Alumni Board of Directors

Pat Rodgers is chief revenue officer for Rise Commercial District and the founder and president of Deviate Partners. Deviate Partners is an advisory and consulting firm that supports start-up founders and business leaders in achieving sustainable and repeatable revenue and product growth.

Prior to founding Deviate Partners, Pat led and scaled multiple businesses at various stages of growth. Most recently, he was the head of revenue (CRO) at Decimal which provided SMBs with the first-ever accounting operating system. This supported the founders in transitioning from founder-led selling into a repeatable motion, driving triple digit growth and leading the revenue integration of Decimal's first acquisition of KPMG Spark.

Prior to Decimal, Pat was the co-founder and CEO of Canopy. Canopy automates the analysis and monitoring of revenue data, providing revenue leaders with real-time insights and awareness needed to drive growth. Pat's experience as a revenue leader framed the vision for Canopy. His leadership led to a successful exit in 2021 when Canopy was acquired by Outreach, a Seattle-based software company and leader in the revenue space.

Pat has also led and grown software sales organizations in both the financial software and sales enablement spaces. He scaled the revenue organization at LearnCore, a sales enablement software, from less than $1 million in revenue to a $50 million acquisition by Showpad in 2018. He built the revenue organization at Backstop Solutions Group, expanding their footprint internationally while consistently doubling revenue year over year.

Pat graduated from Kelley’s Undergraduate Program in 2010 with a BS in Marketing and Operations. Prior to joining the board, Pat was the Alumni Leadership Network council chair and the Chicago market leader for multiple terms.

Prior to establishing her own consulting firm, Danielle served as director of strategy and marketing development at 3M. In this role, she led a 35+ person leadership development program supporting enterprise, business group, and division priorities through internal strategy and marketing consulting. Danielle collaborated closely with strategy, research and development, and marketing leaders, and spearheaded megatrends and future markets analyses for the company.

She joined the Strategic Business Development group in 2010 where she was responsible for leading growth acceleration projects, including multiple engagements in Southeast Asia and Africa. Prior to Strategic Business Development, Danielle held a variety of global marketing, innovation, and business development roles focused on consumer electronics, transportation, and energy markets since joining the company in 2001.

In addition to her titled role, Danielle is a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion at 3M and serves on the CEO’s Inclusion Council. She mentors, advocates for, and supports multiple employee resource groups at 3M and serves on the Corporate Advisory Board of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

Prior to joining 3M, Danielle was a business developer for the AES Corporation, a global independent energy producer, working on acquisitions in the United States and Latin America. Danielle earned her MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and undergraduate degrees in international relations and Spanish from George Mason University. She resides in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband Mark and two children.

Patrick Beeman, a managing director at FTI Consulting, is based in Chicago. Patrick has broad experience in client services, including 18 years of operational management, business development, engagement management, and technical consulting ranging from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sets, systems, and infrastructure. Specifically, he has particular expertise in detailed data mining, analysis, and visualization; review, comparison, and improved performance of existing data systems; electronic discovery; data privacy and security; and the creation of customized technology solutions in the form of applications and tools. He has also historically led the creation, management, and business development of data analytics practices.

Before rejoining FTI, he was the CIO/senior vice president of OmniVere LLC., a litigation support/e-discovery company. Previously, he was part of Navigant’s Technology Solutions practice in the disputes and investigation segment. In addition, Patrick is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner.

Patrick received his undergraduate degree in 2005 with majors in accounting, finance, and business economics and public policy (BEPP) from the Kelley School of Business, with a minor in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences. While pursuing his triple major and minor, he was deputy director of the Department of Student Rights in the IU Student Government. In 2021, he received the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Volunteer Leadership Award. Patrick and his wife, Kelly, live in the Chicago suburb of La Grange with their daughter, Sydney, and son, Nolan.

Anthony Bonaguro has nearly 20 years of experience working closely with high-growth, start-up, and middle-market companies in a variety of industries, including services, manufacturing, technology, and venture capital. He has experience in capital markets transactions ranging from angel investing to initial public offerings. He has advised numerous companies in a variety of industries on M&A strategies, due diligence, and deal structure under US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.

