United Way of Dane County announced the election of the 2015-2016 Board of Directors during it’s Annual Meeting on February 26, 2015. The board is comprised of community leaders who guide the organization in its efforts to change lives through our community’s Agenda for Change in the areas of Education, Income and Health.
United Way of Dane County’s new board members include: Marcia Anderson, Bankruptcy Clerk, Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court; Julia Arata-Fratta, Supervisor, Wegner CPAs; Bryan W. Chan, Founder & President, SupraNet Communications, Inc.; John Humenik, President & Publisher, Wisconsin State Journal; Robert N. Trunzo, President & CEO, CUNA Mutual Group. Nick Meriggioli, CEO, Johnsonville Sausage was thanked and acknowledged for his leadership as outgoing 2014 Board Chair. Rich Lynch, Chairman, J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc., was selected to serve as United Way of Dane County’s new Chair of the Board. Additional officers for the Board include Darrell Bazzell, Vice Chancellor for Administration, UW-Madison as Vice Chair and Ryan E. Behling, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch as Secretary/Treasurer.
“Our 2015 Board of Directors is committed to improving lives by driving strategic impact through our focus areas of Education, Income and Health,” said Leslie Ann Howard, President & CEO, United Way of Dane County. “They will continue to ensure that money raised and volunteer time recruited by United Way is invested wisely in research-backed strategies that provide measurable results to change lives in our community.”
Retiring Board Members include Kevin Heppner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause; Doug Nelson, BMO Harris Bank; Kim Sponem, Summit Credit Union; Doug Strub, Meridian Group; and Michael Victorson, M3 Insurance Solutions.
The organization also announced its Campaign Cabinet Chair who will lead United Way of Dane County’s 2015 Community Campaign: Dan Rashke, CEO, TASC.
2015-2016 United Way of Dane County Board of Directors
| Marcia M. Anderson | Clerk of Court | United States Bankruptcy Court |
| Julia Arata-Fratta | Supervisor | Wegner CPAs |
| *Darrell Bazzell | Supervisor | UW-Madison |
| *Ryan E. Behling | Financial Advisor | Merrill Lynch |
| *Anna Burish | Associate Director | UBS Financial Services |
| Bryan W. Chan | Founder & President | Supranet Communications, Inc. |
| Dr. Jennifer Cheatham | Superintendent | Madison Metropolitan School District |
| Dr. Jack Daniels III | President | Madison College |
| Greg Dombrowski | President | Johnson Bank, Madison |
| Dan Frazier | Madison Market President | US Bank |
| Henry Gaylord | High School Student & By Youth For Youth Representative |
East Madison High School |
| Enid Glenn | Director- Bureau of Management Services | State Department of Workforce Development/DVR |
| Henry Gaylord | High School Student & By Youth For Youth Representative |
East Madison High School |
| Brenda Gonzalez | Community Marketing & Health Equity Manager | Group Health Cooperative of South Central WI |
| Fritz Grutzner | President | Brandgarten, Inc. |
| Kevin Gundlach | President | South Central Federation of Labor |
| *Mike Hamerlik | President and Chief Executive Officer | WPS Health Insurance |
| *Leslie Ann Howard | President & CEO | United Way of Dane County |
| John Humenik | President & Publisher | Wisconsin State Journal |
| Patricia Kampling | Chair, President & CEO | Alliant Energy |
| Donna Katen-Bahensky | Community Leader | |
| Sharyl Kato | Executive Director | The Rainbow Project, Inc. |
| *Gretchen R. Lowe | *Michael Morgan | AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 52 |
| *Richard Lynch | Chairman | J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc. |
| Karen Menéndez Coller | Executive Director | Centro Hispano, Inc. |
| *Nick Meriggioli | CEO | Johnsonville Sausage |
| *Deirdre A. Morgan | Deputy Secretary | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
| *Michael Morgan | Community Leader | |
| Barbara Nichols | Consultant | Barbara Nichols Consulting |
| Rajesh Rajaraman | Vice President | Christensen Associates |
| Dan Rashke | CEO | TASC |
| Susan Riseling | Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief of Police | University of Wisconsin Madison Police Department |
| Anne E. Ross | Managing Partner | Foley & Lardner, LLP |
| *Jack Salzwedel | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | American Family Insurance Group |
| *Dave K. Stark | President | Stark Company Realtors |
| Tim J. Sullivan | Business Representative | SMART Local 565 |
| Karen Timberlake | Director | UW Population Health Institute |
| Robert N. Trunzo | President & CEO | CUNA Mutual Group |
| *Gary Wolter | Chairman, President & CEO | Madison Gas and Electric Co. |
*Member of the Executive Committee
New members bolded
Jay Sekelsky, from Madison Investment Advisors, was elected to serve as United Way of Dane County’s Foundation’s Chair. Other individuals elected to positions include: Vice Chair- Darrell Behnke, U.S. Bank, and Secretary/Treasurer- Mark Koehl, Wipfli LLP. The Foundation Board is comprised of lead volunteers who guide the organization in advancing the mission of United Way of Dane County, investing in our community’s Agenda for Change and providing opportunities for individuals to extend their own legacy of effective, local philanthropy.
2015 United Way of Dane County Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees
| Jay Sekelsky | Chair | Madison Investment Advisors |
| Darrell Behnke | Vice Chair | U.S. Bank |
| Mark Koehl | Secretary/Treasurer | Wipfli LLP |
| Darrell Bazzell | Trustee | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Holly Cremer Berkenstadt | Trustee | Community Leader |
| John Bolz | Trustee | Community Leader |
| Barbara Finley | Trustee | Morgan Stanley |
| Clayton Frink | Trustee | The Capital Times |
| Leslie Ann Howard, Ex Officio | Trustee | United Way of Dane County |
| Sherri Kliczak | Trustee | Retired, National Guardian Life Insurance Co. |
| Madelyn Leopold | Trustee | Retired, Boardman & Clark LLP |
| Rich Lynch, Ex Officio | Trustee | J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc. |
| Norma Madsen | Trustee | Community Leader |
| Jim Riordan | Trustee | Retired, WPS Health Insurance |
| Frederick Schwartz | Trustee | Sub-Zero Group, Inc. |
| Noble Wray | Trustee | Retired, Madison Police Depart. |
| John Zimdars | Trustee | The Zimdars Company, Inc. |
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Honorary Trustees |
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| Don Anderson | Marv Conney | Jerry Hiegel |
| Jeff Levy | Jean Manchester | Dale Mathwich |
| Loren Mortenson | Thomas G. Ragatz | |
*New Trustees bolded
