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Amanda Berg

South Central Wisconsin Advisory Board Member

Amanda Berg

About Amanda

Amanda Berg is Chief Operating Officer for the Wisconsin School of Business at University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Prior to joining the Wisconsin School of Business, Amanda most recently served as the Vice President for Finance / Chief Financial Officer and Interim Dean of the College of Business, Communications, and Technology at Edgewood College where she worked for four years. She has also recently worked in leadership at Slipstream, overseeing finance and program delivery operations, as well as spending time overseeing human resources, legal/contracts, facilities, and the vehicle fleet. Previously, Amanda accumulated more than 15 years of financial and accounting experience at various organizations throughout the Madison area. Amanda also previously held auditing, accounting and finance positions at ZD Studios, Inc., Famous Footwear, Fiskars Brands, Inc., and Grant Thornton, LLP.  

Amanda earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Accountancy degree from UW-Madison. She is a Member of the National W Club, a Council Member of UW-Madison Athletic Department's Equity Diversity Council, and enjoys occasionally serving as an announcer and scoreboard operator for athletic events at UW-Madison.

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