School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Board of Visitors

Current Members

Barry Baum

Position title: Chief Communications Officer, Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum

Herman Baumann

Position title: Retired; Founder, Green Line Strategies

Laura Brenner

Position title: Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Scott Cohn

Position title: President, Twiddlewater Media and Special Correspondent, CNBC/NBC News

Angela Dallman

Position title: Producer & Assignment Editor, NBC News

Valeria Davis

Position title: Senior University Communications Specialist, UW-Madison

Justin Dini

Position title: Executive Vice President, Head of Communications, Paramount Global

David Grossman

Position title: Founder & CEO, The Grossman Group

Katie Hepler

Position title: Director, Office of the CMO at Life Time

Samuel Hon

Position title: CEO, First Corporate Solutions; Lecturer; Executive Coach

Allison Kaplan

Position title: Vice President of Content/Owned Media, MSP Communications; Editor-in-Chief, Twin Cities Business

Andy Katz

Position title: Digital Reporter, Analyst and Host, NCAA, Big Ten Network

Kim Kelleher

Position title: President, Commercial Revenue & Partnerships, AMC Networks

Janel Klein

Position title: Journalist and correspondent

Rory Leyden

Position title: Former President and CEO Hoffmaster Group Inc

Patty Loew

Position title: Professor Emerita, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Anne Martino

Position title: Chief Marketing Officer, NorthShore University HealthSystem

Beth McGrath

Position title: Senior Director of Product Marketing, Lyft

Elsa Medhin

Position title: TV Host, Midday Maryland, WMAR

Lee Newman

Position title: CEO, MullenLowe U.S.

Sandy Newman

Position title: Founder, Content Muse

Lance Pillersdorf

Position title: Co-Founder, Stillwell Partners

Aaron Popkey

Position title: Director of Public Affairs, Green Bay Packers

Courtney Quaye

Position title: Senior Vice President and Senior Partner, General Manager, FleishmanHillard – Chicago

Samara Sodos

Position title: Journalism Faculty Member, University of South Florida

Jill Steinberg

Position title: Director, Demand Generation, Media & Marketing Metrics, Waste Management

Ann Wessing

Position title: Worldwide GM & Product Marketing Director, Amazon Alexa & Echo

Emeritus Members

Natasha Ali

Position title: Multimedia Consultant, Alirtify

Raymond Allen

Position title: President and CEO, Columbia Savings & Loan

Joy Amundson

Position title: Consultant, Amundson Partners

Scott Anderson

Position title: Senior Political Producer, CNN

Scott Angus

Position title: Retired Editor, The Janesville Gazette

Fred Barbash

Position title: Retired Editor, The Washington Post

Daniel Baumann

Position title: Chairman Emeritus, Paddock Publications

Michael Brophy

Position title: Retired Chief Communications Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO, Aurora Health Care

Betsy Brown

Position title: EVP, General Manager, Cramer-Krasselt

James Burgess

Position title: Past Publisher, Wisconsin State Journal; Past President, Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Marj Charlier

Position title: Writer, Publisher

Mary Conway Baldwin

Position title: Freelance Journalist

Paul Counsell

Position title: Retired CEO and Chairman of the Board, Cramer-Krasselt

Patrick Cunningham

Position title: Partner, The Cunningham Group

Paul DeMain

Position title: Retired CEO, Indian Country Communications

Ben Deutsch

Position title: Retired VP, Corporate Communications, The Coca-Cola Company

Shoshana Dichter

Position title: Senior Vice President, Communications, Wheels Up

Scott Farrell

Position title: President, Global Corporate Communications, Golin

Julie Feldman

Position title: Owner, Feldman Media LLC

Rob Fixmer

Position title: Editor, Travel Weekly

Ellen Foley

Position title: Consultant, Ellen Foley Ink

Peter Fox

Position title: Former Executive Director, Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Chris Freytag

Position title: Founder, GetHealthyU.com

Jill Geisler

Position title: Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago; Principal, Jill Geisler Leadership, LLC

Michael Gousha

Position title: Senior Advisor in Law and Public Policy, Marquette University Law School

Lisa Haber

Position title: Executive Copy Consultant, Clarins USA

Philip Haslanger

Position title: Pastor, Memorial United Church of Christ; Former Journalist, The Capital Times

Lee Hawkins

Position title: News Editor and On-Camera Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Greg Hughes

Position title: Senior Vice President, Communications, NBC Sports Group

Cory Isaacson

Position title: Founder, Walton Isaacson

Katherine Johnson-Becklin

Position title: Marketing and Education Consultant

Peter Kafka

Position title: Executive Editor, Recode

Robert Klein

Position title: Owner, 92529 Partners, LLC

David Maraniss

Position title: Associate Editor, The Washington Post

Peter Marino

Position title: President of Emerging Growth, Molson Coors Beverage Company

Rob Master

Position title: Adjunct Instructor; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company

Robert Miller

Position title: Retired; Former Mayor, City of Monona

Cynthia Mori

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

Kristine Nicosia

Position title: President/CEO, The Kurey Company

Ginnie Roeglin

Position title: CEO, Influence Marketing LLC

Philip Rosenthal

Position title: Former Columnist, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and LA Daily News

William Schanen

Position title: President, Port Publications Inc.; Editor, Ozaukee Press

George Stanley

Position title: CEO, Wisconsin Watch

Sharon Stark

Position title: Former Owner/President, Stark/Livingston Inc

Jonathan Stern

Position title: Director of Communications and Public Relations, Generac Power Systems; President & CEO, JMS Platinum Marketing Communications

Carol Toussaint

Position title: Retired Owner, Vantage Point

Lauren Tucker

Position title: Founder and CEO, Do What Matters

Toya Washington

Position title: News Anchor, WISN 12 News Milwaukee

Ali Zelenko

Position title: SVP, Strategic Initiatives & Head of Strategic Partnerships, NBC News

David Zweifel

Position title: Editor Emeritus, The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal