Mary W. Gulbrandsen, MS, RN, PNP

Mary Gulbrandsen is executive director of the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars (FFWS), a private, not-for-profit foundation providing need-based grants to recent graduates of Wisconsin public high schools who are attending Wisconsin public colleges full time. A pediatric nurse practitioner and former school district administrator, Mary has dedicated her career to benefitting children by combining her interest and expertise in health care, education, and administration. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and two master’s degrees—one in pediatric nursing and one in administrative medicine—from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.