Department of Political Science
College of Letters and Science

Board of Visitors

The Department of Political Science Board of Visitors (BOV) is composed of distinguished alumni and friends of the department who are committed to helping the department thrive. Members of the BOV play a critical role in the department’s fund-raising efforts, provide career advice and assistance to our undergraduates, advise on strategic initiatives, and act as goodwill ambassadors for the Department. We are extremely grateful for their support.

If you are interested in learning more about the Board of Visitors, please reach out to the Chair of the Department, Nadav Shelef, or Katie Rather at the UW Foundation.

Joe Blackbourn

Credentials: B.S. Political Science 1983

Ken Blohm

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and Economics 1977

Ron Bonjean

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1993

Rita Braver

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1970

Ashley Brown

Credentials: B.A. Political Science

David Canon

Credentials: Professor Emeritus 2023

Edward B. Cohen

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971

Diane Nash Dillon

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1982

George C. Edwards III

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1970, Ph.D. Political Science 1973

Tracy Genesen

Credentials: B.A. Political Science

Jeffrey Gershman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1970, J.D. 1973

Gayle Haller

Credentials: B.S. Political Science 1979

Martha Caldwell Harris

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1974, Ph.D. Political Science 1981

Rebecca Hogan

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and International Relations 1998

Brett Holmgren

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and Journalism 2003

Jerry Johnson

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1974, J.D. 1978

Eliot Jubelirer

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971

Mark Jungers

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and International Relations 1996

Gary King

Credentials: M.A., Ph.D Political Science 1984

Kenneth Klassman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 2000

Jeffrey Lyons

Credentials: B.S. Political Science 1978

Roger M. Mansukhani

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1989, J.D. 1992

Leanne Matchen

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 2003, J.D. 2008

Jonathan Merel

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1999, J.D. 2002

David Mitnick

Credentials: B.A. International Relations 1992

Ann Kolowith Murphy

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1981

Keith M. Pattiz

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1973

Daniel Perry

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1996

David Redlick

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1972

Gregory Reed

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1983, M.S. Real Estate Investments 1988

Peter Reichman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science

David Schaefer

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971

Judith H. Stiehm

Credentials: B.A. East Asian Studies 1957

Scott Straus

Credentials: Faculty member 2004-2021

Jill Tricarico

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1986

Robert Trice

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1971, Ph.D. Political Science 1974

Christopher Tuttle

Bruce Weisenthal

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1980

Ross Widmoyer

Credentials: B.S. Political Science 2000

Mindi Zissman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 2000

Former Members

David Adamany

Credentials: M.S. Political Science 1963, Ph.D. Political Science 1967

P. Bai Akridge

Loise Anderson

Robert Barnett

Credentials: B.A. English and History 1968

Martin Begun

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1953

Edwin Behrens

Credentials: B.S. Chemical Engineering 1960, M.S. Chemical Engineering 1961

Mark Beissinger

Eric Borgerding

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1988

Stephen Brenton

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1976

Michael Bright

Credentials: M.A. Public Policy 1990

George Broder

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1978

Jay Carlson

Credentials: B.S. History 1964

Anthony Carroll

Credentials: M.A. Public Policy & Administration 1980

Richard A. Davies

Credentials: B.A. Political Science/Economics 1979

Chris DeMonte

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1993 B.A. International Relations 1993

Charles Fischbach

Credentials: B.S. History/Political Science 1960

Steven Freedman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1974

Tracy Genesen

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1985

Lisa M. Gingerich

Credentials: B.A. Political Science/Law/Behavioral Science 1991

Daniel Goldy

Michael Harrison

Credentials: B.A. Political Science & International Relations 2000

Tom Hefty

Credentials: B.S. Economics 1969, J.D. Law 1973

Gordon Hoxie

Charles O. Jones

Sherry Kaiman

Credentials: B.S. Political Science/History 1979

Phillip Kaiser

Credentials: B.A. Classics/Philosophy 1935

Amed Khan

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1991

Douglas Kiel

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971

James Klauser

Credentials: B.S. Political Science 1961, J.D. Law 1964, M.A. Political Science 1968

Tracey Klein

Kate Schleitwiler Kruizenga

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and International Studies, 2007

Laura Lake

Credentials: BA Political Science, UW-Madison 1967; MA Political Science, Tufts University 1970; PHD Political Science, Tufts University 1972;

Chris Larus

Credentials: B.S. Political Science/Psychology 1988

Kathy Lefco

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971

Emanuel Lerner

Terry Lierman

Credentials: M.A. Public Policy 1971

Tom Loftus

Credentials: M.A. Public Policy & Administration 1972

Ronald Luskin

Credentials: M.A. Public Policy & Administration 1979

Marisa Mackey

Credentials: B.S. Political Science & Economics 1999

Douglas Mark

Credentials: BA Political Science; UW-Madison 1981; JD University of San Francisco 1985

Alyssa Mastromonaco

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1998

Karl Meyer

Credentials: B.S. History 1951

Robert Milbourne

Credentials: B.A. Economics 1968, M.A. Public Policy 1978

Laura Miller

Credentials: B.A. Political Science/Journalism 1980

Theresa Mintle

Glen Mintz

Rayna Mintz

Donald Nichols

Felicia Norwood

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1982

William Petasnick

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1968

Patti McGill Peterson

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1968, Ph.D. Educational Science Studies 1974

Joy Picus

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1951

Lazar Raynal

Mark Rewey

Credentials: B.A. Political Science and International Relations 1992

Ronald Rose

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1970

Phillip Schemel

Credentials: B.A. Economics/Political Science 1982

Allan Bud Selig

Credentials: B.S. History/Political Science 1956

Donna Shalala

Lee Shapiro

Credentials: B.S. History/Political Science 1979

Richard Sinaiko

Credentials: B.S. Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.P.H. Health Services and Hospital Administration, UCLA

Lon Sprecher

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1974, M.A. Public Policy & Administration 1975

John M. Stanoch

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1980

David Tabacoff

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1971, M.A. Political Science 1974

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Doris Weisberg

Credentials: B.S. Psychology 1958

Gerald Whitburn

Credentials: M.A. Political Science 1968

Mike Wittenwyler

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1995, J.D. Law 1998

Michael Youngman

Credentials: B.A. Political Science 1975, M.A. Public Policy & Administration 1992