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 (Chair, B.S. ’66)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Greensboro Partnership
Brenna Gautam (B.A. ’15)
Attorney, Office of Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
J.D. Georgetown University, 2019
B.A. in Military History, Peace Studies, 2015
Janna Hunter-Bowman (Ph.D. ’17)
Assistant Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana
Ph.D. in Theology & Peace Studies, 2017
Fran Mullen
Retired University Art Teacher
John R. Mullen (B.S. '53)
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Johnson & Johnson (retired)
Paddy Mullen (B.A. '80)
Chief Executive Officer, The BRANY Group
Steven Pepe (B.A. '65)
Retired United States 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
Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies Class of 2019
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)
Group Senior Vice President, La Salle Bank (retired); U.S. Army, Major General (retired)
Judy Scully
Retired School Psychologist
Mike Smith (B.A. '93)
Principal and Managing Director, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Richard G. Starmann
Retired Senior Vice President, McDonald's Corporation; 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