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. 

busse-michele.jpg Michele M. Busse
Board Chair
Consultant
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jason Miller Jason J. Miller
Vice Chair
President – Modern 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
weigel-sr-margaret.jpg Sister Margaret M. Weigel, RSM ’66
Board Secretary
Technology Support – Sisters of Mercy West Midwest 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
rohde-charles.jpg Charles A. Rohde
Immediate Past Chair
President & Business Owner – King's Material, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
barb_new.jpg Barbara A. Barhamand '77
Community Leader
Naperville, Illinois
christoffersen-terri.jpg Terri A. Christoffersen
Community Leader
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Tami V. Culver '97
Co-Owner & Vice President – Culver’s Lawn & Landscape, Inc. / Garden Center and Greenhouse
Marion, Iowa

melanie.jpg Dr. Melanie L. Giesler-Spellman '01
Otolaryngology MD – Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa P.C.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
golobic-magda.jpg Magda M. Golobic
Director of Corporate Giving and Relations – GreatAmerica Financial Services
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
hannon-delores.jpg Sister Delores M. Hannon, RSM '73
Retired President – Mercy High School
Omaha, Nebraska
harold-ronald.jpg Ronald J. Herold
Retired Business Owner
White Bear Township, Minnesota
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Nancy L. Kasparek
Managing Director – Alien & Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

kazimour-robert.jpg Robert F. Kazimour
Retired President – RFK Transportation, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
kettelkamp-richard.jpg Dr. Richard T. Kettelkamp '93
Interventional Cardiologist – UnityPoint Health, Cedar Rapids Cardiology Clinic
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
knapp-barbara.jpg Barbara A. Knapp
Retired Chair and Chief Executive Officer – SCI Financial Group
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
nikrant-james.jpg James M. Nikrant
Retired President – Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
oconnor.jpg Sister Susan M. O’Connor, RSM '72
RSM Legacy Liaison to the CEO – Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Olson-Todd_100x127.jpg Dr. Todd A. Olson
Ex-Officio
President – Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
reicks.jpg Sister Laura M. Reicks, RSM '79
Congregational Financial Officer – Sinsinawa Dominicans
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
reid.jpg Dr. Vincent J. Reid
Surgical Oncologist & Medical Director – Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ridgeway-leann.jpg LeAnn Ridgeway '86
Retired Chief Sustainability Officer – Collins Aerospace
Cedar Rapids, IA 
rinderknecht-john.jpg John M. Rinderknecht
President – R.W. Rinderknecht Company
Denver, Colorado
smith-dyan.jpg Dyan C. Smith
Community Leader
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kristen Trovas Kristen K. Trovas '20, CRPC, C(k)P, CPFA
Senior Vice President – Merrill Lynch
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
wehr_mike_web.jpg Michael J. Wehr '03
Chief Operating Officer – Big Grove Brewery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
ruth-white.gif Dr. Ruth E. White
Executive Director & Board President – The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
worley-brand.jpg Brandt A. Worley
President – Worley Companies, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

Emeriti Trustees

  • William A. Bloomhall II 
  • Lavern T. Busse 
  • Loren L. Coppock, CPCU, CLU
  • Sister James Marie Donahue, RSM, RN '51, '59 
  • Camela C. Greif '88 
  • Donald P. Hattery 
  • Dr. James L. Justice '80
  • Bruce M. King 
  • C. John Linge 
  • JoAnn F. Meyer 
  • Sister Mary Lou Podzimek, RSM, AC '52, '66
  • H. Thomas Reed 
  • Theresa J. Robinson '67
  • Emmett J. Scherrman 
  • Margee M. Stamper '77
  • Thomas J. Tauke 
  • Sister Kathy R. Thornton, RSM '66
  • Reverend Msgr. Thomas E. Toale, PhD