Anthony spent three years based in Singapore working with Grant Thornton International in the strategic development of its Asia Pacific practices, which represented more than 12,000 partners and staff across 20 countries. This role focused on network development and growth, client service support, brand, and reputation in the region. Anthony’s accomplishments include a secondment to Grant Thornton’s member firm in Australia in which he served as one of the US’s technical secondees.

Maddie Beja graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 2016 with a degree in marketing and international business. She started her career at Risk Placement Services, Inc., where she focuses on high-risk commercial property insurance. Over the past eight years, she progressed from the role of associate broker to her current position as area vice president. Maddie received the Insurance Business America Rising Star Award (2023), recognizing the best insurance professionals under 35 in the US.

Beyond the insurance industry, Maddie has been highly involved with the Kelley Alumni Association in Chicago in various roles, most recently joining the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Board. Maddie lives in downtown Chicago with her husband, Joe (another Kelley graduate), and their cat, Callie.

Nicholas Candis is a vice president–commercial banker in JPMorganChase’s Commercial & Investment Bank group, focusing on emerging middle market companies across central Indiana. As a commercial banker, he leverages JPMorgan’s fortress balance sheet, $17 billion investment in technology, and industry thought leaders to create a host of customized banking solutions for his clients, including treasury and credit services, liquidity solutions, international banking, foreign exchange, interest rate management, and more. These solutions help his clients maximize their working capital and position themselves for their next phase of growth.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Nicholas serves on several boards, including Westfield Youth Sports Incorporated (WYSI) and Liberty Grove Schools.

In addition, Nicholas was a Junior Achievement of Central Indiana's “Best and Brightest” finalist in banking and finance as well as a Black Rising Star honoree as recognized by InnoPower LLC.

Nicholas graduated from Indiana University in 2012 with his BS in Marketing and completed his MBA from Indiana University in 2022. He lives in Westfield, Indiana, with his wife (a Kelley alum) and their two children.

Kirby Durham is vice president and treasury management officer at First Financial Bank. His background includes over 25 years in the financial sector, focusing on cash and treasury management, corporate finance, commercial lending, and financial analysis and forecasting. Prior to his current role, Kirby was a strategic markets analyst for Oak Street Funding and senior vice president and treasury management executive with Busey Bank.

As well as being on the board of the KSBAA, Kirby is also a member of the Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council, and serves as a liaison between the two organizations.

Chris Farr is vice president of client success for Strider Technologies. Chris' team enables Strider clients to achieve results by providing exceptional client experiences. Before joining Strider, Chris spent nearly 20 years at Eli Lilly and Company, where he held leadership roles in sales, Lean Six Sigma, and information security.

Chris has a BS in Business from Indiana University, and an MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy from New York University. Chris resides in Fishers, Indiana, with his wife and two children.

Edzra Gibson, vice president of brand marketing at the #1 kids’ beverage brand in the US, good2grow, brings 14 years of brand marketing and CPG experience to the company. Prior to joining the good2grow team as director of brand marketing in 2015, Edzra supported multiple brands at Fortune 500 companies Abbott Laboratories and Kraft Heinz. In his current role at good2grow, he leads the brand marketing team in identifying future consumer-based growth opportunities that deliver against brand and financial objectives, including portfolio development and consumer activation strategies for national scale and customer-specific shopper marketing initiatives.

Dr. Elicia Harris is a board-certified OBGYN physician who practices clinically with IU Health Metro Hospitals (IU Health North in Carmel, IU Health Saxony in Fishers, and IU Health West in Avon) and is the physician leader/executive of the Women’s Service Line for IU Health/Indianapolis Metro Region. She is also the co-founder and chief medical officer of Navigate Maternity, a medical technology start-up that addresses health disparities to improve maternal outcomes.

She is currently the vice chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Indiana Section. She is also a member of the ACOG legislative committee and works locally and on the national level to advocate for legislation to improve women’s health.

Dr. Harris graduated from the Kelley School of Business in the Physician MBA 2022 cohort. She is an active alumni member of the Physician MBA program and enjoys attending its annual global healthcare trips.

Debbie Liner is senior manager of cybersecurity governance at Abbott. She is a seasoned professional in the fields of risk management, information security, and IT, with a track record of excelling in complex and heavily regulated environments. With extensive expertise in cybersecurity controls, data privacy, operational readiness, vendor risk management, and audit planning and execution, Debbie consistently delivers strategic insights while navigating the intricacies of implementation and execution.

