Initiative for Managing Services
Advisory Board
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Corporate Advisory Board Members
Bill Arthur is the former chairman of the law firm Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur and its Business Law Department. He is now counsel with the firm, and also serves as President of Broad Street Energy Co. He serves on the boards of the Columbus Museum of Art and the Capital Club Executive Committee. Bill served on the OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors and in 2001, Bill was awarded OSU's Distinguished Service Award.
Peter Korda President Scotts Lawn Service
Rod Imbriani Vice President, Marketing, Scotts LawnService
Spencer Pugh , VP and Manager, Industrial and International Market Sector, Battelle
Anthony Hebron Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations, Battelle
Jim Lyski EVP-Chief Marketing Officer , Nationwide
Lu Yarbrough III Administrative Officer, Corporate Marketing and Communications, Nationwide
Karen Maruna Executive Vice President Human Resources Director Huntington National Bank
John P. McEwan Managing Partner Deloitte & Touché
Annette Tirabasso Partner Deloitte Consulting, LLP
George Taylor VP, Customer Excellence , Cardinal Health
Kendell Sherrer VP, HR, Corporate Services, Cardinal Health
Pete E. Geier VP for Health Sciences, Ohio State University Medical Center.
Mary Nash PhD, Chief Nurse Executive, Health System The Ohio State University Medical Center
Robert (Buzz) Trafford Managing Partner, Porter Wright
Richard Terapak Managing Partner, Porter Wright
Nancy Kramer Founder & CEO Resource Interactive
Nancy Koors President/Chief Operating Officer, Resource
Randall Gerber President, Gerber Financial Advisors, LLC
Michael J. Moran President, Affiliated
Jason Pitstick President, Byrnes Sales Associates
Mary Gros Director University Relations, Teradata
Jane Ramsey Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Limited Brands
Bram van der Ploeg Executive Vice President Scheduling and Logistics, NetJets
Academic Advisory Board Members
Dr. Neeli M. Bendapudi, Academic Director of IMS
Neeli Bendapudi received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and is a professor of Marketing at the Fisher College. She has received numerous awards for her teaching and has taught the MBA core Marketing class, the MBA Service Marketing elective, as well as Marketing for the Executive MBA classes. She specializes in the study of consumer behavior in services. She has been published widely in academic journals, serves on several editorial boards and is an elected member of the AMA's Academic Council Executive Committee.
Dr. David B. Greenberger, Faculty Fellow of IMS
David Greenberger is chair of and associate professor within the Department of Management and Human Resources at the Fisher College. He holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University, and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Wisconsin. His research focuses on management issues of growing professional service organizations, impact of technology on alliances and virtual organizations, the role of temporary workers in organizations, time and leadership, and satisfaction. He is extensively published in leading academic journals and has earned numerous awards including the Pace Setters Service Award, Walter A. Ulmer Award and best Management and Human Resource doctoral professor award.






