Executive Connections mentors

Mila Henn, MBA, has more than 30 years of operations and supply chain experience across multiple industries, including manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. Her leadership has transformed organizations to deliver improved expense control/reduction, implement technology and robotics for process efficiencies, and has restructured departments to deliver high levels of performance. She has been hand-picked to lead international projects at the Cleveland Clinic, and Manitowoc Cranes based on her ability to work across cultures, disciplines, and management styles.

Additional work experience includes New York Presbyterian Health System, Energizer, and Wyeth. She has a passion for developing professionals to achieve their potential and leads her teams to provide opportunities for career growth. Henn has served in non-profit boards and holds LEAN and Six Sigma certifications. She obtained a B.S. in Microbiology from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, and a M.B.A in Information Systems from Pace University in New York City.

As an executive at Pitney Bowes, with a career that spanned more than 25 years, Chuck managed a variety of business segments, product lines, and locations around the United States with total revenue responsibilities exceeding $350 million. He was a dynamic, visionary executive that positioned his organizations for accelerated growth and long-term results. As a strong and decisive leader, Chuck had a reputation for motivating employees to deliver unprecedented business results. He was also known as a corporate leader that focused on diversity and inclusion in his staffing and management ranks. During his time in the Pitney Bowes World headquarters, he directed a nationwide transition of 3,200 sales and 1,800 service technicians to embrace new mobile technology platforms to improve Pitney Bowes customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Chuck has served on several nonprofit boards and as a Gallup Certified Strengths coach, he now works with smaller organizations and nonprofits to have a positive impact on their financials, employees, and communities. Chuck understands the importance of working with and listening to employees. As a Gallup Coach, he can provide managers and employees with the tools to respond to today’s business needs.

He holds a Master of Business Administration, from the College of Graduate & Business Management, University of Phoenix. Chuck’s undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration studies were at George Mason University and Babson College, School of Business for Leadership Training.

Chuck enjoys “hitting the gym,” mountain biking, motorcycling, playing bass guitar, and volunteering at the Musical Instrument Museum. He fully embraces the philosophy of Gandhi, "Be the change you wish to see in the world".

Doug "Bulldog" James is the president of Hound Strategic Inc. Hound Strategic focuses on business strategy and development, primarily focused in the aerospace industry. Doug is also a A320 Captain for JetBlue Airways based in Long Beach, CA.

After graduating from Brigham Young University, Doug was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force then attended USAF pilot training at Williams AFB, Phoenix, AZ. In the USAF, Doug flew over 2,800 hours and 119 combat missions in the A-10 and F-15C aircraft. In 2001, he transferred to the USAF Reserves while working at Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. At the Pentagon Doug specialized in fighter modernization and liaising with Congress as a member of the USAF’s legislative liaison staff.

Doug was on the senior staff for two major military command organizations. The first was a four-year active duty tour as Deputy Director of the Coalition Coordination Center, United States Central Command. While in this capacity, Doug was a member of General Petraeus' and General Mattis’ staff and led a team of officers from the Army, Navy, USAF, and Marines responsible for melding all aspects of Coalition forces into both the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The Undersecretary of Defense recognized Doug’s team of exceptional officers in 2010 for their outstanding service. In 2013, Doug was hand-picked to serve in the high-profile position of Deputy Assistant Director of Air, Space, and Cyber Operations for the U.S. Air Force’s Pacific Command. In this position, Doug was a senior advisor to the ‘4-star’ for all USAF operations in the Pacific region.

In addition to his military leadership, Doug was Chief Pilot for JetBlue Airways’ New York base and later the Fleet Captain in charge of all A320 aircraft standardization. As Fleet Captain, Doug wrote the first Quick Reaction Checklist for the A320 aircraft, which has become an industry standard. He recently served for three years as the Chairman of the Board for the non-profit ‘Save Our Heroes’. As Chairman, Doug was honored to testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee in March 2019.

Doug has a physics degree from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Florida State University. Doug is a board member for SentrySix Defense and the Diamond Strategy Group and a strategic advisor for Intrinsic Ventures, D3 Air and Space Operations, and Executive Springboard.

Professor of Practice David Jarvis has over 35 years of multi-industry CIO (Chief Information Officer) experience across a wide range of diverse businesses while living in Europe, SE Asia, and North America. Early in his career, David’s concentration was in software development and business relationship management. He migrated to leadership roles as his career progressed, managing technology organizations, developing strategy, and focusing on organizational development.

David has served on the Executive Advisory Board of the Department of Information Systems at the W. P. Carey Graduate School of Business for over 10 years and was on the advisory board for SAP and an angel investor for a software startup. He holds an MBA from the University of Indianapolis and a bachelor’s degree in computer and information systems from The Ohio State University.

David and his wife have been married for 40 years and have two daughters. He enjoys time with his family, good wine, hiking, golf, scuba diving, fast cars and travel.

Board Roles
AZNext Advisory Board
Thematiks Advisory Board - Software Startup

Industry Positions
Chief Information Officer - Honeywell Aerospace
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer - CVS/Caremark
Corporate Vice President, Chief Information Officer - Motorola
Chief Information Officer - General Motors North America VSSM
Vice President, Chief Information Officer - Allied Signal/Honeywell
Director Information Systems - Thomson CE SA (Singapore)
Director Information Systems - Thomson CE SA (France)
Manager Information Systems - General Electric / RCA

Executive Education Courses
AACSB - Bridge Program

As Vice President and Corporate Controller at Amkor Technology, John Jenson leads the global finance and accounting team operating in the US, Portugal and seven countries in Asia.

