The MMR Advisory Board, composed of motivated research industry thought leaders from prominent marketing research companies and other major corporations from across the nation, is active in providing both expert insight and financial support to the program. More than 25 board members assist the MMR Program in accomplishing our primary goal of ensuring the MMR program is in sync with industry standards.
Businesses interested in being represented on the MMR Advisory Board are encouraged to contact Dr. Ramana Madupalli, Program Director at (618) 650‑2701 or rmadupa@siue.edu.
Bill Bagwell, Senior Vice President of Marketing Research
The Mattson Jack Group, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Debbie Beers, Global Director, Healthcare and Professional Market Research Analytics
Kimberly-Clark, Roswell, Ga.
Jim Berling, Managing Director
Burke, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
Diane Bowers, President
Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Michael Brereton, President
Maritz Research, Fenton, Mo.
Eileen Campbell, Global CEO
Millward Brown, New York, N.Y.
James Carter, Executive Director Advertising Metrics & Budgets
AT&T, Dallas, Texas
Haren Ghosh, Chief Analytics Officer & GM, Cross Media Solutions
Symphony Advanced Media, San Francisco, Calif.
Kevin Hawkins, Manager of Enterprise Research & Analytics
FedEx, Memphis, Tenn.
Mark Golde, Senior Vice President
Ipsos Forward Research, St. Louis, Mo.
John Hostetler, Director, Market Research
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
Chad Johnson, Managing Partner, Methodology & Statistics
Answers Research, San Diego, Calif.
Todd Jones, Customer Insights & Operations Marketing Manager
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
Gayle Lloyd, Manager of Product Research & Competitive Intelligence
Batesville Casket, A division of Hill Rom, Carlock, Ill.
Ramana Madupalli, Director, Master of Marketing Research (MMR) Program **
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill.
Jeff Minier, Co-President *
GFK Kynetec, St. Louis, Mo.
William D. Neal, Senior Partner
SDR Consulting, Atlanta, Ga.
David Silver, Vice President, Portfolio Management
Covidien, Ltd., St. Louis, Mo.
Diane Spencer, Vice President, Business Intelligence & Analysis
Commerce Bank, Clayton, Mo.
Marjette M. Stark, President
Stark Solutions, Frederick, Md.
John Sterling, Ph.D., Vice President & Director, Marketing and Category Management
Ralston Foods, Ralcorp, St. Louis, Mo.
John Tapper, Ph.D., Managing Director
Mindfrog Group, San Diego, Calif.
James Thomas, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Market Intelligence and Research
Bayer Healthcare, LLC., Animal Health, Shawnee, Kan.
Helen Turner, Director, International Marketing Research (retired)
Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
Ron Weidemann, Partner
Answers Research, San Diego, Calif.
George Wilkerson, Executive Vice President
Market Strategies International, Little Rock, Ark.
Scott Wright, Senior Vice President
BASES, The Nielsen Company, Covington, Ky.
* MMR Alumni Liaison
** Ex-Officio Faculty Liaison
