School of Business and Professional Studies
Raymond F. Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-In-Residence Program
In recognition of the significant contribution that Truman alumnus Raymond F. Bentele made as President and CEO of Mallinckrodt, Inc., the Raymond F. Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-In-Residence Program was endowed in the School of Business and Professional Studies by IMCERA in 1993.
This endowment enables the School to select one outstanding individual from business and industry to spend two to three days on campus each semester. The executive engages in discussions with Truman students, both in and out of the classroom.
2025 Executive in Residence
Randa Rawlins (’79), President and CEO of Shelter Insurance, (retired April 2024)
Randa Rawlins is the former president and CEO for Shelter Insurance Companies, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. Her duties included oversight and operations of Shelter Mutual Insurance Company and its 10 subsidiary and affiliated companies, as well as related benefit plans and the Shelter Foundation. The companies currently operate in 21 states with a premium base of more than $2 billion and assets under management of more than $6 billion.
The first female to serve as Shelter’s president and CEO, Rawlins’ previous positions with the company include general counsel, secretary, senior vice president and executive vice president. While serving as president and CEO, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.
Since retiring in 2024, Rawlins continues to serve on the Board of Directors for Shelter Insurance Companies. Her civic duties include the chair of the Columbia Missouri Airport Advisory Board and the chair of the Board of the Missouri Innovation Center.
A graduate of the University, Rawlins has a bachelor’s degree in political science. She has contributed to her alma mater in roles on the Board of Governors and the Truman State University Foundation Board.
Rawlins resides in Columbia with her husband, Blaine Einspahr. She manages her family farm in Hale, Missouri, where she grew up and continues as a fifth-generation farmer.
2025 Executive in Residence
Patrick Fontana (’94), entrepreneur/owner, Fontana Financial Planning
Patrick Fontana (’94) will serve as Truman’s next Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-in-Residence.
While at Truman, Fontana became an All-American tennis player and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in 1994. After graduation, he played professional tennis for more than a year. He then attended Baylor University where he received a Master of Science degree in education in 1997 and was the assistant coach of the men’s tennis team. His last six hours of graduate school were an internship with the Professional Golf Association (PGA) at the Four Seasons Resort and Club where he spent three years as a tennis professional.
Fontana launched his career in financial services with Smith Barney in 2000 and joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as a financial advisor in 2008. He later founded Fontana Financial Planning where he provides customized wealth management strategies and helps guide entrepreneurs, business owners, medical and legal professionals, real estate and other executives in pursuing financial goals they’ve set for themselves and their families. He is the host of the podcast “Cup of Bull” and the author of “Faith, Patience, Discipline: A Coach’s Game Plan for Winning at Money and Life.”
Fontana will visit Truman from March 26-27. During his time on campus, he will present a talk from 3:30-5 p.m. March 27 in Violette Hall 1000.
For the Raymond F. Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-In-Residence Program, special emphasis is placed on examining how the executive handles the unique challenges inherent in a “real world” setting. As a result of these interactions, students get a better understanding of the pragmatic as well as the theoretical issues in business. Faculty gain insight from the visiting executive that enables them to remain current on significant issues in the rapidly changing global business environment.During the visit, the Raymond F. Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-In-Residence has the opportunity to interact with Truman students and faculty through the following activities:
- Presentations to select business or accounting classes;
- Individual interaction with students outside the classroom;
- Luncheon presentations to business and accounting students and faculty;
- Participation in a faculty development workshop for business and accounting faculty; and
- A presentation to a University-wide audience on a topic of broad interest. Copies of the Executive-In-Residence campus-wide lecture will be published for distribution with at least fifty copies given to IMCERA for use as the company determines.
The endowment provides for a $1,500 honorarium and all other costs associated with the executive’s visit.
Positions listed were those held by the executives-in-residence at the time of their visit to Truman.
2024
Mark Taggart (’95)
Chief Administration Officer
Toyota Material Handling North America
2023
Nishant Bhajaria (’03)
Director of Engineering: Assurance and Trust
Meta/Facebook
Tony Marek (’99, ’00)
Managing Director
BlackRock
2022
Ryan Shreve (’02)
Chief Operating Officer
Cyderes
2021
Bill Neff (’97)
Vice President, Bags and Apparel
Yeti
2020
Mary Jesse
CEO
Mobile Technologies, Inc.
2019
Amanda Gioia (’93)
Vice President, Information Technology Service Management
Mastercard
Bill Koster (’84)
Vice President
Protective Life Insurance Company
2018
Doug Villhard (’94)
CoFounder/CEO
Second Street
2017
Russ Willey (’88, ’90)
Senior Vice President Corporate Business Management
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Jim Cunningham (’97)
Vice President, Operations
Express Scripts
2016
Mark Barner (’81)
President, CEO, Ascension Information Services
Senior Vice President and CIO, Ascension
Allen North
Assistant Vice President in Banking Supervision, Credit Community Development & Learning Innovation
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2015
Joseph Mooney
Chief Financial Officer
Lodging Hospitality Management
Gregg Hammann
Chief Operating Officer
Sedgwick, Inc.
2014
Wayne Bell
Founder/CEO
Really Big Coloring Books, Inc.
2013
Virginia McDowell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
2012
Harlan Steinbaum
President and CEO
Medicare-Glaser Corp.
2011
David Stangis
Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility
Campbell Soup
2010
Dave Carroll
Group Director
Target
2007
Diana Daggett
America Region Director of Corporate Affairs
Intel Corporation
2006
Chuck Woods (’86)
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Integrated Defense Systems
The Boeing Company
Laura Patterson (’80)
President and Co-Founder
VisionEdge Marketing, Inc.
2005
Susan Plassmeyer (’86)
Executive Vice President, Construction, Engineering and Facilities Maintenance
Chicago Transit Authority
2004
Duane Nicks
Chairman of Famous Barr
May Department Stores
2003
Gary Hollingsworth (’72)
President/CEO
AccuPay HCM
Kenneth Johnson
Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Client Services
Loomis, Sayles & Co.
2002
James J. Parker
Vice President
Caterpillar, Inc.
William L. Stowers (’87)
Vice President and General Manager of Supplier Management and Procurement for Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems
The Boeing Company
2000
Donna Morrison (’79)
Vice President of LDD Billing Services
Sprint
Vic Yeandel
Vice President of Marketing
Consolidated Products, Inc.
1999
Jeffrey A. Poe (’90)
President
Waechtersbach, Inc.
1998
Priscilla Hill-Ardoin
President
Southwestern Bell – Missouri
1997
Steven B. Barger (’67)
Senior Executive Vice President of Business Development
Primerica Financial Services
1996
Bradley Muth (’84)
Vice-President, Real Estate Structured Finance
ING Capital Corporation
1995
Charles M. Foudree (’66)
Executive Vice-President – Finance
Harmon Industries, Inc.
1994
Raymond F. Bentele (’60)
Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Mallinckrodt, Inc.