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
Gloria Guo
Vice President of eCommerce Supply Chain
PepsiCo
Yvette Henry
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing
Regal Rexnord
Kristin Hilbert
VP, Global Supply Chain
Harley-Davidson
Alli Jones
Director, Global Animal Protein and Capability Transformation
General Mills
Sean Ketter
Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Enterprise Logistics
Oshkosh Corporation
Sheri Lewis
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
Merit Medical
Scott Morey
Director, Demand & Supply Planning
WD
Michael Nasif
Director-Logistics & Network Design
Kohler Co.
Brent Rohrs
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Stoughton Trailers
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
Friends of the Grainger Center
Peter Danielsen
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
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
Rachael Flora
Sourcing Manager
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Hannah Gaertner
Buyer II
Kohler
Dipika Garg
Regional Procurement Manager
Bayer
Pascal Haas
Senior Consultant, Digital Core Transformation
Capgemini Invent
Andrew Louis
Associate Director, Commercial Analytics
Exact Sciences
Emma Lucas
Senior Program Manager
Kraft Heinz
Anya Makarova
Business Manager – Automotive Business Unit
Analog Devices
Will Meyers
Commodity Buyer
Palermo’s Pizza
Allison Priebusch
Strategic Planning Associate
Medtronic
Jose Sanchez
Process Expert
Aldi
Suvesh Singh
Manager of Operations and Strategy Development
Brunswick Corporation
Corrine Vanevenhoven
Senior Supply Planning Analyst
Milwaukee Tool
Megan Veriha
Pricing Manager
Veriha Trucking
Kevin Vollmer
Associate eCommerce Strategy & Business Operations Manager
Kroger
Kate Xia
Product Manager
Capital One