Green Lake Association Board of Directors
The Green Lake Association's Articles of Incorporation provide for a board of nine directors, each to serve a three-year term, and four officers –
President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer. Read GLA's Bi-Laws
Sara Mueller - President
GLA Committee: Conservation/Education
Education: BS Home Economics Education, Simmons College, Boston MA
Occupation: (retired) Instructor, Madison Area Technical College
Other affiliations in the area: Habitat for Humanity of Green Lake County, Princeton Garden Club, Federated Church of Green Lake.
Special interests/activities relating to Green Lake: Gardening, Boating, Fishing.
“My husband and I hope that our children and grandchildren as well as yours, can always have the exposure that we have had to this lovely spot. We hope that all who use it will respect it, and also respect others rights to enjoy this wonderful resource.”
Katie Baird - Treasurer
GLA Officer & Committees: Treasurer, Conservation/Education
Occupation: CFO - Baird, Inc.
Special interests: doing anything outside, kayaking, biking, golfing, knitting and spending time with three grandsons
Other area affiliations: Ripon Women's Club, past member Ripon Medical Center Board of Directors, Grace Lutheran Church treasurer
“Preservation of Green Lake as one of Wisconsin's premier lakes is my number one priority. Also, improving the lake's fishing resources and supporting the goals of the GLA membership.”
Kent DeLucenay
GLA Commitee: Marketing/Membership
Education: BA English, MBA – both from Indiana University
Occupation: 30 years in Human Resources management in the health care industry including Baxter International for 12 years, Caremark, a healthcare service company, working as a corporate officer; Pathogenesis, a biotech company; and CorSolutions, a disease management company.
Other Affiliations: served on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago from 1994-1998 is currently on the Board of the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago.
Karen Duehring
GLA Committee: Public Relations and Funding (filling the second term of John Waggoner)
Education: Ripon College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
"After having grown up in Green Lake, Karen recently moved back to here. She believes that in these days and times, Green Lake belongs to a wider area and a larger family than ever before, making its past and its future a vivid responsibility of good stewardship in the present. Karen states that the responsibility for being a good steward is one we all share and is pleased to serve the interests of all of those who call Green Lake home."
Leo Duwe
GLA Committees: AQWEED, Public Relations
Education: BBA, UW-Madison
Occupation: Retired
Keith Harrington
GLA Committee: JACLUM, Legal
Education: B.A. in Criminal Justice with a History Minor from the University of Illinois-Chicago, 1982 and a law degree from J.D. John Marshall School of Law, 1985.
Occupation: Attorney
Other Affiliations: member of the Illinois State Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in Illinois, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Special Interests: Keith and his wife, Catherine, have one daughter, and he spends his free time fishing, golfing, sailing and swimming.
“I have a deep respect for Green Lake and the surrounding natural resources. Serving on the Board will be a good opportunity to take part in maintaining and preserving those natural resources.”
Cynthia Smith
Education: Marquette University Law School, Kenyon College
Employment: Partner in a Milwaukee law firm, practicing environmental law for 15 years
After renting on Green Lake for the past 30 plus years, and spending her childhood enjoying the lake and the other recreational opportunities in the area, Cindy and her family recently purchased a year-round home on the south shore. She hopes to use her legal expertise in the areas of water quality, shoreland preservation, and sustainable development to preserve and protect Green Lake’s natural resources and serve the mission of the Green Lake Association.
Daniel Teuteberg
Education: B.S. Broad Field Social Studies with an emphasis in History and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin- Superior
Employment: AmeriCorps Connects, Ripon Medical Center
Dan’s employment experiences include obtaining funding and support for special events; fostering partnerships to address specific community issues; recruiting adult and youth volunteers; assisting and critiquing marketing strategies to optimize the effectiveness of publications; and planning, coordinating, and implementing environmental educational programs.
Dan hopes to use his position as a GLA director to empower people to preserve and protect Green Lake, ensuring its healthy longevity through thoughtful planning and teaming with a wide-range of people of all ages and perspectives. His work experiences have enabled him to look at community issues and inspire positive changes.
Steve Wood
GLA Committees: JACLUM, Legal
Education: JD University of Michigan, BA Denison University
Occupation: Attorney
Affiliations in area: Green Lake 2000 Project (1993)
Special interests related to Green Lake: boating, fishing; just listening to the lake and watching the stars on a warm, clear night
“Green Lake and the Green Lake watershed are unique and irreplaceable natural resources. I believe that those of us who are privileged to own property here or just to visit in the area from time to time are each a steward of these extraordinary resources with a responsibility to preserve, protect, defend, restore and enhance their integrity. The GLA has risen to this important challenge and has been a leader in these efforts for nearly fifty years. "
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