Advisory Boards
The Grainger Center has deep ties to industry. Our extensive network of corporate partners provides real-world perspective that enhances the curriculum and applied learning program, and provides invaluable career guidance to students.
The Executive Advisory Board is comprised of senior executives at leading firms renowned for supply chain management excellence. The Alumni Advisory Board is composed of early- and mid-career Grainger Center alumni from the BBA and MBA programs.
Throughout the year, board members provide guidance and recruiting opportunities and participate in numerous development activities. Students interact with board members during their job search, at speaker events, and at the annual meeting.
Executive Advisory Board
Tim Babcock
Vice President, Inventory & Supplier Performance Management
Grainger
Peter Danielsen
Gloria Guo
Vice President of eCommerce Supply Chain
PepsiCo
Yvette Henry
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing
Regal Rexnord
Alli Jones
Director, Global Animal Protein
General Mills
Sean Ketter
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations
Oshkosh Corporation
Sheri Lewis
Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer
BeautyHealth
Scott Morey
Michael Nasif
Director-Logistics & Network Design
Kohler Co.
Manuel Scavarda
Vice President, Supply Chain Planning- North America
Kimberly-Clark
Eric Seip
SVP Global Operations & Chief Supply Chain Officer
Ingredion Incorporated
Chris Smith
Managing Director
Deloitte
Saranya Tangvitoontham
Friends of the Grainger Center
Claudia Knowlton-Chike
Senior Director, Global Logistics Operations – Retired
Google
Steve Loehr
Vice President, Global Technology Services, Retired
IBM
Kevin O'Marah
Co-Founder
Zero100
Eric Smith
Senior Operations Analyst
Implementation Engineers
Kevin Weadick
Carolyn A. Woznicki
Vice President Global Strategic Sourcing and Environmental, Health & Safety, retired
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Alumni Advisory Board
Anton Adam
Logistics Data, Cyber, and Visualization Division, J4
US Navy
Eric Aurand
Customer Behavior Analysis Supervisor
McDonald’s
Mallory Ballard
Senior Sustainable Procurement Program Manager
Kohler Co.
Ben Brandenburg
Associate Buyer
Target
Dipika Garg
Regional Procurement Manager
Bayer
Pascal Haas
Senior Consultant, Digital Core Transformation
Capgemini Invent
Jeff Hodgdon
Procurement Ethics, Compliance & Sustainability Leader
Kimberly-Clark
Andrew Louis
Associate Director, Commercial Analytics
Exact Sciences
Will Meyers
Commodity Buyer
Palermo’s Pizza
Ali Petrick
Sourcing Manager
Starbucks
Kevin Pickett
Strategy & Operations Lead, Global Product Partnerships
Google
Jose Sanchez
Process Expert
Aldi
Amber Sleichter
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Intel Corporation
Corrine Vanevenhoven
Senior Supply Planning Analyst
Milwaukee Tool
Megan Veriha
Pricing Manager
Veriha Trucking
Kevin Vollmer
Associate eCommerce Strategy & Business Operations Manager
Kroger
Grant von Paumgartten
Digital Supply Chain Manager
Kraft Heinz Company
Amy Walsh
P2P Indirect Business Lead
General Mills, Inc.
Michael Walters
Senior Commercial Supply Chain Specialist
Solventum
Kate Xia
Product Manager
Capital One