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.

Officers

Thomas G. Triplett ’88
Chair
Vice President, Interiors Division
Triplett Office Solutions • Des Moines
Dr. Christi Taylor '97
Vice Chair
Chief Medical Officer
Value Based Care, Clover Health • Des Moines
David Stark
Secretary
Chief Government Affairs and Philanthropy Officer
UnityPoint Health • Des Moines
Mike McCoy
Treasurer
Retired
NCMIC Group, Inc. • Clive

Members

Mary Bontrager
Owner
Relocate Iowa • Des Moines
Michelle Book
Self Employed
Books Smart Solutions LLC • Des Moines
Bruce Bro
President
National Foundation of Danish America (NFDA) • Arizona
Mystral Brunton
Vice President of Talent Management
Principal Financial Group • Des Moines
Don Coffin
Retired
Bankers Trust • Des Moines
Reynolds Cramer
CEO
Fareway • Des Moines
Ro Crosbie
President
Tero International, Inc. • Des Moines
The Rev. Amy Current
Bishop
Southeastern Iowa Synod, ELCA • Iowa City
Amber Deardorff '04
President and CEO
Mary Greeley Medical Center • Ames
Steve DeVenney '84
Senior Vice President, Investments
Raymond James & Associates • Des Moines
Devin Fuhrman '97
Chief Agriculture and Sponsor Relations Officer
Nationwide • Des Moines
Dr. Rachelle Keck
President
Grand View University • Des Moines
Dr. Nandini Krishnamurthy
Director, Strategic Technologies & Collaborations
Vylor Inc. • Johnston
Li Zhao Mandelbaum
President of China Operations
China Iowa Group • West Des Moines
Mike Moore
SVP, Head of Distribution and Business Development
The Mutual Group • Des Moines
Chris Murray '98
President & CEO
Denny Elwell Company • Ankeny
Dr. Steven Neville ‘07
Founder & CEO
Bondurant Family Dentistry • Bondurant
Brian Ohorilko
President & CEO
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino • Altoona
Brooks Reynolds
Co-Founder
Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival • Des Moines
Claudia Schabel
President & CEO
Schabel Solutions • Des Moines
Georgia Van Gundy
Deputy Director
Iowa Workforce Development • Des Moines
Mark West '81
Retired
Principal Financial Group • Des Moines
Dana Wingert '11
Retired
Des Moines Police Department • Des Moines

Honorary Members

Karen J. Brodie '70, Community Leader
Richardson, Texas
Eric W. Burmeister, Retired
Polk County Housing Trust Fund • Des Moines
Greg Burrows, Retired
The Principal Financial Group • Des Moines
C. Dean Carlson, Retired
National By-Products • Des Moines
Eric T. Crowell '77, Retired
UnityPoint Health • Des Moines
Robert S. DeWaay
DeWaay Business and Banking • Des Moines
Thomas R. Gibson, Retired
Farm Bureau Financial Services • West Des Moines
Brett E. Harman
Des Moines
Nick Henderson, Retired
Holmes Murphy • Waukee
Michael N. Hess, Retired
Sacred Heart Church • West Des Moines
Timothy J. Krumm, Attorney
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll • Iowa City
Christopher Littlefield, President of Retirement and Income Solutions
Principal Financial Group • Des Moines
Robert L. Mahaffey '58, Retired
Anderson Erickson Dairy • Des Moines
Anita Norian, Founder & President
Norian Consulting LLC • Des Moines
James W. Noyce, Retired
Des Moines
Gary Palmer '72, Retired
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino • Altoona
Kurt E. Rasmussen '88, President
The Rasmussen Group, Inc. • Des Moines
John P. Rigler, Retired
Security State Bank • New Hampton
Paul E. Schickler, Retired
DuPont Pioneer • Johnston
Martha A. Willits, Retired
Greater Des Moines Partnership • Des Moines