Lyn Brodersen

1st Term: Concludes October 2009

Dr. Lyn Brodersen is the Chief Executive Officer and Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Richland. Dr. Brodersen came to UW-Richland in July, 2008, from Brainerd, Minnesota, where she was Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Central Lakes College, a two-year campus of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Dr. Brodersen also has served as Assistant Dean for Communications and Industrial Technology, Projects Coordinator, and Interim Campus Director for the South Omaha Campus with Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously, she taught and advised students at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa.

In addition to her positions in higher education, Dr. Brodersen has served as coordinator of a school-to-career program for the South Sioux City Nebraska Area Chamber of Commerce, business development analyst and proposal writer, public library director, and museum education curator.

Dr. Brodersen received her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Iowa State University. She earned her master's degree in Modern European History from the University of Notre Dame and her bachelor's degree in History magna cum laude from Coe College. Dr. Brodersen is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.