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Search Committee

About the Presidential Search Committee

The Presidential Search Committee will assist the Idaho State Board of Education to select the next President of Boise State University.

Committee Members

  • David Turnbull

    Chair – David Turnbull

    Idaho State Board of Education

  • Kurt Liebich

    Vice Chair – Kurt Liebich

    Idaho State Board of Education

  • Lisa Grow

    Lisa Grow

    President and CEO, IDACORP and Idaho Power

  • Bobbi-Jo Meuleman

    Bobbi-Jo Meuleman

    President and CEO, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce

  • Scott Gatzemeier

    Scott Gatzemeier

    Corporate Vice President of Front End US Expansion at Micron

  • Mike Reynoldson

    Mike Reynoldson

    Sr. VP of Public Affairs, Blue Cross of Idaho

  • Bruce Mohr

    Bruce Mohr

    Incoming Chair, Boise State University Foundation

  • Stacey Pearson

    Stacy Pearson

    Interim Chief Financial Officer, Boise State University

  • Lisa Bostaph

    Lisa Bostaph

    Professor of Criminal Justice, Boise State University

Subcommittees

Five subcommittees will work with the search committee to assist during the process. Subcommittee members will represent the following Boise State stakeholder groups:

Administration and Staff

  •  Amy Fleischer Dean, College of Engineering, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Drew Alexander – Associate Vice President for Campus Operations, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Lisa Grow – President Search Committee Representative 
  • Rose South – Classified Staff Representative 

Alumni

  •  Justin Jantz – Alumni Board President, Subcommittee Co-Chair, Class of 2003 
  • Galen Schuler – Alumni Board Vice President, Subcommittee Co-Chair, Class of 1985 
  • Mike Reynoldson – Search Committee Representative, Class of 1990 
  • Sydney Montgomery – Foundation Senior Director of Student and Recent Graduate Programs, Class of 2016, 2021 
  • Alex Hopkins – Broncos of the Last Decade (BOLD) Committee Member, Class of 2015, 2018 
  • Alex LaBeau – IACI President, Class of 1991, 2000 
  • Claire Oberg – Broncos of the Last Decade (BOLD) Committee Member, Class of 2021 
  • Royanne Minskoff – Boise State Foundation Board Member, Class of 1977 

Faculty

  •  Erik Hadley – Faculty Senate President, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Pete Koetsier – Professor, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Lisa Growette Bostaph – Professor, Search Committee Member 
  • Bobbi Jo Meuleman – Boise Chamber of Commerce, Search Committee Member 
  • Amy Ulappa – Faculty Senate Vice President 
  • Jayne Jospesen – Professor 
  • Tedd McDonald – Professor 
  • Amy Moll – Professor 
  • Kristin Snopkowski – Professor 
  • Christy Suciu – Senior Lecturer 
  • Anders Tobiason – Assistant Professor 
  • Dazhi Yang – Professor 

Foundation and Athletics

  • Tommy Ahlquist – Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Jeramiah Dickey – Athletic Director, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Bruce Mohr – Foundation Chair, Search Committee Member 
  • Argia Beristain – CEO, Boise State Foundation 
  • Brandy Stemmler – Boise State Foundation Board of Directors 
  • Garrett Lofto – President and CEO, J.R. Simplot Company 
  • Allen Dykman – CEO, Dykman Electrical 
  • Janine Rush-Byers – Director of Strategic University Partnerships with Micron 
  • Neil Nelson – CEO, Engineered Structures, Inc. 

Students

  • Isaac Celedon – ASBSU President, Subcommittee Co-Chair 
  • Ty Jordan – Student, Co-Chair 
  • Stacy Pearson – Interim Chief Financial Officer, President Search Committee Representative 
  • Sydney Leitch – Student Athlete Representative 
  • Vandel Birkenfeld – Student
  • Ava Deleest – Student

The subcommittees will interact and listen to community members, Boise State students, faculty, staff and alumni. The search committee will interview semi-finalists and recommend a list of finalists for State Board consideration.