UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation Board of Directors oversees the operations of the foundation and functions through a structure of five committees: Audit, Finance, Human Resources, Executive, and Investment. Board members represent a diverse group of elected volunteers including alumni, community, business, and professional leaders.
William (Bill) Boehm, '70, Past Chair
Retired Senior Vice President — The Kroger Company
Barbara Butler '86
Owner — Bulter CPA, LLC
Derek Cherne '93
Managing Director - UBS Wealth Management
Garth Christenson '80
Owner — Christenson Vision Care
David Drewiske '77
Retired Corporate Real Estate Manager — 3M Company, Community Resource, Development Agent — University of Wisconsin Extension Service, Interim Executive Director — Kinnickinnic River Land Trust
Paul Dykstra, '83
Retired CEO — Viad Corp
Mark Gherty, '75, Board Chair
Retired Trial Attorney — Gherty and Gherty, S.C.
Gregory Gray '77
Owner & President — Gray Consulting
Karen Handorf, '72, Secretary
Partner — Cohen, Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Melissa Johansen '97
Financial Education - U.S. Bank
Kathy Lindahl, '73,
Assistant Vice President Finance & Operations — Michigan State University, Emeritus
Co-Principal and Founder — The PICTOR Group
Dan McGinity, '80, '86
Retired Director of Alumni Relations — University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Jessica Neumann '04
Community Impact Director - United Way St. Croix Valley
Deanne Nezas '84
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset Team - PineBridge Investments
Virgil Nylander
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Emeritus, UW-River Falls
Interim Chancellor Emeritus, UW-River Falls
Greg Wheelock, '83, Treasurer
Retired Former Owner and Founder — Crop Insurance Services
Terri Wilcox, '77, '85
Co-Founder — The Resultants, Co-Founder — International Vision Facilitation Council
Ex-Officio Members
Janet Burns
Foundation President
Connie Foster
Interim Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
David Travis
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs — University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Rick Foy
Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement — University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Doug Margolis
2020-21 Chair — University of Wisconsin-River Falls Faculty Senate
Shiloh Sather
University of Wisconsin-River Falls student representative