Board of Visitors

The UW–Madison Student Affairs Board of Visitors is a select group of stakeholders with unique access to the vice chancellor for student affairs and her associate vice chancellors, directors, staff, and UW–Madison students. Board members both advise and partner with the vice chancellor. They provide knowledge, external perspective, and financial resources to advance the mission of Student Affairs.

Nancy Ballsrud

Credentials: MBA 1975

Position title: Former Chair, Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors

Sandra Began

Credentials: BS 1994

Position title: Writer, Speaker, and Mental Health Advocate

Alec Bukowiec

Credentials: BBA 2021

Position title: Senior Marketing Specialist, Discover Financial Services

Jaimie Dockray, Vice Chair

Credentials: BA 1992

Position title: Attorney, Rich, Intelisano & Katz

Kramer Endres

Credentials: BBA 2017

Position title: Actuarial Analyst III, Allstate Insurance

Jill Fischer

Seamus Fitzgerald

Credentials: BS 2012

Position title: Associate Project Manager, OneEnergy Renewables

Brian J. Frohna

Credentials: BS 1983, MD 1988

Position title: Radiologist, Valley Radiologists Ltd. & Radiology Partners-Valley

Omai Garner

Credentials: BS 2001

Position title: Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA

Larry A. Ginsberg

Credentials: BA 1981

Position title: Founder/Partner of Los Angeles family law firm Harris-Ginsberg LLP

Jonathan M. Goldstein

Position title: Senior Advisor, TA Associates

Deborah Higginbottom

Brian M. Jenks

Credentials: BS 2005, JD 2009

Position title: Executive Director, U.S. Litigation Group, Morgan Stanley

Deshawn McKinney

Credentials: BA 2017

Position title: Director of Advancement Services, Bethune-Cookman University

Cindy Mori

Credentials: BA 1989

Position title: Vice President of Global Talent Management & Corporate Talent Development, The Oprah Winfrey Network

Lynn Murphy Abbott

Credentials: BS 1990

Position title: Former President of Riversource Distributors, Ameriprise Financial

Jordan Pasbrig

Credentials: BBA 2020, MS 2021

Position title: Managing Economic Consultant, Edgeworth Economics

Katie Pulvino

Credentials: BBA 1984

Position title: Treasurer, PFHC, Inc.

Jeremy V. Richards

Position title: General Counsel, The Forest Road Company, LLC.

Calice Robins

Credentials: BA 2021

Position title: Treasury Advisor, BMO Commercial Banking Treasury & Payment Solutions

Emil Ray Sanchez

Credentials: BBA 1988

Position title: President, Raynor Door Authorities LP

Joe Sholler

Credentials: BA 1990

Position title: Executive Director, UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions

Erica Teasley Linnick

Position title: Vice President, NEO Philanthropy, and Director of State Infrastructure Fund

Jennifer Tong

Credentials: BA 1995

Position title: VP Product Design, Agron, Inc.

Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi

Credentials: BS 1996, BA 1996

Position title: Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, CECO Environmental Corp.

Eric M. Weingartner

Credentials: BA 1992

Position title: President, The Overbrook Foundation

Janell Wise, Chair

Credentials: BA 2006, JD 2009

Position title: Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, ViacomCBS Law Department