COBE Advisory Council

Active. Engaged. Valued.

The College of Business and Economics (COBE) is helping create the future for our students and the Treasure Valley through entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and collaboration. Collaboration with leaders from our vibrant business community is central to our ability to achieve our mission and strategic goals. The COBE Advisory Council (COBEAC) is made up of business leaders who not only care about the direction of our valley but strongly believe that COBE can be a key driver in creating economic value and improving our community’s high quality of life.

Members

Michael Bennion

Global Director of Insights

HP, Inc.
Don Collins

Sr VP and Commercial Credit Team Manager

Wells Fargo
Denise Dunlap

Managing Partner

Loon Creek Capital
Charles Eddy

Director, Digital Supply Chain

MIcron
Jeff Feeler

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

US Ecology, Inc.
Hart Gilchrist

Director Operations Services

Intermountain Gas Company
Lisa Hales

Retired, High School Administrator

Fort Collins, CO
Sylvia Hampel

Retired President

Clearview Cleaning
Kelly Hibbs

SVP, CFO & Treasurer

Boise Cascade Company
Brian King

Sr. VP, Financial Advisor / Branch Director

RBC Wealth Management
Andrea Kniefel

Controller

Gem State Radiology
Darren Kyle

Owner/Operator

McDonald’s Restaurants of South Central Idaho
Jay Larsen

Founder, CEO and President

Idaho Technology Council
Jason Manning

CFO

Jackson Food Stores
CJ Martin

VP, Global Commercial Excellence

Mediadata Solutions
Chad McKibben

Owner

Energy Enterprise Group LLC
Carey McNeal

Co-Founder and Wealth Management Advisor

Buffington Mohr McNeal
Mark Murphy

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Micron Technology, Inc.
Susan Olson

COO/CFO

Hawley Troxell
Liza Roeser

CEO

Fifty Flowers
Brenda Sanford

COO

D.L. Evans Bank
Pat Shannon

Retired Dean and Professor of Supply Chain Management

Boise State University
Timothy Tatum

VP of Regulatory Affairs

Idaho Power
Ron Van Auker, Jr.

President

Van Auker Properties