BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Triangle Education Foundation Leadership
President
Scott E. Bova, CFRE
Foundation President
Mr. Bova currently serves as the President of the Triangle Education Foundation. Mr. Bova joined the Triangle Foundation staff in June of 2000. As President, Mr. Bova is responsible for the daily operations of the Foundation as well as for its national fundraising efforts. Previously, Mr. Bova served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation, where he joined the staff in 1995 as the Director of Alumni Affairs and Development. He was then elevated to the position of COO in January 1997. Mr. Bova received a bachelor's degree in Sports Marketing and Media Relations from Ohio University. During his tenure at Ohio, he was employed by the Vice President for Administration and was involved primarily in the development, planning, funding, and construction of the new $24 Million student recreation facility. Following his graduation, Mr. Bova was employed by the Detroit Lions’ Marketing Department. Currently residing in Carmel, Indiana, Mr. Bova is active in the Indianapolis community. He is a former member of the Downtown Optimist Club and a current member of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In addition, he has volunteered for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, Big Ten Basketball Championships, Indy Reads Adult Literacy Program, and various other special projects. As a side hobby, Mr. Bova is currently an Indiana State licensed football, basketball, and baseball official, in addition to, being an NCAA football and baseball official. Bova spends time throughout the year refereeing and umpiring competitive college and high school baseball, basketball, and football. Mr. Bova is a past chair of The NIC Foundations Seminar and AFP Indiana Chapter Marketing Committee, Operations Chair for Indiana Fund Raising Day, and Co-Chair of the Indiana Philanthropy Awards Dinner. He has presented for several groups and seminars on alumni relations, volunteer management, board operations, and basic fundraising. Mr. Bova earned his Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in the fall of 2002.
Chairman
John C. Gargani pitt82
Retired Vice President, Southwestern Energy Co.
John has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to retiring in June 2017, John held various senior management positions at Southwestern Energy Company including Vice President, Human Resources, Vice President and General Manager, Strategy, Performance & Innovation, Vice President and General Manager, Midstream Services, and Vice President, Economic Planning & Acquisitions for the Company’s Exploration & Production segment. Prior to joining Southwestern Energy in 1993, John held various engineering positions with Conoco Inc. in its Midland, Texas office. John is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and is a member of several energy industry organizations. John has been married to his wife, Melissa since 1987 and they share four children and three grandchildren. John has served as the National President of Triangle Fraternity. He has also previously served as Chairman of the Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and as Chairman of the Board of Child Legacy International. John currently serves as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. He serves as Secretary of the Board of Seton LaSalle Catholic High School and recently joined the Board of the Catholic Men’s Fellowship in Pittsburgh.
Vice Chairman
Mark Tolliver ill70
Retired CEO of Palamida, Inc.
Mr. Tolliver has been in the technology field for over 40 years. Tolliver started his career at HP where he spent 16 years. While at HP, Tolliver held technical and management positions in Test & Measurement and Information Technology. Tolliver led the acquisition of Apollo Computer, HP’s largest acquisition to date at that time, resulting in the formation of HP’s workstation business unit and the introduction of a generation of advanced computing products. After leaving HP, Tolliver joined venture-funded MasPar Inc., a pioneer in massively parallel computing. In 1993, Tolliver was recruited as the VP of Market Development for Sun Microsystems Inc., at that time the world’s largest network computer company and later pioneer in Java and the internet, with revenues exceeding $4B annually. While at Sun, Tolliver led a number of product initiatives including as President of Sun’s Consumer and Embedded business which developed small footprint Java platforms for what we would now term IoT ( internet of things), with products for automotive, mobile, consumer electronics, and embedded industrial applications. Later Tolliver led iPlanet, a joint venture with Netscape, which combined both Netscape’s and Sun’s products into the industry’s first comprehensive internet infrastructure software platform (web, application server, identity, mail, messaging, and commerce products). Under Tolliver’s tenure as President of iPlanet, revenue grew rapidly to over $600M/yr. Additionally, while at iPlanet, Tolliver initiated a review of Netscape software to document intellectual property ownership, a task requiring thousands of hours of development and legal time. During this time, the use of open-source software was rapidly becoming a widespread practice within development projects, and licensing