Advisory Board
The Kroc Institute Advisory Board provides advice and guidance to the director and executive staff and supports the development of Kroc Institute resources.
Phillip D. Brady (B.A. '73)
Adjunct Professor, Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America
J. Patrick Danahy (B.A. '66)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Greensboro Partnership
Kelsey Davenport (M.A. '11)
Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association
Garrett FitzGerald (Ph.D. '20)
Assistant Professor of Peace & Justice Studies, Pace University, New York, NY
Ph.D. in Political Studies & Peace Studies, 2020
Monica Montgomery (B.A. '19)
Political Director and Policy Analyst, Council for a Livable World
Paddy Mullen (Chair, B.A. '80)
Chief Executive Officer, The BRANY Group
Elias Omondi Opongo, S.J. (M.A. '04)
Director, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR)
Steven Pepe (B.A. '65)
Retired United Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Maria Camila Posse Gaez (MGA '19)
Risk Management Associate and Operations Analyst, Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group
Paul T. Rogalski (B.A. '80)
Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking, Robert W. Baird & Company
Michael P. Rooney (B.A. '94)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Claddagh Investments, LLC
John E. Scully, Jr. (B.A. '64)
Executive Advisor, Challenger, Gray & Christmas; Group Senior Vice President, La Salle Bank (retired); U.S. Army, Major General (retired)
Judy Scully
School Psychologist (retired)
Mike Smith (B.A. '93)
Principal and Managing Director, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Richard G. Starmann (Former Chair)
Senior Vice President, McDonald's Corporation (retired); Senior Advisor to Joan B. Kroc; Co-Trustee, Estate of Joan B. Kroc
Peter Wallensteen
Richard G. Starmann, Sr. Research Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies