our team
AnnMarie Marlier, Ph.D.
Executive Director |
Dr. Marlier joined our team in 2022 as VP of Leadership Development. Currently, she is serving as the Executive Director. She has over 20 years' experience as an accomplished leader, administrator, talent developer, program/ curriculum developer, and teacher/ facilitator in face-to-face, hybrid, blended, and e-learning modalities for post-secondary, not-for-profit, and corporate organizations.
AnnMarie is a graduate of Leadership Nebraska and serves as a volunteer for several organizations including as a member of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative. She has a doctorate in Urban Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a minor in Business Administration. AnnMarie also holds a Master of Education degree in Adult Education from Carroll University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications, Media, & Theatre from St. Norbert College.” Gallup Strengths: Maximizer-Connectedness-Input- Learner-Intellection |
Shannon Underwood
Operations Manager |
Shannon joined the Alliance in July of 2021. She attended Doane University where she studied Human Relations. Shannon has a varied background in insurance, project management, and legal with a little direct mailing along the way as well. She finds the ethics industry quite interesting and is looking forward to helping the Alliance to continue to provide quality services. She sees it as similar to some of her project management work in that the team’s schedules are as complex as a project! She oversees our CRM Database, trustee relations and vendor relations.
She approaches all aspects of any job with a positive, hard-working mindset, and is passionate about helping find solutions to any challenges. Gallup Strengths: Strategic-Positivity-Includer-Woo-Ideation |
CJ Braccia
Education Coordinator |
CJ Braccia began his career with the Business Ethics Alliance in 2021 as a volunteer. In 2022, CJ turned that volunteering into a formal internship with the Alliance. Upon graduating from Creighton University in December 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Intelligence and Business Analytics degree, CJ joined the Alliance team as a professional staff member, taking on an Education Coordinator position overseeing youth, postsecondary, and young professionals programming initiatives.
CJ Is continuing his full merit-based studies at Creighton University by pursuing a Master's of Finance degree. CJ brings experience working at several companies, from tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He'll also continue a summer internship experience at the Boston Consulting Group in 2024. When not working or studying, CJ enjoys volunteering in the community, particularly coaching youth hockey. Gallup Strengths: Competition-Command-Context-Restorative-Analytical |