options for open-source software were proliferating. As a result, first commercial software companies and later all development organizations recognized the legal exposure that results from the use of open source and other third-party software and began to take steps similar to those at iPlanet. Post iPlanet, Tolliver returned to Sun Microsystem as Executive VP of Marketing and Corporate Development. In this position, Tolliver led negotiations with Microsoft which successfully resolved legal disputes regarding the use of Java technology. This paved the way for the expansion of Java to additional operating systems and mega-vendors. In 2005, based on Tolliver’s extensive technology and IP background, he was recruited as CEO of Palamida Inc., an early-stage company backed by venture firms Hummer Winblad and Walden Venture Capital . Palamida developed a special-purpose search engine designed to simplify the task of identifying open-source software already present within software projects and reporting on the licensing risk associated with those findings. While at Palamida, Tolliver worked closely with industry analysts to define a new product category, Software Composition Analysis, and expanded the product functionality to include the identification of security vulnerabilities as well as more extensive IP license analysis, therefore greatly increasing the value of the Palamida application. Palamida’s 500+ customers included Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, HP, Airbus, Sony, Wells Fargo, etc. among others. Palamida reached profitability mid-way through Tolliver’s 11-year tenure and remained that way until October 2016 when the company was acquired by Flexera Software Inc. Tolliver served on the board of Intalio Inc. for 10+ years prior to its acquisition by ServiceMax in 2015 and currently serves on the board of the non-profit Triangle Education Foundation. Mr. Tolliver holds degrees from the University of Illinois (EE), and the University of Chicago (MBA). He and his wife Cindy live in Saratoga, California.
Treasurer
LT. Gen Ted Bowlds (USAF) miss72
President & CEO, Innovative Perspectives, LLC
Retired Lieutenant General Bowlds is a 1973 graduate of Mississippi State University, majoring in Electrical Engineering. LtGen Bowlds also holds the following degrees: MS, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology MS, Engineering Management, University of Dayton Ph.D. Studies, Systems Engineering, George Washington University. Ted Bowlds possesses over 35 years of experience in aerospace research, development, and engineering management, including aircraft flight test and production for the US Air Force (USAF). Throughout his military career, Ted demonstrated assertiveness, intuition, and innovation—an achiever of exceptional rather than expected results. Throughout his military career, General Bowlds has served in a variety of weapons system acquisition leadership positions including flight test engineer on the F-117, director of avionics development for the B-2, program director of the C-17, and commander of the AF Research Laboratory. Additionally, Ted served in two Program Executive Officer positions, was the commander of the Electronic Systems Center, and has served multiple tours on the Air Staff. In his last assignment, General Bowlds was responsible for the acquisition of the Air Force's worldwide command and control network and the upgrade of the IT infrastructure. Finally, General Bowlds attended numerous military leadership and management schools as well as the USAF Test Pilot School Flight Test Engineers Course. Ted is currently an independent consultant assisting companies in strategic planning and contract proposal effort.
Secretary
Dr. Cary Laxer rose88asc
Retired Chair, Computer Science Dept. at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Cary Laxer rose88asc, has been a huge part of the success of our Rose-Hulman chapter over the past 29 years; he has served as a teacher, friend, and role model for nearly 700 men who have been part of the chapter during his tenure as Chapter Advisor. While he never had an undergraduate Triangle experience Cary’s dedication, loyalty, and commitment to Triangle and the Rose chapter are remarkable. This past fall Cary retired from full-time teaching at Rose-Hulman offering an opportunity to reflect on his work with the chapter and providing yet another example of Cary’s staunch support of Triangle. Cary Laxer joined the Rose-Hulman facility in 1981 and paved the way for enormous change within computer science education – on campus and across the country. Under his leadership as department chairman from 2002 to 2015, the department grew in student enrollment, and faculty stature and added an emphasis in software engineering, along with a major in international computer science. Brother Laxer’s Triangle journey began in 1988 as a member of the Rose-Hulman faculty when the chapter approached him to get involved, he accepted the invitation and has been supporting Triangle ever since. Cary has been a part of an era of great success for the Rose-Hulman chapter which has grown to the largest chapter in Triangle that boasts outstanding scholarship and a membership that is active and engaged on campus. Cary has provided outstanding advice, guidance, and support that have allowed the active members to build a great fraternity experience.
