Our hallmark Career Mentors program, composed of Executives and Experts in Residence (EIRs), connects students with top industry leaders for personalized advising. These professionals have previously held executive-level appointments, positioning them as true experts in their industries.
Students can make appointments with EIRs in Handshake.
Alyse Lasser
David Jaggi
Mauricio Gonzalez-Sfeir
Mike Kiyosaki
Michael Stec
Patrice Dziire
Pat Lau
Sara Reddington
Bill Rogalla
Airies Davis, EdD, is an educational thought leader with more than 10 years of experience in workforce development, diversity and inclusion, talent management, motivational coaching, and more.
Alyse Lasser is the founder and president of Insight Executive Search Partners, Inc., an executive search firm. She is active in the legal and professional community, is a frequent speaker on panels, and regularly consults with clients on career issues.
Brandon Alston is a Sociologist who has conducted research projects on legal inequalities, public health disparities, race, gender, and violence. His research has received awards from national and regional professional associations, including the American Sociological Association and the Midwest Sociological Society. Brandon has also implemented social interventions on mental health and gun violence in low-income communities in the United States and international and evolving environments. Brandon is also a business professional with professional experience in marketing and human resources.
Education:
PhD, Northwestern University
MA, Northwestern University
MSM, Wake Forest University
BA, Haverford College
David is an experienced R&D and innovation thought leader with a passion for building and leading exceptional teams that deliver business growth through the identification and delivery of exceptional customer experiences.
Jennifer Campe is a retired HR executive with an extensive career in strategic talent management. With 30+ years of experience, her areas of expertise include organizational performance, talent development, executive coaching and succession planning. She has served on boards including Loyola Quinlan School of Business, the Goodman Theatre and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future.Professional.
Mauricio Gonzalez-Sfeir is an experienced advancement and business professional with experience in international business, fundraising and development, growth strategy, and diversity and inclusion. He serves as a board member of several organizations, including the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). He has a special passion for the sports business, having owned and led professional soccer clubs.
As an immigrant Social Worker, a great passion of Maria Herrera’s is inspiring, healing, and guiding new generations. For Maria, education is the most valuable tool for social inclusion, eliciting change and leading to a healthy self within an evolving and often unreceptive society.
There is no more extraordinary gift in life than that of being seen and valued (Herrera, 2021).
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Education:
Mike Kiyosaki is a global executive with an extensive career of leading organizations, capturing market opportunities, and building passionate, high-caliber teams. He has been the board director of several corporations in multiple countries.
Michael Stec is a Director at a Fortune 20 insurance company specializing in predictive analytics. He works with one of the largest Data Science teams in the nation focused on predicting, preventing and managing adverse health conditions. He has over 35 years’ experience in health care, health insurance, actuarial studies, programming and machine learning / artificial intelligence. Michael also is an adjunct instructor at Dominican and teaches career development and MBA courses.
Patrice has more than twenty years experience as an attorney, nonprofit executive, public servant, and community strategist. She started her career in South Africa in the 90’s working on apartheid reconciliation and reparations projects with the Human Rights Committee of South Africa and the South African Land Claims Court. Since that time and over many roles in the private, nonprofit, and government sector, she has worked to support ideas, concepts, projects, and people rooted in truth, justice, and expanded consciousness.
Patricia Lau has 30 years of leadership experience in academic medical centers, community-based projects, and working within the library and information science industry. She has directed major public health projects, and served as a consultant at the city, state, and national levels to address the needs of our society’s most vulnerable diverse populations. She earned a master’s degree in Public Administration, with a concentration in Human Resources.
Education
San Diego State University
Master of Art, Public Administration
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Art, Urban Studies and Planning
Relevant Work Experience
• Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Pediatric Advocacy
• Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Partnership to Prevent Firearm Violence
• Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
• Rush University, Chicago, IL
College of Nursing
Expert in Residence
Sara Reddington took a passion for food and built it into a 30+-year career within the food industry. Her areas of expertise include food labeling and regulations; marketing, public relations and recipe development; and food writing and publishing. She also coaches new managers on ways to increase their leadership skills and potential.
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Education:
BS, Food & Nutrition, University of Iowa
Bill Rogalla is a nationally recognized real estate investor and developer across multiple property sectors. Over his 30-year career, he has held C-Suite level positions for U.S. and European-based organizations where he has played an integral role in the successful geographic and investment expansion via strategy development, target market identification, team building and transaction execution. He has served on corporate, civic and educational boards, including Dominican University’s Board of Trustees.
