Board Leadership

2026-2027 Board of Directors

Officers
President:  Jeff Minter - Hardesty, LLC
Treasurer:  Larry Schultz – Baker Tilly
Secretary:  Jay Thompson – Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell
Vice President:  Chris Dewhurst - Citizens Business Bank
Vice President:  Bill Fowler – Hardesty
Vice President:  Brandon Barrett – Alliance Resource Group


Committee Chairs
Chair –   Academy: Allan Siposs, Keystone Capital Markets  
Chairs – Awards: Brandon Barrett, Alliance Resource Group;  Phil Schroeder, Buchalter
Chair –   Events:  Chris Dewhurst, Citizens Business Bank
Chair –   Inland Empire:  Bob Hanger, Masthead Financial & Capital Advisors
Chairs – NextGen: Steven Orr, D.A. Davidson; Travis Topp, Stout   
Chair –   C-Suite: Paul Wirth, Blueprint for Growth
Chair –   Marketing: Michael Shepherd, The Shepherd Group
Chairs –  Membership: Bill Fowler, Hardesty LLC; Daniel Guth, Alliant
Chair –   Private Equity: Allan Siposs, Keystone Capital Markets 
Chair –   Sponsorship:  Eric Roark, Roark
Chair –   Strategic Planning:  Gregg Parker, Jacobs Engineering
Chairs –  Women in Leadership: Jennifer Hannigan, Alliance Resource Group; Bree Hughes, Bree Hughes Team

Directors
Marc Alcser – Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Brandon Barrett – Alliance Resource Group
Andrea Casaw – Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Larry Cerutti — Troutman Pepper Locke
Gerik Degner – Axle Point Capital
Chris Dewhurst –  Citizens Business Bank
Lauren Ellermeyer – Beyond Fifteen
Kyle Ferguson — FBFK Law
Bill Fowler – Hardesty, LLC
Bob Hanger - Masthead Financial & Capital Advisors
Jennifer Hannigan –  Alliance Resource Group
Janice Ibey – SLR Business Credit
Bob Jacobson — RSM US
Scott Jones – Moss Adams
David Krajanowski – Kraj Advisory
Steve Krenik – US Bank
Todd Larson – Stout
Kathy Lawson – SingerLewak
Michael Lutfi — Wells Fargo  
Adam McCann – Bank of America
Lloyd Miller – Consultant
Jeff Minter – Hardesty, LLC
Steve Nassau – UBS
Inga O’Donnell – Anomalie Advisors
Steven Orr — D.A. Davidson
Jerry Packer — Essential HR Partners
Mike Paleo - Hughes Marino
Gregg Parker – Jacobs Engineering
Steve Paulin – Orion Risk Management
Melissa Pollard – Fifth Third Bank
Eric Roark – Roark
Jim Scheinkman – Snell & Wilmer
Larry Schultz – Baker Tilly
Michael Shepherd -- The Shepherd Group
Allan Siposs – Keystone Capital Markets
Glenn Stoddard – Wells Fargo
Jay Thompson – Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell
Travis Topp – Stout
Justin Vogel — CFO Vertical & Capital Markets
Larry Webb – Sullivan Curtis Monroe
Paul Wirth – Blueprint for Growth
Diane Wittenberg – Haskell & White
Melissa Wong — Wells Fargo