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
Director of Administration |
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
Director of Finance |
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. From there, CJ grew into the role of Director of Finance.
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 |
Jessica Schaaf
Director of Community Relationships |
Jessica "Jess" Schaaf is a creative marketing professional with over nine years of experience in communications and design and four years of experience dedicated to nonprofit development and fundraising.
Schaaf graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. In her pursuit of lifelong learning and creating meaningful connections, she has a goal of becoming fluent in Spanish and someday teaching business classes or certification courses at her alma mater. Jess also serves on the UNO Alumni Advisory Board for the College of Business Administration and the Omaha Community Foundation's grantmaking giving circle, Omaha Venture Group. When not volunteering or pursuing further education, Jess enjoys growing vegetables in her garden, traveling, fancy latte art at local coffee shops, and the occasional half-marathon run—anything she can do with loved ones! Gallup Strengths: Strategic - Relator - Learner - Achiever - Self-Assurance |
