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.
Lynn Murphy Abbott
Credentials: BS 1990
Position title: Former President of Riversource Distributors, Ameriprise Financial
Nancy Ballsrud
Credentials: MBA 1975
Position title: Former Chair, Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors
Alec Bukowiec
Credentials: BBA 2021
Position title: Enterprise General Business Leadership Program, Discover Financial Services
Seamus Fitzgerald
Credentials: BS 2012
Position title: Associate Project Manager, OneEnergy Renewables
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
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
Petra B. Schmidt
Credentials: BA 1988
Position title: Co-Head Financial Institutions Vertical, Enterprise Client Leader
Scott Stoner
Credentials: BA 1977
Position title: Author, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Episcopal Minister
Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi
Credentials: BS 1996, BA 1996
Position title: Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, CECO Environmental Corp.
Janell Wise, Chair
Credentials: BA 2006, JD 2009
Position title: Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, ViacomCBS Law Department