board of trustees

the board of trustees is the governing body of grand view university. as the university’s fiduciary, the board is responsible for grand view's long term health, overseeing and aligning its strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations with the mission of the university. this website is intended to provide information about the board of trustees to members of the grand view university community.

officers

christopher littlefield, chair general counsel principal financial group • des moines	mike mccoy, secretary ceo ncmic group, inc. • clive
chris murray '98, treasurer president and ceo denny elwell company • ankeny	anita norian, vice chair chief operating officer 4ocean public benefit corporation • florida

members

mary bontrager, executive vice president of regional talent development greater des moines partnership • des moines	karen j. brodie '70, community leader richardson, texas
espnola f. cartmill, attorney belin mccormick • des moines	don coffin, president & Chief Executive Officer bankers trust, des moines
the rev. amy current, bishop southeastern iowa synod • iowa city	rosalind e. p. fox, factory manager john deere des moines works • ankeny
brett e. harman des moines	jason c. henderson '93, vice president morgan stanley wealth management • west des moines
nick henderson, vice president, retired holmes murphy, waukee	kent l. henning, president grand view university • des moines
laura howe, community banking district manager wells fargo • clive	richard w. hurd hurd real estate services, inc. • west des moines
li zhao mandelbaum, president of china operations china iowa group • west des moines	mike moore, vice president of staff sales - west nationwide • des moines
gary palmer '72, president & ceo prairie meadows racetrack and casino • altoona	kurt e. rasmussen '88, president the rasmussen group, inc. • des moines
wendy srnic, integrated field science, lead corteva agriscience • johnston	david stark, president & Chief Executive Officer unitypoint health, des moines
joleen workman, vice president - customer care principal financial group, des moines

honorary members

eric w. burmeister, executive director polk county housing trust fund • des moines	greg burrows, sr. vice president, retired the principal financial group • des moines
c. dean carlson, chairman, retired national by-products • des moines	garland k. carver, business consultant, president Carver & Associates, Inc. • Johnston
eric t. crowell '77, president and ceo, retired unitypoint health • des moines	robert s. dewaay dewaay business and banking • des moines
phillip d. ehm '51, senior vice president, retired iowa public service co. / iowa power and light • olathe, kansas	thomas r. gibson, ceo, retired farm bureau financial services • west des moines
larry d. hartsook '63, vice president, retired meredith corporation • des moines	michael n. hess, pastor, retired sacred heart church • west des moines
theodore m. hutchison, vice chairman, retired the principal financial group • west des moines	charles s. johnson, chairman, president and ceo, retired pioneer hi-bred international, inc. • des moines
carey g. jury '70, sr. vice president, retired the principal financial group • des moines	timothy j. krumm, attorney Meardon, Sueppel & Downer, P.L.C. • Iowa City
robert l. mahaffey '58, vice president & treasurer, retired anderson erickson dairy • des moines	james w. noyce, retired des moines
sandra k. rasmussen '57, director the rasmussen group/jensen construction co. • des moines	elton p. richards, senior pastor, retired st. john’s lutheran church • wyomissing, pennsylvania
john p. rigler, president & ceo security state bank • new hampton	paul e. schickler, president, retired dupont pioneer • johnston
martha a. willits, president and ceo, retired greater des moines partnership • des moines