Board of Directors
Current Board Members
Amy Alstad (Madison) Director of Land Management & Environmental Education, Holy Wisdom Monastery
James P. Bennett (Madison) Research Botanist, USGS/NPS UW Department of Botany (retired)
Linda Bochert (Madison) Attorney, environmental regulation, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP (retired)
Bruce Braun (Madison) Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Facilities, Planning and Management, UW-Madison (retired)
Tom Dott (Madison) Vice President of commercial banking at First Business Bank
Kristine Euclide (Madison) Sr VP and General Counsel at MG&E (retired)
Rebecca Haefner (Wauwatosa) Board-Certified Anesthesiologist (semi-retired)
Martin Henert (DeForest) Executive Assistant, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (retired)
Jim Hubing (Madison) Director, Henry Vilas Zoo (retired)
Kristine Krause (Rhinelander) Vice President Environmental, Wisconsin Energy Corporation (retired)
Mark LaBarbera (Hazel Green) President & CEO, ML & Associates; Executive Director, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Diane Humphrey Lueck (Friendship) Senior Lecturer, College of Natural Resources, UW-Stevens Point; Former Director, International Becoming an Outdoors Woman
William Lunney (Madison) Budget & Legislative Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Administration; Assistant Administrative Director of State Courts, Wisconsin Supreme Court; former Chair, Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy; former President, Friends of Wisconsin State Parks (retired)
Tom Olson (Madison) Vice President, CUNA Mutual Group; President, Directions 21 Business Group (retired)
Halie Tenor (Madison) Sustainability Senior Analyst, American Family Insurance
Michael Williamson (Madison) Executive Director of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board; Director, North Carolina Retirement System; Assistant to the UW-Madison Chancellor (retired)
Board Officers
Tom Dott—Chair
Dave Adam—Vice Chair
Kris Euclide—Secretary
Martin Henert—Treasurer
Emeritus Members of the Board
Darrell Bazzell
David Ladd
Tom Lochner
Thomas Lyon
James Matras
Howard Mead
Thomas Schmidt
Ron Semmann
Toby Sherry
Christine Thomas
Todd Tiefenthaler
Albert Toma
Honorary Emeritus
C.D. “Buzz” Besadny*
Daniel Chabot*
Anthony Earl*
Collins Ferris*
Daniel T. Flaherty*
Robert Froehlke*
Paul Hassett*
Warren Knowles*
Peggie Post Mallery*
Cliff Messinger*
Gaylord Nelson*
Dair J. Stewart*
Margaret Van Alstyne*
Sally Whiffen*
Nash Williams*
* denotes that the person is deceased