President

Mark A. Nook

• President
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Administration

Mark Nook

• President
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José Herrera

• Provost and Executive Vice President
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Michael Hager

• Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations
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Heather Schroeder

• Vice President for Student Life
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Jim Jermier

• Vice President for University Advancement, President of the Foundation
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Megan Franklin

• Director of Athletics
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Karmen Dillon

• Chief Information Officer
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Pete Moris

• Director of University Relations
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Jennifer Yarrow

• Assistant to the President
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Oksana Grybovych Hafermann

• Chief of Staff

Anne Bilder

• General Counsel

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Board

Michael Armbrecht

• Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees — CFO, API Tech
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Jan Bittner

• Retired, UNI Volleyball Coach

Bob Bowlsby

• Retired Commissioner, Big 12 Conference
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Carl Boyd

• Circuit Court Judge, Sixth Municipal District

Don Coffin

• CEO, Bankers Trust Co.
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Mary Coffin

• Retired Executive Vice President Loan Servicing & Post Closing, Wells Fargo Bank NA
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Linda Cook

• President, Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
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Dan Fick

• Chief Medical Officer, HyVee; Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
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Larry K. Fox

• Chair of the Board; Private Wealth Investor, Ameriprise Financial Discerning Wealth
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Jorgen Heidemann

• Retired Senior Vice President, Benefit Capital Management Corporation

Rich James

• Retired Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors

Jim Jermier

• Vice President for University Advancement, President of the UNI Foundation
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Lynn King

• Retired Director of Athletics & Assistant VP of Student Life, University of the Pacific
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Susan Koch

• Chancellor Emeritus, University of Illinois Springfield

Kathryn Kunert

• Vice President Economic Connections and Integration, MidAmerican Energy Company
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David R. Mason

• Attorney at Law, Redfern Mason Larsen & Moore PLC
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Jim Mudd

• CEO, Mudd Advertising
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Katie Mulholland

• Retired Superintendent, Linn-Mar Community School District
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Rick Noel

• Retired, Partner, Varde Partners
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Mark A. Nook

• President, University of Northern Iowa
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Scott Soifer

• President/Owner McSoifers Inc., DBA McDonalds Restaurants
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Sandy Stevens

• Freelance Journalist, Announcer & Emcee

Julie Wood Stoll

• Agent, State Farm Insurance Companies

Tina Stubbs

• Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
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Katy Susong

• President and CEO, Grow Cedar Valley
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Kerry Sutherland

• Director Operations Athletic Country Clubs, Life Time Inc.
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David Takes

• President & CEO, Doerfer Companies
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Bobbie Williams

• 2nd Vice Chair of the Board; Retired Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army
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Michael Wright

• Vice President Government Affairs, American Pharmacies
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Michael Young

• Attorney at Law, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll Law Firm
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Updated on 07/19/2025