Marketing Advisory Board
The Bloch School of Management values partnership with the business community who help us develop valuable programs for our graduates and the employers who hire them. The advice and counsel of the business and civic community guides many aspects of the School’s direction. The area’s best respected leaders participate on Bloch boards and councils.
Ron Benjamin
Summit Marketing
Jeanette Carter
Hallmark Cards
Kevin Fox
Senior Marketing Communications Manager
Burns & McDonnell
Jeff Fromm
Senior Vice President
Barkley
John Giesler
Area Manager, Broker Sales
Kraft Foods North America
John E. Giesler leads the Kraft Broker Sales Organization covering the western half of the U.S. He has been with Kraft for 33 years, holding numerous positions across many of the company’s different divisions. Giesler has also been, or is currently, a member of the Kansas Food Dealers Association, the Allied Food Club, Kansas Urban League, and the Missouri Retail Grocers Association.
John Goodman
Pareto Marketing, Inc.
Melissa Hendricks
Senior Director, Marketing
Cerner
Sherry Lieberman
Etc. Advertising and Promotions, LLC
Sherry Lieberman has spent more than thirty years in the advertising industry. Having worked with renowned companies such as American Hospital Supply Corporation (currently Baxter Laboratories) and RH Macy’s (Missouri/Kansas region), she is currently co-founder and managing partner/CEO of Etc. Advertising. She works with all clients and oversees Etc.’s staff in advertising, public relations and promotions. She is currently, or has served, on the boards of KCPT’s Channel 19 Annual Auction and the NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women).
Craig Miller
Marketing Manager - Global Building Solutions
BlueScope Buildings NA
Ron Miller
Vice President - Innovation
BlueScope Buildings NA
Craig Safir
Sprint
Craig Safir is director of Cloud and Converged Markets at Sprint, managing marketing and operations for this $4 billion part of the business portfolio. Prior to joining Sprint, Craig worked for seven years as the director of marketing strategy at Cerner and as a case team leader for the Boston Consulting Group. Craig has an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management and graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in economics.
Mike Salmons
Certified Senior Advisor
Sensible Senior Solutions
Jim Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Manager of Market Intelligence and Research
Bayer Healthcare U.S. Animal Health Division
Jim Thomas has been working in the area of marketing and marketing research for more than 25 years at high profile companies including Bayer, Sprint, Bernstein-Rein Advertising and Hallmark. He also taught marketing, advertising, strategic management, industrial psychology and marketing research for 14 years at Baker University. Thomas earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and his M.A. in psychology from Wichita State University.
