Business Advisory Board
The Business Advisory Board assists the Indiana University Northwest School of Business & Economics in the following ways:
- Assists in accreditation activities directly by meeting with advisors and reviewers to show the support of the business community for this initiative.
- Supports the leadership focus and assists in accreditation efforts by coming to a class at IUN, meeting the students, and answering questions in the area of their expertise.
- Assists in accreditation efforts and partners by offering the feedback from the business community about:
- the business educational and training needs of the northwest Indiana community;
- the performance of the school's graduates;
- the performance of the school's curriculum in meeting business educational needs
- the school's progress on its continuous improvement activities.
- Assists in accreditation efforts and partners, to see that the school is meeting the needs of the business community by participating in the Mission, Vision and Strategic Plan Development process of Indiana University Northwest.
- Works to identify key business leaders to speak at Business and Economics Week presentations.
- Helps form key partnerships in the business community to provide
- Internships for business students.
- Works to insure its visibility in the business community and to develop appropriate marketing strategies.
Advisory Board Members
Mr. Garry Aloia
Mortgage Company Mgmt, LLC
Access Home Loans, LLC
123 North Main Street, Suite 209
Crown Point, IN 46307
219-662-3535
galoia@mcmllc.biz
Dr. Bharat Barai
Premier Oncology/Hematology
200 E. 89th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-614-7810
bhbarai@yahoo.com
Mr. Michael Beeler
United States Steel Corporation
Midwest Plant
6300 US Highway 12, AE-2
Portage, IN 46368
219-763-5516
mcbeeler@uss.com
Mr. Greg Bracco
First Midwest Bank
10322 Indianapolis Blvd
Highland, IN 46322
219-853-3521
greg.bracco@firstmidwest.com
Mr. John Desmaretz
ClearWater Technology Group, Inc.
11426 South Perry Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628
773-821-6765
johrdesmaretz@msn.com
Mr. Mattison A. Dilts
WestPoint Financial
522 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-756-3849
219-756-4103
madilts@finsvcs.com
Dr. Linda Gunn, Ph.D., CPHRM
A.G.S. Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 11517
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-805-4377
agsconsult@earthlink.net
Mr. Brian Halaschak
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
870 Eastporte Centre Drive, Suite 100
Valparaiso, IN 46383
855-462-0110
bhalaschak@wfafinet.com
Mr. Brett Jacobs
Cormac Benefits Group
2200 S. Main Street, Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60148
630-282-1777
brett@cormacinc.com
Mr. William Logothetis
Investor
Crown Point, IN 46307
219-743-7117
thelogos3@sbcglobal.net
Dr. Prakash Makam
Cardiology Assoc. of NWIN, P.C.
10010 Donald Powers Drive
Munster, IN 46321
219-934-4200
219-934-4292 fax
prakashmakam@comcast.net
Mr. Steve McIntyre
United States Steel Corporation
One North Broadway
Gary, IN 46402
219-888-4445
srmcintyre@uss.com
Mr. George Miga
Consultant
Munster, IN 46321
219-923-9028
georgemiga@att.net
Mr. James Percifield
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
181 West Madison Street, 44th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
312-525-4043
james.percifield@ubs.com
Mr. Terrence Quinn
Peoples Bank
9204 Columbia Avenue
Munster, IN 46321
219-853-7080
tquinn@ibankpeoples.com
Ms. Mary Ann Shacklett
Community Foundation of NWIN, Inc.
10010 Donald Powers Drive, Suite 201
Munster, IN 46321
219-934-8250
219-934-8280 fax
mshacklett@comhs.org
Mr. Michael Skurka
Investor
Munster, IN 46321
219-718-4960
mskurka2@yahoo.com
Mr. David K. Stephenson
Horizon Bank
8590 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-650-6525
dstephenson@accesshorizon.com
Dr. Mary Stewart-Pellegrini
The Stewart Management Group
P.O. Box 2588
Gary, IN 46403
219-938-8094
equitycheck44@yahoo.com
Mr. Michael L. Suggs
Operations Integration & Strategy
NIPSCO
801 E. 86th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-886-5655
msuggs@nisource.com
Mr. Robert Swartz
Swartz Retson & Co. P.C.
235 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-769-3616
219-736-4876 fax
rswartz@swartz-retson.com
Mr. Roger Wexelberg
Wexworks
26 Kincraig Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46385
rwexelberg@aol.com
Mr. Dave Wilkinson
Strack & Van Til
2244 45th Street
Highland, IN 46322
219-924-7588
wilkinsonds@s-vt.com
