Andrew N. Liveris is President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company, a $49 billion global chemical and plastics manufacturer based in Midland, Michigan. Liveris' 30-year Dow career has spanned manufacturing, sales, marketing, new business development and management. He has spent the bulk of his career in Asia, where he was general manager for the company's operations in Thailand, and later head of all Asia-Pacific operations.

Andrea Fischer Newman Senior Vice President–Government Affairs, Northwest Airlines Andrea Fischer Newman is Senior Vice President-Government Affairs at Northwest Airlines and chairwoman of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. At Northwest, she has responsibility for the Company’s international, federal, state and local government affairs. Prior to this appointment, Newman was Vice President, State and Local Affairs.

Clinton D. Gardner , Ph.D. President, Northcentral University Dr. Clinton Gardner came to Northcentral University following a five-year tenure as president of Argosy University, Phoenix Campus.

Linda K. Zukauckas Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Linda Zukauckas is vice president and corporate controller for GMAC, LLC (GMAC). In this capacity, she is responsible for financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, capital planning, financial systems and treasury accounting. She has held the position of chief accounting officer of GMAC since May 2002.

Jim Gillette Director, Supplier Analysis Jim Gillette provides custom analysis and relationship management for CSM's financial clients. Prior to joining CSM, Jim spent time as a Strategic Forecast Analyst for Amway Corporation; Marketing Controller and Corporate Economist for Foremost Insurance; Strategic Marketing Consultant for the Automotive Components Group (currently Delphi) of General Motors; and Vice President of Automotive Forecasting with IRN, Inc.

Dr. Harshbarger is particularly well versed in the economics associated with the manufacturing industries. He has completed global transfer pricing studies for US, European, and Japanese manufacturing companies, with an intensive focus on plant costing, performance, and profitability metrics. Dr. Harshbarger has also completed transfer pricing studies for a large number of automotive parts manufacturers.

Douglas E. Patton , Senior Vice President, Engineering Division. Doug Patton is senior vice president of DENSO International America, Inc.'s Engineering Group, overseeing operation of development facilities, production engineering, testing and technical services, engineering administration and the company's product engineering.

Jennifer Kerr - Having built a successful, nursing career for more than 20 years as a Registered Nurse, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Nurse Life Care Planner, Medicare Set- Aside Certified Consultant, Jennifer B. Kerr began researching, designing, and implementing a plan in 1994 that would shape a health care management company of her own, Diversified Health Care Management Consultants, Inc. (DHCMC) in Southfield, MI .

Jon holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He spent several years as a professional musician, where he performed worldwide with numerous internationally known artists and recorded many radio and TV commercials and shows. He is also the author of four published music instruction books.

David T. Kearns Founder, New American Schools Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Former Deputy Secretary of Education for US Department of Education David T. Kearns is an inspirational education leader. He was a business leader who has truly led the education reform movement from its infancy to maturity.

Tracy Mack -Askew ’98 Tracy Mack -Askew graduated less than 10 years ago from Rensselaer with a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and has quickly climbed the corporate ladder at General Motors. From project engineer to design engineer to co-chairing cross-functional teams, Tracy has advanced her career by delivering timely solutions that have maximized results and minimized investment for her company.

Elisabeth Bumiller, MY Elisabeth Bumiller , is racking up the awards. Back in May, courtesy of the Gadflyer , she had an award named for her. It's an award for fearful reporting that nips at the ankles of issues rather than going for the jugular, but it certainly counts as winning something. Now she's won the not-so-coveted Wimblehack competition , which went to the worst campaign reporter of the 2004 season. Matt Taibbi writes:

Stephanie W. Bergeron is the sixth president and chief executive officer of Walsh College, effective January 10, 2007. She had been interim president of the College since September 2006.A certified public accountant and certified internal auditor, Bergeron has been a Walsh College trustee since 1996; chair of the Academic Committee since 2005; and a member of The Walsh College Foundation board of directors since 2004.

Mrs. Ramo served as Chair of London 2000, the joint meeting of the American and British bars. She is co-Chair of the ABA Model Mediation Project, and Chair of the Asia Law Initiative Council. Mrs. Ramo serves on the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association and the Board of Trustees of the AAA Global Center for Dispute Resolution Research. Mrs. Ramo is also a member of the Council of the American Law Institute.

Michelle Olmsted has 20 years experience serving in a variety of development positions of increasing responsibility in the higher education arena, establishing and advancing individual and corporate relationships. Michelle has a proven record of success in fundraising, comprehensive capital and annual campaign planning, human resources management, marketing and special event planning.