WFAA Board of Directors

We are governed by a Board of Directors who support the university and actively participate in our advancement efforts.

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is governed by the members of its Board of Directors. Each director holds office for a three-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms. Ex-officio members include all former, living board chairs.

Board Members

Michael S. Shannon - Chair

KSL Capital Partners

Michael S. Shannon

Paul S. Shain - Vice Chair

President and CEO, Singlewire Software

Paul S. Shain

Linda L. Ahlers

Retired President, Marshall Field’s

Linda L Ahlers

Rajiv Batra

Rajiv Batra

Michelle A. Behnke

Principal, Michelle Behnke & Associates

Susan J. Cellmer

Susan J. Cellmer

Suzanne DeWolf

Co-Owner, Lil’ Drug Store Products

Co-Owner, ForeFold Ventures

Jeffrey J. Diermeier

Chair, Financial Accounting Foundation

Jeffrey J. Diermeier

Sonnet Edmonds

General Counsel, Dimension Renewable Energy

Susan S. Engeleiter

Data Recognition Corporation

Susan S. Engeleiter

Curtis J. Fuszard

Executive Director, REACH-A-Child

Curtis J. Fuszard

Colleen A. Goggins

Colleen A. Goggins

Jon D. Hammes

Chair and CEO, Hammes Company, LLC

Jon D. Hammes

Elizabeth Quadracci Harned

Elizabeth M. Quadracci Harned

Elzie L. Higginbottom

Elzie L. Higginbottom

Louis A. Holland

President, Cumota, LLC

John P. Holton

John P. Holton

William P. Hsu

Vice President of Operations and Farmer, Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises, Inc. and Hsu Ginseng Farms, LLP

William P. Hsu

Cynthia Ihlenfeld

Past Organizations include 3M, Ecolab

Peter S. Kies

Head of Equity Capital Markets, Head of Technology & Services Banking,
Robert W. Baird & Co.

Peter Kies

Peter A. Leidel

Partner, Yorktown Partners, LLC

Peter A. Leidel

Thomas P. Madsen

Thomas P. Madsen

Jane R. Mandula

Owner and Investor, Far Far Away, LLC

Jane R. Mandula

Karen A. Monfre

Partner, Wipfli LLP and Managing Director Wipfli Corporate Finance

Karen A. Monfre

Lorna Nagler

John S. Nelson

Managing Director and adjunct Professor, Global Infrastructure Asset Management, UW-Madison Civil Engineering

John S. Nelson

Susan S. Patterson

Senior Vice President/Art Director, J. Walter Thompson

Susan S. Patterson

Stephen R. Petersen

Managing Director, Seaward Management

Stephen R. Petersen

Linda L. Procci

Retired Vice President of Operations, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Linda L. Procci

Todd C. Pulvino, Ph.D.

Principal and Co-Founder, CNH Partners

Frederick A. Robertson

Venture Partner, Baird Capital, RW Baird

Frederick A. Robertson

Laureen E. Seeger

Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American Express Company

Laureen E. Seeger

Thomas Stevens

Chair and CEO, Los Angeles Capital Management

Patrick Thiele

Patrick Thiele

James Thompson

Former President, Cargill Steel

Jeffrey D. Wiesner

Retired Partner, Accenture

Jeffrey D. Wiesner

Ex Officio Members

Paul J. Collins

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Vice Chair, Citigroup

Jere D. Fluno

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Vice Chair, WW Grainger, Inc.

Ted D. Kellner

Ex-Officio Member

John J. Oros

Ex-Officio Member

Managing Director, JC Flowers & Co.

Frances S. Taylor

Ex-Officio Member

Retired, Bank of America