Board of Trustees

The corporate and legal powers for the operation of Mount Mercy University are the responsibility of a volunteer, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, with a maximum membership of 37 members, three of whom are to be Sisters of Mercy.

	Michele M. Busse Board Chair Retired Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Jason J. Miller Vice Chair President – Modern Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Sister Margaret M. Weigel, RSM ’66 Board Secretary Technology Support – Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Charles A. Rohde Immediate Past Chair President & Business Owner – King's Material, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Barbara A. Barhamand '77 Community Leader Naperville, Illinois
	Terri A. Christoffersen Community Leader Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Tami V. Culver '97 Co-Owner & Vice President – Culver’s Lawn & Landscape, Inc. / Garden Center and Greenhouse Marion, Iowa
	Dr. Melanie L. Giesler-Spellman '01 Otolaryngology MD – Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa P.C. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Magda M. Golobic Director of Corporate Giving and Relations – GreatAmerica Financial Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Sister Delores M. Hannon, RSM '73 Retired President – Mercy High School Omaha, Nebraska
	Ronald J. Herold Retired Business Owner White Bear Township, Minnesota
	Nancy L. Kasparek Managing Director – Alien & Co Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Robert F. Kazimour Retired President – RFK Transportation, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Dr. Richard T. Kettelkamp '93 Interventional Cardiologist – UnityPoint Health, Cedar Rapids Cardiology Clinic Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Barbara A. Knapp Retired Chair and Chief Executive Officer – SCI Financial Group Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	James M. Nikrant Retired President – Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Sister Susan M. O’Connor, RSM '72 RSM Legacy Liaison to the CEO – Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Dr. Todd A. Olson Ex-Officio President – Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Sister Laura M. Reicks, RSM '79 Congregational Financial Officer – Sinsinawa Dominicans Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
	Dr. Vincent J. Reid Surgical Oncologist & Medical Director – Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	LeAnn Ridgeway '86 Retired Chief Sustainability Officer – Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids, IA
	John M. Rinderknecht President – R.W. Rinderknecht Company Denver, Colorado
	Dyan C. Smith Community Leader Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Kristen K. Trovas '20, CRPC, C(k)P, CPFA Senior Vice President – Merrill Lynch Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Michael J. Wehr '03 Chief Operating Officer – Big Grove Brewery Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Dr. Ruth E. White Executive Director & Board President – The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	Brandt A. Worley President – Worley Companies, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa