Leadership & Board
Our Leadership
Leroy West
President & CEO
West has led a storied career at Summit over the past 20 years. Prior to stepping into the role of President & CEO in 2022, West served as Summit’s Chief Administrative Officer where he drove a 400% increase in enrollment, expanding from 200 to 1,000 students annually.
Our Board
*Miquel Purvis McMoore
Chair
Managing Director, KP Companies
*Wayne T. Gray
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Finance, Kraus-Anderson
*Laura Groschen
Treasurer
EVP, CIO of Acadia Healthcare
*Karl Hurston
Secretary
Retired, Purchasing Director of Graco
Idrissa Davis, EMBA, CISM
Vice President of Cybersecurity Delivery Services
Linea Secure, LLC
Kristin Dennewill
President & Chief Revenue Officer
Denamico
Pete Gennrich
VP Customer Service
Ameriprise
Eric Grutzner
Endodontist & Dentist
Metropolitan Endodontics
Dave Norback, AIA
President & CEO
RSP Architects
Judy Pennington
Technological Leadership Institute (TLI)
University of Minnesota
Paul Ravich
Retired Attorney
Laura Telander
Sr. Director of Public Relations
ECMC Group
Allison Thomas
Vice President, Human Resources
Global Supply Chain & ITQ
General Mills
Kirsten Walstien
Director, Investment Management
Kraus-Anderson
Heidi Weaver
CEO & Owner
EnviroBate, Inc.
Esther Wildermuth
Director, Human Resources – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Corporate Giving
Xcel Energy
Ouraphone Siri Outhay Willis
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs
Amazon
Jim Zappa
General Counsel
McKnight Foundation
Tom Zirbs
Senior Vice President
US Bank
*Executive Committee Member