The mission of the school's Board of Visitors is to serve in an advisory and consultative capacity and to report the results of its studies and efforts to the Dean of the School of Pharmacy. The Board provides advice to the Dean on matters such as long-range planning and alumni relations, establishes a link between the practice and industrial sectors of pharmacy and the school, forms an advocacy network for the school, and assists in major fund-raising efforts.

Board members represent a wide range of pharmaceutical concerns--from large and international companies and national associations to smaller, entrepreneurial-driven firms and community pharmacies. Each member serves a three-year term. Below is a list of current members.

Board of Visitor members:

Cynthia A. Benning, RPh
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Columbia-St. Mary’s Hospital Pharmacy
Milwaukee, WI

Greeta G. Cherayil, RPh, PharmD
Regional Scientific Associate Director
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Brookfield, WI

Michael S. Flagstad, RPh, MS
Chair, Board of Visitors
President, Visante, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN

Linda D. Halsey (ex officio)
Director of Development, School of Pharmacy
UW Foundation
1848 University Avenue
Madison, WI

Marianne F. Ivey, RPh, PharmD, MPH
Corporate Director
Health Alliance Pharmacy Services
Cincinnati, OH

Brian C. Jensen, RPh, FACA
President, Lakeshore Apothacare, Inc.
Partner, Pharmacy Solutions, Inc.
Two Rivers, WI

Jeffrey A. Kirchner, RPh (ex officio)
President, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
CEO, Streu’s Pharmacy Inc./Bay Natural
Green Bay, WI

Duane Kirking, PharmD, PhD
Professor, Social and Administrative Sciences
Director, Center for Medication Use, Policy, and Economics
College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan (retired)
Ann Arbor, MI

Mark J. Kontny, PhD
President, Global Pharmaceutical Development
Chief Scientific Officer
Patheon, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC

Daniel F. Luce, RPh, MBA
National Director, Pharmacy Affairs
Government Relations Department
Walgreens Corporate Office
Deerfield , IL

Michael C. Makoid, PhD
Professor of Pharmacy Sciences (retired)
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Professor of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 

Thomas A. McCourt, MS
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cambridge, MA 

Hyman Mitchner, PhD
Emeritus Member
Vice President
Corporate Quality Assurance
Syntex Corporation (retired)
Los Altos, CA

Nita Pandit, MS, PhD
Professor, Pharmaceutics Department
Drake University
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA

Pamela A. Ploetz, RPh
Clinical Associate Professor Emerita
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Associate Director of Pharmacy, Practice, Education & Research (retired)
UW Hospital & Clinics
Madison, WI

Richard A. Pyter, MS, PhD
Abbott Laboratories (retired)
Independent Consultant
Adjunct Professor
Libertyville, IL

Jeanette C. Roberts, PhD, MPH (ex officio)
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Dean, School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Greg A. Schuenke
President, Pharmacy Data Systems, Inc. (retired)
Eagle River, WI

Bruce E. Scott, FASHP
Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacist
Medco Health Solutions
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Roger Tung, PhD
CEO and President
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lexington, MA

Lynn Van Campen, PhD
Consultant, Zeeh PES
Fitchburg, WI

Thora M. Vervoren
Mequon, WI

Robert J. Wills, Ph.D.
Vice President, Alliance Management
Pharmaceuticals Group
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ 

Henry N. Young, PhD (ex officio)
Faculty Liaison to the Board of Visitors
Assistant Professor
Social and Administrative Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy - University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 

David A. Zilz, MS
Clinical Professor Emeritus
Director of Pharmacy (retired)
UW Hospital & Clinics    
Iola, WI

George Zorich
President, Bioniche Pharma (now Mylan) (retired)
Lake Forest, IL