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WFAA Board of Directors
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
Paul S. Shain - Chair
President and CEO, Singlewire Software
![Paul S. Shain](/static/b7ffe8843a00562a8c8050957cffe35d/fc508/Shain_Paul.jpg)
Louis A. Holland - Vice Chair
President, Cumota, LLC
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Linda L. Ahlers
Retired President, Marshall Field’s
![Linda L Ahlers](/static/458249739c0ce232aa851c308a9d984b/39b02/linda-ahlers.jpg)
Rajiv Batra
![Rajiv Batra](/static/517781a1a325c7a77726b284235ddee4/d6fad/batra_rajiv.jpg)
Michelle A. Behnke
Principal, Michelle Behnke & Associates
Susan J. Cellmer
![Susan J. Cellmer](/static/fa735dfe8ef4bed33b3fe9cae16f0458/39b02/cellmer_susan_15.jpg)
Suzanne DeWolf
Co-Owner, Lil’ Drug Store Products
Co-Owner, ForeFold Ventures
Jeffrey J. Diermeier
Founder, Canna Investment Management, LLC
![Jeffrey J. Diermeier](/static/90adf04fd62d2eb16d72f4ba9349d6eb/39b02/diermeier_jeffrey_15.jpg)
Sonnet Edmonds
General Counsel, Dimension Renewable Energy
Susan S. Engeleiter
Data Recognition Corporation
![Susan S. Engeleiter](/static/cb569cb28ba2dbeafcac45c5dbf91799/6a1b1/Engeleiter_Susan.jpg)
Colleen A. Goggins
![Colleen A. Goggins](/static/097c020fff3b583764ee999a274b2c6b/fc508/Goggins_Colleen.jpg)
Elizabeth Quadracci Harned
![Elizabeth M. Quadracci Harned](/static/da5c10129421dd836cdbd49a4e679545/d6fad/elizabeth_harned.jpg)
Elzie L. Higginbottom
![Elzie L. Higginbottom](/static/4c3bb3aa384e80d6841f38d12b5f30ab/d6fad/elzie_higginbottom.jpg)
William P. Hsu
Vice President of Operations and Farmer, Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises, Inc. and Hsu Ginseng Farms, LLP
![William P. Hsu](/static/244d22b9ac10a7895ea156931da72b4b/eacb7/William_Hsu.jpg)
Cynthia Ihlenfeld
Past Organizations include 3M, Ecolab
Peter S. Kies
Head of Equity Capital Markets, Head of Technology & Services Banking,
Robert W. Baird & Co.
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Lorna Nagler
Susan S. Patterson
Senior Vice President/Art Director, J. Walter Thompson
![Susan S. Patterson](/static/7bcc2733abce84daf9904e1f7bceba94/39b02/susan-patterson.jpg)
Stephen R. Petersen
Managing Director, Seaward Management
![Stephen R. Petersen](/static/43de389cc82965c279a5564008fc7588/39b02/petersen_steve_15.jpg)
Todd C. Pulvino, Ph.D.
Principal and Co-Founder, CNH Partners
Laureen E. Seeger
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American Express Company
![Laureen E. Seeger](/static/e1c5bf573fa0e133b9eea55391572fc0/39b02/laureen-seeger.jpg)
Michael S. Shannon
KSL Capital Partners
![Michael S. Shannon](/static/513243771d698c34e367ec96e60c0a31/fc508/Shannon_Michael.jpg)
Thomas Stevens
Chair and CEO, Los Angeles Capital Management
Patrick Thiele
![Patrick Thiele](/static/dfbf428d255d5f9ac366478b28e6bf45/39b02/thiele_patrick.jpg)
James Thompson
Former President, Cargill Steel
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Jeffrey D. Wiesner
Retired Partner, Accenture
![Jeffrey D. Wiesner](/static/53c1e3ca32583515664c86f8d970aecb/39b02/jeff_weisner.jpg)
Ex Officio Members
Paul J. Collins
Ex-Officio Member
Retired Vice Chair, Citigroup
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Jere D. Fluno
Ex-Officio Member
Retired Vice Chair, WW Grainger, Inc.
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Ted D. Kellner
Ex-Officio Member
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John J. Oros
Ex-Officio Member
Managing Director, JC Flowers & Co.
![](/static/877fb38b1001580c209d5c34bd43cfbd/39b02/oros_john_15.jpg)
Frances S. Taylor
Ex-Officio Member
Retired, Bank of America
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