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Westminster College Alumni Board

The Alumni Board of Directors works with Westminster College, through the Office of Alumni Relations, to develop programs that serve alumni and ways alumni can serve Westminster College. Most of all, Westminster alumni stay in touch, are involved, give and get back, and tell their friends about how great Westminster College is! 

Meet your 2012-2013 Westminster Alumni Board 

Nadeya Al-Jabri ('03, MBA '05)
Vice Chair

Nadeya Al-Jabri graduated from Westminster with BS in international business in 2003 and with an MBA in 2005. She has made her career of strategic analytics and business intelligence, and shares her professional experience by teaching management as an adjunct professor in the Gore School of Business.
Originally from the United Arab Emirates, Nadeya credits her professional and academic success to her grandfather – who held a strong belief and passion for the education of women. In 2007 Nadeya and her family established The Mohammed Bin Saif Al-Jabri (The Pearl Diver) Scholarship in honor her grandfather, Mohammed Bin Saif Al-Jabri (the Pearl Diver) for his “vision, commitment and personal journey to change the world.”

Corbin Archer (MBA '02)
Chair
Corbin is the Chief Executive Officer for Techna Glass, Inc. He has also served as a member of the company's board of directors since 2003. Prior to Techna Glass, Corbin worked as Market Manager and Sales Trainer for Saint Jude Medical. Corbin earned his MBA from Westminster, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois while competing on the varsity tennis team. In addition to his work on the Alumni Board at Westminster, Corbin enjoys serving on the Westminster MBA Alumni Committee and co-facilitating the Alumni Mentoring Program.

 Kayla Smith Bernard ('07)

 

 

Charles Blue ('83)

 

Jake Breen (MBA '06)
Jake is currently the Associate Broker for Prudential Utah Real Estate at the Salt Lake office, where he helps manage 82 agents in the # 2 producing office in the Wasatch Front. Jake has been involved with many aspects of the real estate business including: home sales, ski resort luxury properties, commercial, land development and property rentals. Jake did his under grad work at the University of Utah and received and MBA from Westminster College in 2006.

Jim Carter ('72)
Jim is a 1972 graduate of Westminster College. He remembers Burma Road and geology labs in the basement of Ferry Hall, where the Gore School of Business now stands. Jim studied geology and law, and has worked as an exploration geologist, a natural resources lawyer, a city attorney and the director of a state regulatory agency. He is currently the regional manager for Logan Simpson Design, a community and environmental planning consulting firm. In that capacity, Jim manages local government planning and land-use regulations projects, environmental studies, and the development of resource management plans. Jim and his wife, Jane Harrison, are parents of a son whom Jim is steering toward Westminster. He has participated in the Alumni Mentoring Program at the College for four years as a mentor and program facilitator. Jim is delighted to be a part of the Westminster community and honored to be asked to help advance the objectives of the College.

Chad Dorton ('00, MBA '09)

 Zeke Dumke IV ('03)
Ezekiel “Zeke” Dumke IV, is a Managing Partner at Quinn Dumke whose practice specialties includes complex civil litigation, intellectual property management and enforcement, and small business and corporate contacting and advising.
Prior to his position at Quinn Dumke, Zeke was acting as a Business Contract and Trademark Litigation Associate at Howard, Phillips & Anderson, one of the top trademark litigation firms in the nation.
After graduating from Westminster College with undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business, he left Utah and obtained a J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law (“USF”). At USF Zeke participated in the IP Internet Justice Project and contributed to and edited the USF IP Bulletin. Additionally Zeke has obtained an M.B.A. from Bond University, Queensland, Australia, where he specialized in International Business and Entrepreneurship.

 

Anthony Englert ('09)

 

 Judy Fang (MBA '99)
Judy graduated from University of Southern California with a B.S. in Gerontology. She then obtained an M.B.A. from Westminster College in ’99. For 10 years she worked at AMT Labs, Inc. as Vice-President of Marketing. Presently, Judy’s focused on raising her two, very active, boys (Dillon and Logan). Most of her free time is spent volunteering in their classrooms and chauffeuring the kids around their various activities. Judy is currently a member of the J.E. Cosgriff Memorial school board. Judy’s husband, Bing, is also a graduate of Westminster College’s M.B.A. program and currently serves on the Westminster Board of Trustees.

Carlos Linares ('01, MBA '05)
After serving as President and CEO of the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Carlos established a management consulting practice where he serves a clientele of business and community leaders, Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations in need of strategic management and organizational development. Of Central American heritage, he led a successful career in a private banking division while earning his baccalaureate in International Business and MBA from Westminster College where he currently serves as an adjunct professor. Appointed as Chairman of the Governor's Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council, he is active in community affairs and serves on a number of business, education, government, and philanthropic boards.
           

Mike Lewis (MBA '09)
Mike is Advisor of Sustainable Development for Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Utah Copper. In this role, Mike works with internal and external stakeholders to further Kennecott’s commitment to social well-being, environmental stewardship, economic prosperity and strong corporate governance. As chair of the product stewardship team at Kennecott, Mike participates in a variety of supply chain initiatives. Mike has also led sustainability initiatives in the ski industry, as a private consultant, and as an adjunct MBA professor at Westminster College.

 

Lesley Manley ('06)

Max Rutherford ('14)
Student Alumni Relations Committee Chair 

 

Angie Schneider ('99) 
Secretary
Angie is the Sales Coordinator at Warner Truck Center, where she started part time as a Westminster student. Her excellent day job helps support her clay habit, which she also picked up as a Westminster student. She now runs a small pottery business, ACS Ceramic Arts, out of her home. She is a board member of Clay Arts, Utah, and in 2010 helped start a local gallery, Ephemera Arts.

Adrienne Shaw ('10)
Young Alumni Committee Chair

Laurel Shepard ('75)
Laurel graduated from Westminster College in 1975, the Centennial year, with a BA in Human Relations. She soon returned to school graduating in 1977 from Weber State as an RN. Laurel has worked mostly in the surgical nursing specialty and currently is the Clinical Director and Risk Manager of the St. Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center. She has three children, two of whom are or have attended Westminster, and one granddaughter. Cecily received a BA in communications, and Matthew is currently enrolled. Westminster is a family affair as her sister and brother-in-law also attended. Laurel enjoys hiking, working in her garden, reading anything she can get her hands on, and spending as much time as possible with family and friends.

Dan Smith (PMBA '10)
Project Based Programs Alumni Chair

Bill Stone (MBA '89)

Michelle Swift ('80)
Michelle is a nurse-attorney and has her own law practice with a focus on employment law, medical-nursing issues, and some family law. She has served as president of the Utah Nurses Association and the Lobbyist for the organization for over 4 years. She is a board member of the Utah Association of Justice, an organization to ensure every person has their right to have their issues redressed as allowed under the US Constitution. A passionate member of the alumni board since 2010. During her spare time she plays tennis and does quilting with her sisters and friends. "I have enjoyed my time on the board and look forward to serving Westminster for the next few years."

Ben Wilkinson ('13)
ASWC Vice Chair

Rebecca Yates ('99)

Megan Zurkan (MPC '09)
Mentoring Alumni Chair

 


 

 

 

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Contact

Annalisa Holcombe
Director of Alumni Relations
Kim T. Adamson Alumni House
Salt Lake City, UT 84105

1-866-WC-ALUMNI
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