Our Students - Cohort 5

Meet the executive doctoral students of Cohort 5, a distinguished group with representatives from healthcare, military, consulting, insurance, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.

Aleen Bayard, Ph.D.

Adjunct faculty, Northwestern University;
Principal, Aleen Bayard, Inc., Transformative Consulting

Joe Bird

Attorney/Sergeant, Office of Legal Affairs/Office, Chicago Police Department

Theresa Wilhelm Christian, Ph.D.

Director of Market Access Teams, Bioventus, LLC.

Fiona Cummings

CEO, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

Tenia Davis, Ph.D.

Chief Talent & Administrative Services Officer, HBR Consulting

Lisa M. Finucane, Ph.D.

Director of Education US/Mexico, Wahl Clipper Company, Professional Division

Danielle Galbraith, Ph.D.

Co-Founder, The Blue Spark Group

Andrew Gordon, Ph.D.

Sr. Program Manager, Instructure, Inc.

Laura Guilliam

Leadership Excellence Manager, Progressive Insurance

Cheryl A. Harris

SVP, Chief Procurement Officer, Allstate Insurance Company

Gamini (GB) Hewawasam, Ph.D.

CEO, FineFinish Engineering

Robert Hughs

Consultant, Scientific Research Corporation

Teresa A. Johnson

Owner/Chief Operating Officer, Phoenix Boats

Sean Jordan, Ph.D.

Sr. Human Resource Officer, 372nd Engineer Brigade, U. S. Army

Sean Joyce, Ph.D.

Executive Officer, 022nd District, Chicago Police Department

Patty Lindstrom

CEO, Creative Logic

Gena C. Lovett, Ph.D.

(Former) Vice President Manufacturing Operations, Quality & Safety, Boeing

Jeanie C. Lucy, O.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Midwestern University

Daniel J. O’Connor

Director of Research, C5T Corporation

Laura Sanchez-Greenberg

Managing Partner, Verde Associates

David L. Schreiner, Ph.D.

President & CEO, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital

Gloria Shealey, Ph.D.

President & CEO, The Daniele Company

Kellie Vander Veur, Ph.D.

Owner/Operator, Double V Restaurants, Inc. (McDonald’s)

William J. Walker

Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard