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Board of Trustees

Planning for tomorrow, today.

The National University Board of Trustees oversees National University and plays an integral role in shaping the quality and character of the University as well as steering its future course.

Trustees are recognized leaders in their communities and individually respected in the fields of business, education, the law, and the arts. The Board meets three times a year at National University headquarters in La Jolla, California to assess University goals and the progress toward achieving them.

Leaders and members of the Board of Trustees include:

Ms. Jeanne Connelly, Chair
President, Connelly Consulting

Mr. Herbert Meistrich, Vice Chair
President & CEO, TaylorMade Performance Labs;
President & CEO, BumperMedic

Mr. Thomas Topuzes, Secretary
President and CEO, Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLC

Ms. Stacy Allison
Professional Speaker, Author

Mr. Felipe Becerra
Director of Operations/Client Development,
Creditor lustus et Remedium, LLP

Mr. John Bucher
President, John Bucher Real Estate Company

Mr. Richard Chisholm
Managing Director, Education & Nonprofit Group
Wells Fargo Securities

Mr. Gerald Czarnecki
Chairman & CEO, Deltennium Corporation

Mr. Edwin Epstein
Dean and Professor, Saint Mary’s College, Retired
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, Retired

Ms. Kate Grace
President, Kate Grace Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist, Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Ms. Cheryl Kendrick
Community, National Volunteer 

Mr. W. H. Knight, Jr. (Joe)
Visiting Professor of Law, Seattle University
Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington School of Law

Dr. Donald Kripke
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
School of Medicine, University of California San Diego

Dr. Jerry C. Lee (Ex Officio)
Chancellor, National University System,
President Emeritus, National University

Ms. Jean Leonard
Educational Consultant, JM Leonard & Associates

Mr. Michael R. McGill, P.E.
President, McGill, Martin, Self, Inc.

Mr. Carlos Rodriguez
Public Affairs and Communications Consultant,
Rodriguez & Company

Alexander R. Shikhman, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute for Specialized Medicine

Mr. Jay Stone
Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.

Ms. Judith Sweet
Senior Vice President for Championships and Education Services, Retired, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Ms. Jacqueline Townsend Konstanturos
Executive Vice President, JHG-Townsend

Mr. Michael Wilkes
CEO, Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker

Board of Trustees

National University is an affiliate of the National University System.