Board of Directors | Morningside University

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

ABOUT MORNINGSIDE

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UNIVERSITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors represents the ultimate decision-making authority for our institution, creating policies, expanding programs, and upholding the Morningside mission.

The Board’s members comprise many Morningside alumni and respected community and business leaders from across the region and the nation. An alumni and faculty representative also sit on the Board, as well as the current student body president.

Mrs. Jodi A. Bacon

Mrs. Jodi A. Bacon ’91

Berkshire Hathaway Energy (Retired)
Des Moines, IA

Renee Beaulieu

Ms. Renee Beaulieu

Thompson Solutions Group
Sioux City, IA

Chad Benson

Mr. Chad W. Benson ’90

Cedar Falls, IA

Chris Bogenrief

Mr. Chris Bogenrief ’94

NAI United
North Sioux City, SD

Robert Burkhart

Dr. J. Robert Burkhart ’70

United Methodist Church (Retired)
Indianola, IA

Ron Carlson

Rev. Ron Carlson

United Methodist Church
Des Moines, IA

Cy Chesterman Jr.

Mr. Cy W. Chesterman Jr. ’91

Chesterman Company
Sioux City, IA

Dan Cox

Dr. Dan Cox

Northwest AEA
Sioux City, IA

Rosa Diaz

Ms. Rosa E. Diaz

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Washington, DC

Cleo Franklin

Mr. Cleophus P. Franklin, Jr. ’81

Franklin Strategic Solutions
Cypress, TX

Brayton Hagge

Ms. Brayton K. Hagge ’17

Financial Marketing Pros
Bend, OR

Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson ’71

Zimco Supply Company
Sioux City, IA

Scott Kerkhoff

Mr. Scott M. Kerkhoff ’93

Midwest Surplus, Inc.
Coralville, IA

Deborah Kiesey

Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey ’73

Retired Bishop
Iowa City, IA

Meredith Lang

Ms. Meredith L. Lang ’02

Endeavor Air
Minneapolis, MN

Nolan Lubarski

Mr. Nolan Lubarski

CNOS
North Sioux City, SD

Esther Mackintosh

Dr. Esther M. Mackintosh ’69

Federation of State Humanities Council (Retired)
Washington, DC

Tim McCabe

Mr. Tim J. McCabe ’88

Sterling Computers
North Sioux City, SD

Tarah Nolan

Mrs. Tarah A. Nolan ’09

Parker, SD

Martin Palmer

Mr. Martin B. Palmer

Palmer Candy Company
Sioux City, IA

Mark Porter

Mr. Mark C. Porter

Gateway Digital Media Group
Saint Jacob, IL

Khalid Rasheed

Mr. Khalid Rasheed

Sioux City, IA

Cory Roberts

Cory A. Roberts, M.D., M.B.A. ’90

Sonic Healthcare USA
Austin, TX

Roberta Rohlena

Mrs. Roberta J. Rohlena

Koated Kernels
Sioux City, IA

Thomas Rosen

Mr. Thomas J. Rosen ’70

Rosen’s Diversified, Inc.
Fairmont, MN

Ray Scott

Mr. Ray A. Scott ’91

RAAS Holdings & Real Estate Development
Jacksonville, FL

John Steele

Mr. John J. Steele ’79

Werner Enterprises (Retired)
Omaha, NE

Craig Struve

Mr. Craig I. Struve ’70

Agribusiness Owner
Okoboji, IA

Mia Sudo

Ms. Mia Sudo

Sudo Corporation
Fujisawa City, Japan

Erica Thein

Ms. Erica R. Thein ’02

Target
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

James Walker

Mr. James A. Walker ’70

Heim & Walker
Wayzata, MN

Carol Werner

Ms. Carol A. Werner ’69

Environmental & Energy Study Institute (Retired)
Washington DC

Curtis White

Mr. Curtis N. White ’76

Mattel Corporation (Retired)
Westfield, IN

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsai

Bishop, Iowa Episcopal Area
United Methodist Church
Des Moines, IA

Gregory Clark

Mr. Gregory Clark ’25

Student Representative
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA

Brian Johnson

Mr. Brian A. Johnson ’83

Alumni Representative
Security National Bank
Sergeant Bluff, IA

Patrick McKinlay

Dr. Patrick F. McKinlay

Faculty Representative
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA

Mr. Chad Benson

Interim President
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA

Karen Wiese

Mrs. Karen Wiese ’97

Staff Representative
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA