Board of Directors

Benedictine College is governed by an independent board of directors. The Board of Directors meets three times annually and sets the strategic policy and direction of the college.

Emeritus members are non-voting members who have served at least two full terms as Board members. Board members completing such terms may be nominated for emeriti status and so elected by the full board.

Board Officers

• Chair of the Board: Michael Kuckelman
  Attorney, Kuckelman Torline Kirkland
• Vice Chair of the Board: Abbot James Albers, O.S.B.
  St. Benedict’s Abbey
• Secretary of the Board: S. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, O.S.B.
  Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
• Assistant Secretary of the Board: S. Carol Ann Petersen, OSB
  Director, Sophia Center
• President: Stephen D. Minnis, ’82, J.D.
  President, Benedictine College
• Vice President: Kimberly C. Shankman, Ph.D.
  Provost and Dean of the College, Benedictine College
• Treasurer: Kristie Scholz, M.B.A.
  Chief Financial Officer, Benedictine College
• Assistant Treasurer: Stan Sluder, B.A.
  Executive Vice President, Benedictine College

Board Members

• Abbot James Albers, O.S.B.
  St. Benedict’s Abbey
• Montse Alvarado
  President & COO, EWTN
• Danielle Brown
  Assoc. Director, Ad Hoc Committee, Against Racism
• Paul Camarata, MD
  University of Kansas School of Medicine, Neurosurgery
• Patrick Carr
  President & CEO, History & Heraldry, USA
• Alietia Caughron
  Managing Director, TIAA
• Kathryn (Kathie) Weishar Dalzell
• S. Bridget Dickason, O.S.B, ’85
  Director of Keeler Women’s Center, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
• Sean Doherty ’82
  President, Asset Management Group, Inc.
• Michael Gangel’69
  Owner of Brittany Homes
• Fr. Matthew Habiger, O.S.B
  St. Benedict’s Abbey
• John Harpole
  Mercator Energy
• Keith Hertling ’79
  Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems
• Craig Husting ’87
• Thomas Kemlage, DDS, ’83
  Owner/Dentist, Kemlage Family Dentistry
• Scott Kincaid
  Chief Executive Officer, The Kincaid Group
• Michael Kuckelman (Chair)
  Attorney, Kuckelman Torline Kirkland
• Fr. Jay Kythe, O.S.B.
  Novice Master, Retreat Master, and Maur Hill – Mount Academy Sacramental Minister
• Matthew McClorey
  President, CritiTech Particle Engineering Solutions
• Stephen D. Minnis (ex officio) ’82
  President, Benedictine College
• Theresa Murphy ’83
• Donald Ray Neal, Jr. ’01
  Commander, 2nd Cavalry Regiment – United States Army 
• S. Carol Ann Petersen, OSB
  Director, Sophia Center
• Kevin Rauber ’85
  WestRock
• Donnell Rehagen
• Mark Schell
  Co-Owner, Diamond Pet Foods
• S. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, OSB
  Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
• Michelle Stanford
  Centennial Pediatrics, PC
• Lené Westerman ’85
• Ken Williams
  Black and Veatch (retired)

Benedictine College Staff

• Charlie Gartenmayer
  Athletic Director
• Pete Helgesen
  Dean of Enrollment Management
• Linda Henry, Ed.D.
  Vice President for Student Life
• Tom Hoopes
  Vice President of College Relations
• Kristie Scholz
  Chief Financial Officer
• Kimberly Shankman, Ph.D.
  Dean of the College
• Stan Sluder
  Executive Vice President
• Kelly Vowels
  Vice President for Advancement 
• Matt Fassero
  Vice President of Operations
• Joe Wurtz, Ed.D.
  Dean of Students 
• Amanda Gibson
  Senior Executive Assistant to the President, Dean & C.B.O.

Emeritus Board Members

• Matthew D. Anthony
• Catherine E. Belden
• Larry Buessing ’60
• Thomas Burke
• Peggy J. Dunn
• Stephen D. Dunn
• Michael J. Easterday
• Dan Fangman
• S. Esther Fangman, OSB
• Buford M. Fraser
• Fr. Maurice Haefling, OSB
• Helen Healy ’88
• Thomas M. Hoenig
• James W. Humphrey, Jr.
• Larry Kaminsky
• Mildred J. Ketter
• Pamela A. Kramer
• Fr. Gabriel Landis, OSB
• Janelle Lazzo
• Louis J. McAvoy
• C. Patrick McLarney
• Kathy O’Hara
• Francis B. O’Malley
• Kevin O’Malley ’79
• S. Jeannine Neavitt, OSB
• Robert J. Reintjes
• Davyeon Ross ’00
• Dianne Ryan
• Laidacker M. Seaberg
• S. Ann Shepard, OSB
• Dr. Thomas L. Shriwis
• Carol M. Shomin
• Patrick J. Sly
• Patrick J. Stueve
• Judith Taggart
• Byron Thompson
• Stephanie Van Dyne, DDS
• Howard G. Westerman, Jr.
• Thomas A. Wessels
• Lionel W. Young, MD