John R. (Jack) Nevin

Executive Director
608-262-8912
jnevin@bus.wisc.edu
Jack Nevin is Executive Director of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management and Chair of the Marketing Department. He previously served as Chair of the Marketing Department from 1988 through 1992 and Associate Dean of Masters Programs from 1999 to 2002. He also served as Executive Director of the Center for Brand and Product Management from its inception in 2003 through 2007. Jack earned a PhD in marketing from the University of Illinois.

His research is primarily concentrated in three managerial-oriented areas of marketing: marketing channels, supply chain management, and marketing strategy. His research has appeared in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Marketing and Public Policy, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Marketing Channels, and Law and Society Review, among others.

Jack’s teaching responsibilities include traditional full-time MBA classes on marketing channels, marketing strategy, and supply chain management. He also actively participates in executive development programs and has served as a research consultant or expert witness for a number of organizations. He has been heavily involved with the American Marketing Association and the International Society of Franchising in a professional service capacity.

Verda A. Blythe

Director
608-262-1941
vblythe@bus.wisc.edu
Verda is the director of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management at the Wisconsin School of Business. She is responsible for marketing the Center to prospective students and employers, developing the applied learning program, and providing academic and career guidance to undergraduate and MBA students. She works closely with the Center’s faculty and Executive Advisory Board on program strategy and leads outreach activities with alumni, employers, and professional associations. Verda has presented at various conferences about industry-educational partnerships in supply chain management, and she teaches two courses: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in the undergraduate curriculum and Ethical Leadership in the MBA curriculum.

Verda brings thirteen years of supply chain industry experience to her position, having worked in procurement/sourcing, production, and logistics. After earning a BBA degree in logistics from Iowa State University, she worked for Ruan Transportation Management Systems in roles including quality, planning, and customer development. In 2002, she graduated with an MS degree in supply chain management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Grainger Center alumna. Her summer internship during graduate school was in logistics and materials management at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Upon graduation, she joined IBM’s integrated supply chain, where she worked in global procurement and the systems and software group, both domestically and abroad.

Angie Bong

Assistant Director
608-262-0710
abong@bus.wisc.edu
Angie is the assistant director of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management at the Wisconsin School of Business. Managing the daily operations of the Center, she works with current and prospective students, alumni, employers, faculty, the Center’s executive advisory board, industry professionals, and deans and administrators within the School of Business. Angie leads the marketing and communications activities and manages the production of all Center publications. She also assists in the coordination of the applied learning curriculum, which includes executive speakers, industry-led seminars, networking events, and corporate site visits. Angie develops and recommends improvements for processes related to admissions and recruiting, student services, and programming for undergraduate and MBA students; coordinates alumni development activities; and manages the work of the project assistants.

Angie began working at the Grainger Center in September 2011.   She earned her BA in journalism from Butler University in 2005 and her MA from The University of Iowa in Student Development in Postsecondary Education in 2007.  Prior to joining the Center staff, she served as the Coordinator for Student Leadership and Organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.  Angie also serves on the executive board for the Wisconsin College Personnel Association.