WA State China Relations Council

Not-for-Profit China - WA Trade Relations Council  
Ms. Elizabeth Borrelli First Vice President, Manager of Reputation and Issues Management,
Washington Mutual
Financial Services Grad
Mr. Jim Boyd Director of Finance Operations, Shared Services Group,
The Boeing Company
Aerospace Either
Mr. Steve Brilling Executive Director,
Entrepreneurship Center,
Seattle University
Entrepreneurship - Consulting - Financial Services Grad
Ms. Michelle Burris Senior Vice President and CFO,
Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Biotechnology Grad
Mr. Frank Buty Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer,
Plaza Bank
Commercial Banking Either
Ms. Amanda Camp Manager,
Accenture
Management, Technology & Strategy Consulting Grad
Mr. Tom Camp Manager,
McMann & Ransford
Strategy Consulting UG
Mr. Leslie Chang Vice President/Sr. Relationship Manager,
HSBC Bank USA
Banking and Financial Services UG
Mr. Jan Claesson Partner,
Highliner Group LLC
Corporate Transformation Grad
Ms. Anne Clarke Director of Human Resources,
Foster Pepper PLLC
Law Either
Mr. John Day Manager, Dealer Financial Services,
T-Mobile USA
Wireless Telecommunications UG
Mr. John DeFeo President,
John DeFeo Venture Advisors
Advisors of early stage companies on strategy and fundraising. Grad
Ms. Tala de los Santos Senior Commercialization Associate, Commercialization and Corporate Partnerships,
PATH
Non-Profit, Global Health UG
Ms. Christina DeRosa President,
Cranium, Inc.
Toy and Media  
Ms. Susanna Duke Director of Law and Human Resources,
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.
Forest Management Either
Mr. Todd Dunnington Chief Operating Officer,
Skills Inc.
Manufacturing Either
Ms. Colleen Ferris VP and Manager, Treasury Management Sales,
Wells Fargo
Banking Either
Mr. Jim Fitzsimmons CEO and Board member Archus Orthopedics, Inc. Medical Devices Grad
Ms. Linda Gainer Vice President - External Affairs,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Life Sciences - Biomedical Research Either
 
Ms. Erin Galeno Director of Finance and Planning,
Weyerhaeuser
Forest Products Either
Mr. Ted Gates Manager Corporate Compensation
Nordstrom, Inc.
Retail Either
Ms. Susan Gibson President,
The Gibson Group
and
Executive-in-Residence,
College of Arts & Sciences, Seattle University
Consulting Grad
Mr. J.P. Giuliotti Vice President IT Project Management,
Washington Mutual
Information Technology Either
Mr. Mark Gould Senior VP, Chief Information Officer, and Seattle Branch Manager,
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Banking Either
Mr. Bill Gower Chairman Emeritus
WRG Corporation
Export Management Company and Export Trading Company Grad
Mr. Gil Graham Vice President of Human Resources
Foss Maritime Company
Marine Transportation Grad
Mr. Terry Greve Principal,
La Jolla Coast Partners
Various Grad
Mr. Steve Gunn Vice President-Carrier Sales
InfoSpace, Inc.
Mobile Content; Wireless Technology/Software Either
Ms. Julie Hagensen Assistant Regional Administrator,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10
Government Either
Mr. Darren Hamby Vice President, Human Resources,
ZymoGenetics
Biotechnology Grad
Mr. Ken Hampton Product Development,
The Boeing Company
Aerospace Either
Mr. Rob Harris President & CEO, 
Pacific Market International
Consumer Products. Manufactures and markets food and beverage containers globally. Grad
Mr. Jim Hebert President
Hebert Research, Inc.
Market Research Grad
Mr. Dave Hill President and Managing Director
Sonata Capital Group
Financial Services-Investments Either
Mr. Denny Hinton Writer Marketing Communications Grad
 
Mr. Bill Hoffer Executive Clothier,
Wardrobe Design
Retail Either
Mr. Scott Howe Senior Director of Internal Audit
Costco Wholesale
Retail Grad
Mr. Joe Hueffed Programmer / Analyst,
Starbucks Coffee Company
Retail and HR SAP Information Systems Either
Mr. Jerry Huffman Director of Organizational Development
PACCAR, Inc.
Manufacturing Either
Mr. Jon Hulen Director Strategic IT Execution,
Trendwest Resorts, Inc.
Hospitality Grad
Ms. Katy Hunter Director-Executive Communications,
Microsoft Corporation
Information Technology Grad
Mr. John Iwanski CFO/VP Finance,
Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing
Medical Services; Not-for-Profit Either
Mr. Alphy Johnson Executive V.P.-Operations,
Candela Hotels, Inc.
Hospitality Either
Mr. Richard Kelly Chief Investment Officer & SVP,
SAFECO Corporation
Insurance / Investments Either
Mr. Paul Lambert Managing Director,
Point B Solutions Group, LLC
Consulting Grad
Mr. Stan Lance Principal,
Lance Resource Group, Inc.
Corporate Finance Advisory Services Grad
Ms. Denise Leary Gap Quality Manager,
Expeditors International
Logistics, Freight Forwarding, Customhouse Brokerage Either
Mr. Bill Lebo Division Manager,
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Insurance Either
Mr. Butch Leonardson Vice President and CIO,
BECU
Financial Services Either
Mr. Jeff Levy President
The Entrepreneur's Source
Consulting Grad
Mr. Dan Little Chief Administrative Officer,
Nordstrom
Retail Grad
Mr. Craig MacDonald Senior Partner
Corporate Strategies and Development, LLC
Executive Search and Organizational Consulting Either
Mr. Ray Martinez Vice President, Team Leader,
Campbell Soup Company
Consumer Packaged Goods UG
Mr. Dan McConnell Senior VP and Managing Director 
DDB Public Relations
Advertising & Public Relations Agency  
Mr. Frank McKulka Former Executive Vice President and President of the companys plastics, coatings and fine chemicals businesses,
BASF
Chemicals/Plastics Grad
Mr. Pat McNiff Principal,
PJ McNiff Advisory Services
  Either
Mr. Rick McPherson Board of Directors/Adjunct Professor Alpine Evergreen/SU & UW; Former Vice President, T-Mobile USA Telecommunication, high tech, corporate support services, and recently small businesses Either
 