Undergraduate Director
AJ Collins pur22
Undergraduate Representative
AJ is currently a senior attending Purdue University and studying Mechanical Engineering. During his time in the Purdue Chapter of Triangle, AJ has served as the risk manager and worked closely with the chapter executive board to teach and inform the active and new members of the National and Chapter Risk Management policies. Along with being an active member of his chapter, AJ is also a four-year member of the Purdue Crew team and actively competes across the country in pursuit of regional and national rowing championships. As the Undergraduate member of the Triangle Education Foundation Board of Directors, AJ will attend all meetings and conference calls of the Board of Directors, providing the Board with information on the current needs of the undergraduate membership of Triangle. Additionally, AJ will assist Foundation staff with the marketing and solicitation of undergraduates as members of the President's Men and will review and evaluate the achievement of the Foundation's annual goal and strategies.
Foundation Director
RADM Melvin H. Chiogioji (USNR) pur58
President & CEO, MELE Associates, Inc.
Retired Admiral Chiogioji is a 1961 graduate of Purdue, and has received an MBA from the University of Hawaii and a DBA from George Washington University. Admiral Chiogioji has served on the Triangle Foundation Board of Directors since 1996. In addition to Triangle, he serves as Chairman of the Board of the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, as a member of the Board of the Japanese American National Museum, and as a member of the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association. Retired Admiral Chiogioji currently resides in Rockville, Maryland with his wife, Pallas. He has two adult children, Wendy and Alan, and five grandchildren, Jennifer, Matthew, Amanda, Kathryn, and Christopher.
Foundation Director
Michael Chu ill86
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Michael P. Chu is the local Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group leader in McDermott’s Chicago office as of January 1, 2018, and focuses his practice on all aspects of patent law, including complex litigation, opinions, and prosecution. Mike is also currently co-chair of the Firm’s Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee. Mike and his wife, Stephanie, reside in the Roscoe neighborhood of Chicago with their children.
Foundation Director
Robert Halgren mich04
Product Marketing Director, Emerson Automation Solutions
Bob was raised in San Diego, California before going to college in the Midwest. After receiving an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2006, he worked in engineering and supply chain roles at the Dow Chemical Company. After receiving his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, he moved to Emerson Automation Solutions, where he has held strategy and product management roles. During his time at Emerson, he has worked on multiple acquisitions, and numerous business strategies, and brought an industry-changing, innovative product from conception to reality. Bob now oversees a team of Product Managers, with total revenues of those products exceeding $1B. Bob was a re-founding father of the Michigan Chapter in 2004 and has been an active alumni volunteer with Triangle after graduation, having served on the Michigan Chapter Alumni Board, National Council, and finally the Education Foundation. Bob has been a member of the Triangle Education Foundation Board of Directors since 2017.
Foundation Director
Sarah Johnson conn82
Retired Investment Manager
Sarah Johnson is a retired investment manager. In 2003, she founded and served as portfolio manager of Catamount Capital a long/short equity hedge fund based in Minneapolis. In 2012, she sold the hedge fund to Newport Beach, CA based PIMCO, the mutual fund family, which relaunched it as the PIMCO Long/Short Equity Fund. She continued as the fund’s portfolio manager until 2016 at which time she retired. She remains an active investor. Earlier in her career she was co-founder of a political advertising agency based in Connecticut which she ran from 1989 to 1999 and which focused on persuasion direct mail advertising for campaigns at every level and throughout the country. Sarah has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She also has an undergraduate degree in political science and a master’s degree in public opinion polling from the University of Connecticut. It was at the Connecticut chapter where she was initiated into Triangle in 1982. At the Connecticut chapter she served in many offices, including President. She was also instrumental in refounding the Interfraternity Council and served as its President. In her senior year she was elected by the student body to serve as a student member of the UConn Board of Trustees. The many close friendships made as an active Triangle brother remain strong to this day and are among the most treasured things in her life. Sarah and her wife, Brenda, live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which is a pretty nice place to be.
Foundation Director
Kamil F. Karmali marq04
Sr. Global Manager, OT Cybersecurity Consulting Services, Rockwell Automation
Kamil graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University with a minor in French language in 2007. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, his family elected to immigrate to Canada shortly after. Kamil was raised in Toronto and moved to the United States in 1996. He is a global citizen with naturalized citizenship from both Canada and the US, splitting his life equally between both countries. He attended Marquette University as a first generation college student. Joining Triangle Fraternity in 2004 created a trajectory that would enable his STEM leadership future. It was connections through Triangle that created an opportunity to interview with a Milwaukee based firm, Rockwell Automation. Kamil has spent the last 18+ years in various expanded leadership roles in consulting, sales, sales leadership and now operational technology cybersecurity consulting. Kamil and his team were part of an incubation business for Rockwell that scaled from $1M to several hundred million over the last decade, and currently leads a team of security professionals in each of the geographical regions around the world toward on a single mission- the security of our civilization in manufacturing operations. Kamil served as active Vice President of the Chapter during his tenure, he would then go on to serve the National Fraternity in various volunteer leadership roles inclusive of facilitation of Scobie Leadership Institute several times. After returning to the US in 2019, Kamil was asked to serve as the KSR President for the MU Alumni Board over the 6 years. During this time he was able to lead the board to firmly re-establish colonization status, negotiate terms of future operations with University leadership, create substantial fundraising needs to re-establish housing and residency for students in the home and rebuilt the 5 year strategic execution plan for the alumni board. He is humbled and eager to continue his servant based leadership passions with the Foundation Board for the coming years! Kamil currently resides in Milwaukee, WI with his partner Keri and their goldendoodle Kaya.
Foundation Director
Donald E. Knebel pur65
Retired Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Donald E. (“Don”) Knebel retired as a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP on December 31, 2013, after spending more than 39 years in the Indianapolis office of that firm as an intellectual property litigator. During that time, he was involved in cases in 23 states and tried cases to verdict in 10 states. He is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since the first edition in 1983 (Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Copyright Law, Patent Law) and was named in 2011, 2012 and 2013 as the Indianapolis Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer of the Year. He now serves as counsel to Barnes & Thornburg. Since 2011, Don has been an Adjunct Professor and Senior Advisor to the Center for Intellectual Property Research at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He teaches courses on antitrust and intellectual property law. One course, now in its second year, seeks to teach law students the principles and techniques of intellectual property litigation by engaging them in the preparation and trial of a hypothetical patent case, tried before a jury and an actual federal judge. This course thought to be the first of its kind in the United States, now includes law students from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, where Don is an adjunct professor. Don has long been active in a number of civic and charitable organizations. He was the 2010 Campaign Chair for United Way of Central Indiana and the co-chair of the 2013 Classical Fellowship Awards for the American Pianist Association. He was the moderator for the 2013 Ardath Burkhart Leadership Series and was on the Steering Committee for the first Festival of Faiths held in Indianapolis in October 2013. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the American Pianists Association, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Christel House International, Christian Theological Seminary, and United Way of Central Indiana. He is the founding Board Chair of the Center for Interfaith Cooperation and Board Chair of the Triangle Education Foundation. Don is passionate about the need for members of all religious traditions to have a better understanding of each other and is a frequent speaker and lecturer to churches and community groups on comparative religion and religious history. He and his wife Jen are frequent international travelers and he often speaks on topics related to that travel. He writes a weekly column on travel for the Current newspapers and is a regular blog contributor to the Center for Civic Literacy, especially on matters related to religion and law. He and Jen live in Zionsville and Nashville, Indiana. They have three children, Mary Knebel, Caitlin Battles, and Chase Johnson.
Foundation Director
Mark Lu cal09
Founding Software Engineer, Delivery Collective, Inc.
Mark graduated with an Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degree from UC Berkeley in 2012. Towards the end of college, he co-founded a startup called Famous Industries, Inc. (now known as Amaze) that built software that made it easy for people to build mobile landing pages with no code. Throughout its history, Famous raised more than $35 million in venture capital funding and had up to 40 employees. Mark currently lives in San Francisco and does consulting for tech startups.
