Bio

Lois Trongard is in her 13th year with Bryant & Stratton College serving as the State Business Operations Director for the Wisconsin Market. Trongard currently manages the Financial Aid department, business office, facilities, IT, student off-site housing and the cantina for the three campuses in the Wisconsin Market as well as the head of Business Operations in the athletics department. 

Trongard earned her bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and subsequently earned an MBA in Sustainable Business from Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon. With 30 years of operations experience, Trongard has managed the accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, auditing, maintenance, security and capital projects functions at for profit and non-profit organizations.

Trongard was recently elected to the Board of Directors for Variety the Children’s Charity of Wisconsin.

In her spare time, Trongard enjoys training her border collie and is the past president of her dog training club, K-9 Obedience Club of Menomonee Falls.  She also volunteers regularly at a local hospital with Wyatt her therapy dog. 

Trongard shares her home with her husband John, Wyatt and her two cats, Wolfie and Solene.