Board of Trustees
BVU’s trustees serve as the appointed governing body of the institution. They serve all stakeholders including university leaders, students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff in making decisions for the best and betterment of BVU.
Heath Bartness ’02
Founder & CEO
St. Croix Hospice
Marc Brinkmeyer ’68
Chairman
Idaho Forest Group
Susan Briscoe Tideman ‘86
Executive Director
Blue Valley Educational Foundation
Timothy Brown
Chairman & CEO
Central Bank
Douglas Clausen
Chairman & CEO
VT Industries, Inc.
Mike Degen ’67
Executive Chairman of the Board
Nortech Systems
Becki Drahota
Owner & CEO
Mills Financial Marketing
David Dvergsten
Chairman & CEO
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Amy Friedrich ’93
President, U.S. Insurance Solutions
Principal Financial Group
Marty Gallagher ‘91
CEO/Co-Founder
Talk To Me Technologies
Dr. Hyun Kim
M.D., F.A.C.S.
Sono Bello
Ravi Kumar ’10
Team Lead - Data Use Literacy Program
World Bank
Mike Leatherman ‘90
CEO
Ludacka Wealth Partners
Dr. Kim Linduska
Senior Reviewer
Higher Learning Commission
Mike Naig ’00
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. Norm Nielsen ’61
President Emeritus
Kirkwood Community College
Daniel Phillips ’77
Senior Vice President for Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co
Michael Pierce
Retired Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dr. Stephen Russell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vyriad, Inc.
Brad Schroeder ’94
Co-Founder and Partner
Hartung & Schroeder, LLP
Joanne Sebby ‘97
Executive Vice President – Chief Risk Officer
Fiserv Inc.
Quentin Wittrock ’81
Retired Principal
Gray Plant Mooty
Sir John Marks Templeton Life Trustees
Dr. Edward Bodaken ’62
Retired Owner
Bodaken Associates
Dr. Keith Briscoe
President Emeritus
Buena Vista University
Robert Cramer
President, Retired
Fareway Stores, Inc.
Dr. James Haahr ’62
Chairman Emeritus
Meta Financial Group
Dr. Donald Lamberti
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Cordell Peterson ’63
President and CEO
Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Dr. Bernie Saggau ’49
Executive Director, Retired
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Dr. Bernadine Sikorski
Human Resources Supervisor, Retired
Bechtel Corporation
Dennis Young
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Retired
Wells Fargo Financial, LLC