GPEN Administration
Board of Directors
GPEN, Inc. is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Kansas, USA. All corporate powers of GPEN, Inc. are exercised by the organization’s Board of Directors. Members currently include:
| Name | Title | Ending Date Term |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Audus | Chair* | 12/31/28 |
| Teruna Siahaan | Vice Chair/ Secretary* | 12/31/24 |
| Yoshi Takakura | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/28 |
| Jeff Krise | Treasurer* | 12/31/24 |
| Ron Borchardt | Senior Advisor*** | Emeritus |
*Elected by the faculty members of KU’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
**Elected by GPEN’s Full Member Institutions
***Appointed by GPEN’s BOD
Executive Committee
Members of GPEN’s Executive Committee are elected by the member institutions and serve to advise the organization’s Board of Directors on matters relating to the organization’s programs.
| Name | Title | Ending Date Term |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Augustijns | Chair***/ Member-at-Large** | 12/31/26 |
| Christian Schoneich | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/24 |
| Joe Nicolazzo | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/26 |
| Christel "Kicki" Bergstrom | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/28 |
| Kim Brouwer | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/28 |
| M. Vitoria Bentley | Member-at-Large** | 12/31/28 |
| Bianca Liederer | Ad hoc Industrial Liaison* | 12/31/24 |
| Ken Audus | Ad hoc* | 12/31/28 |
| Teruna Siahaan | Ad hoc* | 12/31/24 |
| Yoshi Takakura | Ad hoc* | 12/31/28 |
| Jeff Krise | Ad hoc* | 12/31/24 |
| Ron Borchardt | Ad hoc Senior Advisor* | Emeritus |
*Selected by the faculty members of KU’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ BOD
**Elected by GPEN’s Full Member Institutions
***Elected by the EC