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