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.

Louis A. Holland

Louis Holland - Chair

President & CFO, Cumota, LLC

Todd C. Pulvino, Ph.D.

Todd Pulvino, Ph.D. - Vice Chair

Principal and Co-Founder, CNH Partners

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Linda Ahlers

Retired President, Marshall Field’s

Rajiv Batra

Rajiv Batra

Co-Founder, Palo Alto Networks

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Debbie Cervenka

Retired Executive Vice President, Phillips Plastics Corporation

Suzanne DeWolf

Suzanne DeWolf

Co-Owner, Lil’ Drug Store Products

Co-Owner, ForeFold Ventures

Sonnet Edmonds

Sonnet Edmonds

General Counsel, Dimension Renewable Energy

Michael Ferdman

Michael Ferdman

Co-Founder, Play

Elizabeth Quadracci-Harned

Elizabeth Quadracci Harned

President of The Winderful Foundation

Trustee, Quad Graphics, Inc.

Elzie L. Higginbottom

Elzie Higginbottom

President & CEO, East Lake Management
& Development Corporation

Cynthia Ihlenfeld

Cynthia Ihlenfeld

Artist and Mobilizer of Time, Talent, and Resources for Education and Arts Non-Profits

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Valarie King-Bailey

CEO, OnShore Technology Group, Inc

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Jun Lee

Retired President, SRI Design, Inc.

Roger Mansukhani

Roger Mansukhani

Partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Alice Mortensen

Alice Mortenson

President & Chair, Mortenson Family Foundation

Director of Community Relations
M.A. Mortenson Company

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Samir Murty

Principal and Senior Relationship Manager, Orgel Wealth Management

Lorna Nagler

Lorna Nagler

Retired President, Bealls, Inc.

David Nicholas

David Nicholas

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Nicholas Funds

Susan Patterson

Susan Patterson

Former SVP, J. Walter Thompson NY (advertising)

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David Rosenberg

Co-Founder and chief Executive Officer, Lucid Capital Markets, LLC

Christine Rotsch

Christine Rotsch

President, Rotsch Family Foundation

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Chris Salm

Chief Executive Officer, Ab E Discovery

Paul S. Shain

Paul Shain

President & CEO, Singlewire Software

Michael S. Shannon

Michael Shannon

Former Chairman, Co-Founder, & CEO
KSL Capital Partners LLC

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Patty Shinners

Retired Nurse Practitioner

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Greg Sinaiko

Owner and Principal, 10 West Partners, Inc.

Sandy Sponem

Sandy Sponem

Retired Senior Vice President & CFO
M. A. Mortenson Company

Thomas Stevens

Thomas Stevens

Chair & CEO, Los Angeles Capital

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Brad Tank

Senior Advisor, Neuberger Berman

James Thompson

Jim Thompson

Former President, Cargill Steel

Ex Officio Members

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Paul Collins

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Vice Chair, Citigroup

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Jere Fluno

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Vice Chairman & Director, WW Grainger, Inc.

Ted Kellner

Ex-Officio Member

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Fiduciary Management

John Oros

Ex-Officio Member

Operating Partner, Managing Director & Management Committee, JC Flowers & Co.

Fran Taylor

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Executive Vice President, Bank of America Corporation

Jeffrey Wiesner

Ex-Officio Member

Retired Partner, Accenture