Board of Trustees

Four new trustees have been elected to Grinnell College’s Board of Trustees. They are:

Judge Jon R. Gray (Ret.) ’73 was appointed to the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri as a Circuit Judge in 1986 and was retained in office by voters for four additional terms. He retired from the bench in 2007 and began his current position as a partner with the international litigation firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, offering mediation and arbitration services to parties involved in civil disputes.

Graciela Guzmán ’11 is the deputy director/political director for Illinois State Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas and political director for Senator Omar Aquino.

Bruce Koff ’75 has taught at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration and is co-author of the book Something to Tell You: The Road Families Travel When a Child Is Gay. Koff also initiated the first postgraduate certificate program in the nation on clinical practice with LGBTQI+ individuals and families.

Ham Serunjogi ’16 is the CEO of Chipper Cash, a venture capital–backed financial technology company that he co-founded with fellow Grinnell graduate Maijid Moujaled ’14. Their work is motivated by a desire to make a positive impact on their home continent of Africa by leveraging technology and entrepreneurship.