As a professional with a global perspective, Debbie has worked extensively with Asian and European businesses, gaining a deep understanding of the intricacies of operating in diverse international markets. She thrives in matrixed, cross-functional teams, making valuable contributions to global initiatives.

Debbie received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 2011 with a major in supply chain management and a minor in music from the Jacobs School of Music. While at IU, Debbie was a member of the Marching Hundred, Alpha Gamma Delta, Women in Business, and Tour Guides. Debbie also earned her MS in Information Systems in 2011.

During her non-work time, Debbie enjoys traveling to new countries (having visited over 50) with her husband, Danny, spending time with her family, and rooting for the Hoosiers.

Adam Russek-Sobol is the founder and chief executive officer of Education Walkthrough, a K–12 classroom observation platform trusted by over 4,000 schools across 10+ countries. It enables instructional leaders to document observations, deliver actionable feedback, and make data-driven decisions that accelerate teacher growth.

Before launching Education Walkthrough, Adam founded and built CareBand. As a senior at Indiana University, he conceived the idea, built the first prototype, and won the university’s former BEST competition, securing a $100,000 investment. CareBand went on to pioneer the first wearable safety system combining low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) connectivity with embedded machine learning. The system helps people living with dementia stay safe and independent, reducing hospital visits and giving caregivers peace of mind.

Under Adam’s leadership CareBand secured multimillion-dollar NIH research grants, earned AARP and other industry innovation awards, and amassed more than 14 US and international patents. His connected-health work has been featured on the TEDx stage and at global IoT forums.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Adam is committed to translating hard-won start-up lessons into broader impact. He leads Chicago’s Founder’s Therapy peer group, sits on the Union for Reform Judaism’s North American Board of Trustees, and advises companies and nonprofits on entrepreneurial thinking.

Adam graduated from Kelley’s MS in Information Systems (MSIS) program and also earned his BS in Informatics from IU. He continues to channel his competitive energy into building companies that make life healthier, safer, and more connected.

Analilia Silva is a creative and innovative business professional with over 10 years of corporate experience in the US and Mexico, working in sales and marketing for global companies such as 3M, Johnson & Johnson, and Nokia.

Her success in the corporate world and her zeal to make a direct impact on individuals led her to start a career in academia at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. During her time at Kelley, she developed the global strategy for the Kelley Full-Time MBA Program and managed a portfolio of global experiences, including several consulting projects for SMEs and NGOs in developing countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

After five years working for the Kelley Full-Time MBA Program, Analilia returned to her home country, Mexico, and founded 20degrees Consulting with the purpose in mind to create an impact in communities, organizations, and individuals through entrepreneurship. She has worked with NGOs, government, and academic organizations in Latin America and Africa on action-based business acceleration experiences, entrepreneurship strategy consulting, and entrepreneurship curriculum development.

Analilia recently rejoined the Kelley School of Business as LATAM Recruiting and Partner Engagement Advisor with Kelley Global, based in Mexico. During the spring semester she teaches Global Business Analysis (Doing Business in Mexico) for the Kelley Undergraduate Program.

Analilia received an MBA from the Kelley School of Business in 2004, majoring in marketing and venture creation. She earned a BS in Marketing from TEC de Monterrey (Mexico).

Dennis Sputh, based in Denver, Colorado, since 1986, has established himself as a prominent figure in the health and life insurance brokerage industry. With over 35 years of experience, he has garnered significant success through a dedication to building strong relationships, providing exceptional customer service, and leveraging his extensive industry knowledge. 

Specializing in delivering superior personal service for all health and life insurance needs, Dennis has been serving Colorado companies and individuals since 1989. His ability to foster valuable relationships with insurance vendors and collaborate effectively with independent brokers sets him apart in the field. From crafting tailored insurance solutions to assisting with claims and renewals, Dennis' expertise in the ever-evolving realm of health and life insurance equips clients to make informed decisions with confidence.

Dennis' commitment to his community extends beyond his professional endeavors. He serves as the treasurer of the Colorado Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and was honored in 2023 with the prestigious IUAA Presidents Award. As a key member of the IUAA Colorado Chapter's leadership team, Dennis plays a vital role in organizing community events, driving volunteer engagement, and facilitating social activities, showcasing his dedication to creating a positive impact beyond the realm of insurance.