Business Advisory Council

The Business Advisory Council (BAC) provides advice and direction to the dean of the College of Business on college-wide issues and initiatives. The BAC consists of business owners and executives from local and regional businesses who have a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. The members’ positions give them unique vantage points from which they can observe emerging trends and identify the impact on businesses and potentially on business schools. The BAC meets semiannually.

For more information, contact Dean Diane Hoadley.

Current Business Advisory Council Members

Steven J. Bateman, '80, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Minneapolis, MN
Sharron (Shari) Brunette, '77, '82, Senior Consultant, Aeritae Consultants, Ltd., St. Paul, MN
Thomas G. Larson, President, Larson Companies, Eau Claire, WI
Thomas “Jake” Leinenkugel, President, Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI
Randy F. Lieble, '76, VP, CFO & Treasurer, National Presto Industries, Eau Claire, WI
Kurt F. Mueller, '79, Senior Vice President, Business Planning Consumer Product Sales, Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN
Brady Nagel, VP, Business Banking Manager, Wells Fargo Bank, Eau Claire, WI
Patrick Quinn, MBA '87, Former President & CEO, Ayres Associates, Eau Claire, WI
Edward H. Schaefer, CEO & President, Citizens Community Federal, Eau Claire, WI
Todd Schnobrich, '86, Vice President, Information Technology, North American Food Ingredients, CARGILL, Inc., Wayzata, MN
Peter Scobie, '71, Chairman & CEO, R.W. Scobie, Inc., Eau Claire, WI
Steve Senn, '69, CEO & Owner, Senn Blacktop, Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI
Susan Tietz, '71, President & Owner, McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WI
Jan Zander, MBA '09, Executive VP, Ayres Associates, Eau Claire, WI
James F. Vaudreuil, '80, President & CEO, Huebsch Services, Eau Claire, WI
Jann Ozzello Wilcox, '75, CFO, Marquette Financial Companies, Minneapolis, MN
Dave Zitur, VP & CIO, Carlson Marketing, Carlson Companies, Minneapolis, MN