Biography Pasha J. Prem (’19) is a grant accountant in UW–Madison’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP). Broadly speaking, Pasha oversees the financial management of non-Federal grants and fellowships provided to faculty and students on campus, as well as the prestigious William F. Vilas Awards. Before this, Pasha interned with RSP, worked as a …
Biography Shelley Sanders Kehl (‘69) is a member of the New York law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Higher Education Practice Group. She specializes in the representation of colleges and universities, independent and charter schools, cultural organizations, and nonprofit entities. She has been practicing law for more than …
Biography Rick Schlesinger is the President of Business Operations for the Milwaukee Brewers. He oversees all aspects of the Club’s business affairs and during his tenure with the Brewers has spearheaded projects such as “Brewers Heritage Games,” a new Bob Uecker, “Last Row” statue, and “The Selig Experience.” Schlesinger graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UW–Madison …
Biography Yuka Shiotani is a 2017 graduate of UW–Madison (BA History, Russian Language, and International Studies) and 2020 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. She will be starting her legal career at Taft, Stettinius, & Hollister in the fall as a corporate law attorney in Minneapolis after she takes the Minnesota Bar Exam. …
Biography Dale Smith is an Executive Vice President in Wealth Management & Securities Services at U.S. Bank. Over his 38 year career in financial services, he has served as systems analyst, project manager and development team manager within enterprise IT; corporate consultant for business process architecture; and currently manages U.S. Bank’s global securities custody operation …
Biography Farha Tahir (’09) is founder and principal of FT Global Advisors, a consulting firm specializing in strategy development for democracy and human rights organizations. She most recently served as the global policy lead for human rights defenders and political prisoners in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). …
Biography Joshua Tarnow (’90), Managing Director, is the Head of Global Long Short Credit, Bank Loans, CLO and the Aviation businesses within BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Tarnow was a Senior Partner and head of Aviation and Private Investment at R3 Capital. Prior to R3, he was a …
Biography Laura E. Wangerin teaches medieval history at Seton Hall University. Laura received her A.B. at Ripon College with a triple major in History, English and Spanish; an M.A. in History from Indiana University-Bloomington; an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and her Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has published numerous …