Four New Trustees Named

Tobi Klein Marcus ’87

A management consultant, Marcus focuses on nonprofit organizations and philanthropic advising. From 2007 to 2012, she held several leadership roles at the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the largest grant maker to nonprofits on California’s central coast, with more than $150 million in charitable assets.

Previously, Marcus worked as a strategy consultant to a variety of nonprofit organizations. She also worked for Boston Consulting Group, an international strategic planning firm serving Fortune 500 clients.

Marcus is currently a board member of United Way Monterey County.

She holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in sociology from Grinnell and earned her master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Bristol.

George Moose ’66

A career member of the U.S. Foreign Service, Moose attained the rank of career ambassador. He was U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Benin, 1983–1986, and to the Republic of Senegal, 1988–1991.

From 1991 to 1992, he served as U.S. alternate representative to the United Nations Security Council. In 1993, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, a position he occupied until 1997. From 1998 to 2001, he was U.S. permanent representative to the European office of the United Nations in Geneva.

Ambassador Moose is adjunct professor of practice at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He also is vice chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace board of directors.

Moose holds a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Grinnell, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate of laws.

Connie Wimer

A business leader, Wimer is owner/chair of Business Publications Corp. in Des Moines, Iowa. The company publishes 25 local and regional print and digital products and provides custom publishing and book publishing services.

She attended Morningside College and serves on the institution’s board and on the boards of other organizations in Iowa and around the country. Wimer’s civic leadership includes service on many fundraising committees and her current work promoting gender equity. She formerly owned Iowa Title Co. She is also founder of Winefest Des Moines. Wimer, who chaired the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and the National Alliance of Area Business Publications, was inducted into Greater Des Moines Committee’s Business Hall of Fame — the first woman to accomplish any of those feats. Wimer also was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.

Susan Henken-Thielen ’80

Serving as the 2014–15 Grinnell College Alumni Council president, Henken-Thielen is an ex-officio Trustee. She has served on the council since 2009 and as a Grinnell Regional Admission Support Program (GRASP) volunteer since graduating. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, earning a bachelor’s degree with honors in psychology from Grinnell. She completed her M.B.A. at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, with concentrations in marketing, strategy, and industrial relations. She has led successful new initiatives in the education, health care, food industries, and medical device fields, including leadership roles with Pearson VUE, Cigna, and Novartis.

Henken-Thielen is an active volunteer for educational, environmental, and community organizations. She is board vice-president of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates.