Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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University Leadership State of the University

President

Marty Martin

Updated on 06/26/2025

Administration

Earl F. “Marty” Martin

  • President

Sue Mattison

Brian Hardin

Chris Gill

  • Chief Information Technology Officer
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Adam Voigts

  • Chief Financial Officer

Venessa Macro

John P. Smith

  • Vice President for University Advancement
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Jerry Parker

  • Vice President & Dean of Students
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Annique Kiel

  • Chief Global Affairs Officer and Dean of Global Programs
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Nate Reagen

Updated on 06/26/2025

Board

Mr. Joe Aiello

  • Retired President, Bassik Services Inc., Hazelwood, MO
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Mrs. Ann G. Anderson

  • & Green Associates, Des Moines, IA

Ms. Patricia Avery

  • VP Global Business Dev, Griffith Mosely Johnson & Assoc., Houston, TX
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Mr. Jonathan Azu

  • Adjunct Faculty - Thornton School of Music, Univ. of So. CA, Los Angeles, CA
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Mr. Tom Bernau

  • President, Bernau Capital, West Des Moines, IA

Ms. Karen Branding

  • President & CEO, The St. Louis Regional Business Council, St. Louis, MO
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Mr. James D. Bruner

  • Executive Vice President, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Scottsdale, AZ
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Mrs. Susan Glazer Burt

  • Community Volunteer, Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Louis Carr

  • President, Media Sales, BET Networks, New York, NY
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Ambassador Johnnie Carson

  • Intl. Consultant, Johnnie Carson Intl. Consulting, Reston, VA
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Ms. Marta Codina

  • President, Community Bank, Wells Fargo, Des Moines, IA

Mr. Peter Cownie

  • Executive Director, Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation, Des Moines, IA

Mr. Rich Cusac

  • Retired, Chairman & CEO, Impact Investors, Inc., Incline Village, NV

Mr. Esfand Dinshaw

  • Chairman & CEO, Sammons Financial Group, West Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Paul Doucette

  • Executive Director of Government Relations, Battelle, Washington D.C.
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Mr. Mark A. Ernst

  • Managing Partner, Bellevue Capital LLC, Dallas, TX
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Ms. Kathleen Fehrman

  • Community Volunteer, Des Moines, IA

Ms. Peggy Fisher

  • Chief Operating Officer, Stelter Company, Urbandale, IA
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Mr. Donald H. Fletcher

  • Retired - President, Hallmark - North American and International Hallmark Cards, Inc., Liberty, MO
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Mr. David B. Golder

  • Managing Partner, Golder Investment Management LLC, Winnetka, IL
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Mrs. Karen Goodenow

  • Educator, Okoboji, IA

Mr. James W. Hubbell, III

  • Retired - Chairman, Hubbell Realty Company, Des Moines, IA

Mr. Greg Johansen

  • President, GRX Holdings, West Des Moines, IA
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Mr. William C. Knapp

  • Chairman of the Board, Knapp Properties, West Des Moines, IA

Justice Douglas S. Lang

  • Counsel, Thompson Coburn LLP, Dallas TX
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Mr. Paul W. Leavitt

  • Retired-Washington News Editor, USA Today, McLean, VA

Mrs. Cynthia Lesher

  • Retired-Xcel Energy, St. Paul, MN

Mr. Earl Martin

  • President, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Kenneth McCullum

  • Exec VP and Chief Risk Officer, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
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Dr. Rachel Ruan McLean

  • Vice President, Ruan Companies, Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Dave Miles

  • Founding Partner, Manchester Story, West Des Moines, IA
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Mr. John Miller

  • Co-Head Fixed Income Services, Piper Sandler, Lenexa, KS
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Ms. Amy Ohde

  • Executive Director, Launch Support at Chick-fil-A Corporate, Atlanta, GA
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Mr. Jack C. Pester

  • Retired-Senior Vice President, The Costal Corp., Houston, TX

Mr. Jeff Russell

  • President & CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shields of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
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Ms. Debbie Scripps

  • Community Volunteer, Dallas, TX
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Mr. Paul Schickler

  • Retired President, DuPont Pioneer, Des Moines, IA
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Ms. Nikki Syverson

  • Partner at Isaacson- Syverson Consulting, Des Moines, IA
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Ms. Tiffany Tauscheck

  • President & CEO, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Rudolph D. Trebels

  • Equipment Leasing Group of America, LLC, Northfield, IL
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Mr. Benjamin Ullem

  • Retired, Attorney, Whitfield & Eddy Law, Des Moines, IA
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Mr. James Wallace

  • Retired-Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, GuideOne Insurance, West Des Moines, IA

Ms. Lindsay Whorton

  • Managing Director of District Support, The Holdsworth Center, Austin, TX
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Updated on 06/26/2025