ABOUT US
 
  Council Overview
  History
  Board & Advisors
  NEWS & EVENTS
 
  Newsletter
  Events
   
  PROJECTS
 
  Lake Monitoring
  Aquatic Invasive Species
  Conservation Photography
  JOIN US
 
  Membership
  Get Involved
   
  LINKS
 
  Lake Resources
  Web Links
   
 
Winnebago Lakes Council Board of Directors
 

The Board of Directors seeks to represent the lake system geographically and organizationally, with representatives from conservation, environmental, and recreational organizations; property owners; businesses; and University and governmental units. Advisors from governmental agencies with a vested interest in the waterways are invited as ex-officio members.

The current board (with officer titles and term year noted) includes:

 

Ruth Dudarenke (2011) is Human Resource manager for T.T.I. Inc, a trucking company in Eden. She is an avid boater, has a strong interest in lake issues, and lives on Lake Winnebago in the town of Friendship.

Greg Keil (2011) is the Community Planner for the City of Menasha and former staff for the Fox Valley Water Quality Agency and East Central Regional Planning Commission.

Michael Lizotte, Ph.D. (President, 2011) is Director of Sustainability at UW-Oshkosh and former Director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory. His professional interest is scientific research in aquatic ecology, particularly algal blooms and environmental education.

Wayne Mueller (Treasurer, 2011) lives on Lake Winnebago and is Chief Operations Officer for Alexander and Bishop LTD, a commercial real estate development firm. His interest in a sustainable watershed stems from his work in conservation residential development in New England.

John Reiland (2011) is a science teacher at Oshkosh West, whose class in Environmental Issues often addresses water quality concerns. He lives on Lake Butte des Morts in the Town of Algoma.

Wayne Risvold (2011) is a Senior Account Manager with AFLAC and Flotilla Commander of USCGA flotilla 04-01. He is from Fond du Lac and has a keen interest in lake issues.

Andrew Sabai (2012) is Plan Implementation Coordinator for Lake Puckaway and a former WDNR employee with a special interest in critical habitats fof the Upper Lakes. He lives in Oshkosh.

Jan Scalpone (Secretary, 2014) is a retired planner from the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. She serves on the Oshkosh Sustainability Advisory Board and is active in local and state conservation organizations.

R.E. (Rick) Schallert (2014) is a retired community college professor with a background in reginoal planning and public administration. He currenctly serves on the Winneconne Chamber of Commerce Board, is a Commissioner for the Winnebago County Housing Authority and lives on the eastern shore of Lake Winneconne with a natural shoreline.

Diane Schauer (2012) is the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for Calumet County. She currently resides in the city of Brillion with her husband, Roger, and two Brittanys, Fenway and Wrigley.

Dick Snyder (Vice-President, 2014) is a semi-retired consultant to Mercury Marine, having worked there 42 years as an engineer. He greatly enjoys living on a bay in the Town of Black Wolf behind the Jesuit Retreat and is active nationally in recreational boating safety and accident investigation.

Advisors
The Board of Directors regularly and gratefully receives advice from the following civil servants who are professionally engaged with issues on the Winnebago Pool Lakes:
Catherine Neiswender is the Community Development Educator for Winnebago County UW-Extension. She has experience and degrees in management of regional water quality, wildlife, and cultural resources and is currently a leader in sustainability efforts in the Fox Valley. Catherine lives in Appleton.
Chad Cook is the Fox-Wolf Basin Educator with UW-Extension. He has degrees and experience in lake management, wastewater, aquatic toxicology, and water resources management
Robin McClennan is Wisconsin DNR Basin Supervisor for the Upper Fox Watershed and the Winnebago Pool Watershed and is stationed in Oshkosh.
 
2010 Winnebago Lakes Council -- Sustaining Our Lakes.