Foundation Director
Greg Lang mom74
President & CEO, Nova Gold Resources
Gregory Lang is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Gold Resources, a position he has held since 2012 and he is also a Director of several other natural resource companies. Prior to his current role, he served as President of Barrick Gold of North America. where he had executive responsibility for the North American Business Unit. He also held the position of Managing Director of Barrick Gold Australia, Greg gained much of his earlier mining experience with Homestake in North America. He was General Manager of three operations in the U.S. and Canada and was responsible for the development of the Ruby Hill and the Agua de la Falda mines. He later served as Vice President, of U.S. and International Operations and as Vice President of Development, before his transfer to Australia. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from Missouri S&T in 1978. Greg is also a graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program. In 2004, he received a Professional Degree in Mining Engineering from Missouri S&T. Lang is the oldest of three brothers who graduated from Missouri S&T (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla) with degrees in Mining Engineering. His father, Eugene Lang, earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Missouri S&T. Greg is a supporter of the Eugene A. Lang Family Scholarship, which was established by his parents, Gene and Rose Lang, to provide financial support to earth sciences students at Missouri S&T. Greg and his three brothers, Gene, Steve, and Paul, and their father, Eugene, were all recognized by the Mining Engineering Donor Hall of Fame in 2005. Lang has received numerous industry awards including the Society of Mining Engineers Jackling Lecture Award for contributions to mine safety. Greg and his late wife, Sharon, have four children. Lang lives in Sandy, Utah.
Foundation Director
Gordon K. Mortin mich63
Managing Director, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc.
Gordon was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Detroit with his parents in 1950. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and of Georgia State University with a Master of Business Administration. Gordon served as a pilot in the United States Air Force from 1966 to August 1977, spending a year in Vietnam during the Vietnam War receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. He has been an Investment Banker, specializing in the financing of public projects since 1971, beginning with his family-owned firm until its sale in 1995 and with Raymond James since 2012. Board positions include chairman of the Finance Committee and President of Southern Polytechnic State University Foundation. He has also been chairman of his church finance committee, member of the building committee, and chairman of the administrative council.
Foundation Director
Michael H. O'Connor marq74
President, AFG Construction Mangement, Inc.
Mr. O’Connor has been in the construction management business for the past 25 years. He received his BSEE from Marquette in 1975 and an MSEE from the University of Colorado in 1982. He is currently involved in raising and training guide dogs for the blind, and both youth soccer and youth hockey. Mike is also the alumni advisor for the Virginia Commonwealth University chapter. Mr. O’Connor, his wife, Cheryl, and two children, Patrick and Caitlin, currently live in a suburb of Washington D.C.
Foundation Director
Guillaume Rousson rose06
Vice President, Raycliff Capital
Guillaume Rousson currently serves as Vice President at Raycliff Capital, a New York City-based global private investment firm founded in 2004. Mr. Rousson joined the firm in 2018, and currently manages the firm's development and construction projects within their commercial real estate portfolio. Prior to joining Raycliff Capital, Mr. Rousson served as a Project Manager at Columbia University's Manhattanville Development where he was responsible for the management of major capital projects from inception to completion. Prior to Columbia University, Mr. Rousson was a Project Engineer at Nicholson Construction, a specialty contractor in geotechnical foundations. Mr. Rousson received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.
Foundation Director
James Schier ky66
President, Schier Construction Co, Inc.
Jim has served as President of Schier Construction Co., Inc. in Houston, TX for 36 years.
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DIRECTOR EMERITI
Charles (Charlie) Barbour ps43, Director Emeritus (Deceased)
Retired Executive Director, Triangle Fraternity & Triangle Education Foundation
Randy Kerns mom71, Director Emeritus
Senior Strategist & Analyst at Evaluator Group
Robert (Bob) Mosborg ill45, Director Emeritus (Deceased)
Retired Assistant Dean, College of Engineering, University of Illinois
James A. McShane marq65, Director Emeritus
Chairman & President, The McShane Companies
Dr. Robert Rosenberg ar55, Director Emeritus
President, RBR@Vision
Richard Sudheimer minn52, Director Emeritus (Deceased)
Retired Engineer & Office Manager, Trend Builders
Al Ver ar65, Director Emeritus
Retired CEO, Ford Automotive Holdings
John P. Pritchard is82, Director Emeritus
Retired Co-Founder & CEO of Flatirons Solutions