Prior to joining Amkor in 2017, he has served in multiple leadership roles including Corporate Controller, CFO, Investor Relations and Company President. His industry experience is varied and includes Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Manufacturing, Aerospace Repair & Overhaul, For-Profit Education and Insurance.

His experience includes mergers & acquisitions, as well as developing greenfield manufacturing & operating facilities in both Northern England as well as Thailand.

He started his career with Deloitte serving as an Audit Manager. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Accountancy from Northern Arizona University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

On graduation joined General Electric Co. Final position Automotive Industry manager on Corporate Staff: $11B topline. Stayed 33 years. Traveled the world, always got out of bed in the morning at a dead sprint, thrived while working for one of the "world's toughest bosses." GE Virginia Tech Campus Executive mid-1990s, $1.5m to endow a Chair in Minority Engineering PHD, recruited approximately 40 Engineering and Finance graduates annually through the 1990's.

Post GE, Absolute Consulting: provided onsite engineering staffing for Wind & Solar Farms construction; ABB: VP Electrical Vehicle Charging on global Smart Grid team; ECOtality: COO for cloud based Electric Vehicle Charging network, 35,000 subscribing members, installed base of 18,000 home and public chargers.

Since 2013: Active with Arizona Commerce Association: Venture Ready - EIR and panelist; Virtual Accelerator – mentor; Arizona Innovation Challenge - Judge; BSME Mechanical Engineering, minor in Nuclear Power Virginia Tech 1969; MBA Owen School Vanderbilt University 1983

In 2004, nine years after beginning his career with Accenture, Brian King founded Kenway Consulting, a management and technology consulting firm focused on helping clients in the areas of technology solution delivery, enterprise program Leadership, and information insight.

His goal was to start the company for which he always wanted to work, and he built a successful business that still operates under the general philosophy of always doing, under all circumstances, what is right. It’s a philosophy that seems simple enough, but when clients or prospects ask for something that is not in their own best interests, saying “no” is what’s right, and adhering to this philosophy has been a major differentiator for Kenway ever since its inception.

During Kenway’s early years, Brian successfully managed and led critical enterprise initiatives from the implementations of enterprise HR solutions, client relationship management (CRM) solutions, portal technologies, and case management systems to the deployment of enterprise-wide data governance, business intelligence, and master data management initiatives. These implementations spanned technologies and industries, from the package to the customer, and from telecommunications to financial services. Once Kenway grew to a size warranting full-time executive leadership, Brian turned his efforts to running the business and was CEO through January 2020. He retired from the day-to-day operations of Kenway in early 2022, and now serves as a member of the company’s board.

Over the years, Kenway has received a variety of accolades for its unique culture and values, entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative environment, respectful workplace, and commitment to clients, employees, and the community. Honors include being named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Management Consulting Firms;” Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 5000” list; one of the 100 “Best Places to Work in Chicago” by Crain’s Chicago Business; Consulting magazine’s “Best Small Firms to Work For” list; the “Vault Consulting 50” list and Vault’s list of “Best Boutique Consulting Firms;” and one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation®” by the National Association for Business Resources.

Brian currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), and the Advisory Board of Entertainmint Inc. He is a volunteer adjunct faculty member and guest lecturer at the W. P. Carey School of Business, where he shares his consulting industry expertise and addresses topics including corporate culture and mindfulness in the workplace. He has presented at Princeton University’s Business Today International Conference, and served as a contributor and subject matter expert for a variety of business podcasts and media outlets including the Chicago Business Journal, Growth Think Tank, BizCastHQ, Grow Wire, and Business News Daily.

Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in theater from Boston College, where he was the recipient of the Player Award for Outstanding Stage Performance. Prior to his work with Accenture, he founded a theater company in Chicago that produced local shows for the stage.

In his spare time, Brian enjoys taking advantage of the cultural opportunities in Arizona, including dining, live music, hiking, and golfing. He enjoys cooking, playing guitar, writing and long-distance running. Brian leverages his entrepreneurial experience by serving as a mentor for the recently incarcerated, helping them reengage in the workforce, and in some cases, helping them launch successful businesses of their own.

As a Senior Partner with Hewitt and Aon (post Aon/Hewitt merger 2010), Bob held various leadership roles within the organizations, and acted as a lead consultant and actuary for over 60 large organizations, with more than half representing the Fortune 500.

During Bob’s 35-year consulting career some of his notable accomplishments included working with a broad variety of industry and business across the US, promotion to Partner after seven years of service and advanced to Senior Partner, developed expertise in many critical business areas (e.g. finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefit plans, etc), and establishing a retirement practice in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) with an initial (1996) revenue budget of $2.9 million and a $30+ million budget after 20 years of leadership.

In addition to Bob’s consulting experience he is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Carlson School of Business (University of Minnesota), where he developed and has been teaching a class on Employee Benefits since 2012.

Bob is a graduate of Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), with a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science and a minor in business. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and with honors. He worked as a fully credentialed actuary for 34 years, as a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.