Mr. Jeff Meder President/CEO,
Cost-U-Less
Retail Either
Mr. Antonio Munoz IT Finance Controls Manager,
Microsoft Corporation
Software Grad
Ms. Gayle Murdock Senior Partner,
World Access Holding Company, LLC

Telecommunications, High Tech, Engineering and Operations

Either
Mr. Don Murphy, CPA Tax Director,
Peterson Sullivan P.L.L.C.
Public Accounting Either
Mr. Jeff Ohlstrom Finance Manager
Bellevue Club
Hospitality/Recreation Either
Mr. John J. Ostlund Product Unit Manager,
Microsoft Corporation
Application Software Grad
Mr. Peter Owayo Manager,
Accenture
Consulting Either
 
Mr. Bill Pebley President/Owner
The Scaleman, Inc.
Industrial Scales--Sales & Service UG
Mr. Bob Petitti Director, Financial Services Industry
EDS
Business and Information Services Either
Mr. Mark Pinkowski Managing Director,
Wells Fargo / Acordia
Insurance and Risk Management/Financial Services/Consulting Either
 
Mr. Ray Pinney Senior Vice President, Client Relationship,
Wells Fargo/Acordia
Insurance and Risk Management Either
Mr. Mike Pollard Vice President - Ecommerce,
Costco Wholesale
Retail, E-Commerce Either
Mr. Chris Porter President and CEO,
Medical Genesis
Medical or High Tech Grad
Mr. Paul Ramey President, CEO
IPS Rebates
Food Service Supply Chain Grad
Mr. Ron Rardin President,
Rardin & Associates
International Business Development Consulting Grad
Ms. Leslie Rice Vice President Business Process Management,
SAFECO
Insurance Grad
 
Mr. David Rothrock Principal,
Meriwether Partners LLC
Commercial Real Estate Either
Ms. Teresa Russell Co-Chair/Owner,
West Coast Paper Company
Wholesale Distribution Either
Mr. Rick Sass Previously General Manager (currently in transition),
USA Today
Newspaper Publishing Either
Mr. Rick Schroder President / Owner
Trident Group, Inc.
Technology, Entrepreneur Either
Mr. Scott Severs, CFA, CFP Financial Advisor,
UBS Financial Services
Finance - Investments Either
Mr. Andrew Short Managing Director
Guy Carpenter & Co., Inc.
Reinsurance Either
Mr. Sean Sigmon Field Marketing Manager,
Philips Medical Systems
Medical Either
Mr. Don E. Smith Treasury Relationship Manager,
KeyBank Global Treasury Management
Commercial Banking/Treasury Management Either
Mr. Ian Smith Vice President,
Hitachi Consulting
Communications & Content Either
Ms. Betsy Steele Senior Marketing Manager/Relationships Marketing,
Microsoft
   
Mr. Jesse Tam Chairman of the Board, President & CEO,
Regal Financial Bank
Banking Grad
Mr. Rick Theiss Co-Chairman & CEO (retired),
North American Portability Management, LLC
Telecommunications UG
 
Mr. Ed Thenell Senior Vice President,
Trammell Crow Company
Real Estate Either
Mr. Bob Underhill Principal, Robert A. Underhill, P.C. Accounting Either - Accounting Majors Only
Mr. Greg Van Pelt Senior Vice President, Chief Regional Operations Officer,
Providence Health System
Healthcare Grad
Dr. Mohan Venkataramana President,
Syntonix, Inc.
Technology R&D Grad
Mr. Art Wahl Managing Director,
CB Richard Ellis
Real Estate Either
Mr. Bill Walker Vice President,
Kibble & Prentice, Inc.
Insurance and Financial Services Either
Mr. Brian Webster Vice President, Global Marketing & Services
Medtronic Emergency Response Systems
Manufacturer of Medical Devices Grad
Mr. Philip Welt Retired President & CEO,
N2H2, Inc.
Software Solutions Grad
Ms. Connie Wong President,
Hutchison Whampoa Americas Limited
Wireless and Technology  



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