Save the Date for our 2024 SCIL Connect Networking Lunch: “Celebrating 25 Years of SCIL,” Thursday, July 11th, featuring keynote speaker Jeff Wright, Superintendent of the Sauk Prairie School District. The Class of 2020 will be our guests of honor at this event.
Luncheon will be held at the UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County campus and will be catered by the Baraboo Burger Company. Registration coming soon!
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April
The deadline to apply to be part of our 2024-2025 cohort and receive our early bird discounted program rate is May 1st. Remind your colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family.
On April 11th the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) class met at White Mound County Park for a day themed “Leadership in Nature.” Matt Stieve, Parks and Recreation Manager for Sauk County, started the day with a discussion about the importance of vision, planning and communication in his work.
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March
When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change. ~Wayne Dyer
On March 14 the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) class of 2023-2024 started their seventh of nine sessions by visiting the Sauk County Law Enforcement Center. The SCIL group felt grateful to have a community of people in Sauk County who have the culture of conservancy in their blood and felt the passion and call to lead from within and return this prairie back to our community.
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February
Creativity & Emotional Intelligence Linked to Expand Leadership Skills “Do you consider yourself creative?” This was the opening question asked at the February 8th SCIL day in Spring Green, WI. When SCIL Facilitator Morgan McArthur asked this question, less than half of the 20 participants said yes. The conversation continued and participants soon realized that problem solving is a form of creativity, often required in the workplace. Soon, everyone was realizing the important role creativity has in their lives.
Alumni Spotlight
Tywana German
Tywana was a member of the SCIL Class of 2010 and was a new resident to Wisconsin, moving here with her family from Chesapeake, Virginia where she had worked in human services most of her career. When she moved to Prairie du Sac in 2009, she was approached regarding the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director position and decided to take the position to have a change in the non-profit sector. Looking back, Tywana is so glad she took the leadership role with the chamber, as she feels that the position allows staff members and volunteers to get to know the community in which they live and work.
Tywana continues in that role fourteen years later and has had the opportunity to envision and create for many projects for Sauk Prairie. A few that she has led and completed that you may see in the Sauk Prairie community are the Great Sauk State Trail and the establishment of the Friends of the Great Sauk State Trail group, riverfront improvements to include Riverfront Plaza (pocket park) and Riverfront Park & Splash Pad, downtown placemaking initiatives to include façade improvements, and the development of the Sauk Prairie Riverway brand and signage, a collaboration with three villages and seven townships.
Today, you may see Tywana talking publically about childcare desert status throughout Sauk County and how it impacts local employees and their families while sharing a public-private model that has been developed between the Chamber, local municipalities, and the school district.
Tywana has been a long-time advocate for community leadership programs, having graduated from both local municipal and state-wide leadership programs in Virginia. In her professional career, she encourages area employers and residents to embrace SCIL, as she believes that leadership programs provide an excellent opportunity to build relationships with diverse stakeholders while learning about programs and policies that impact the community in which we live and work.
When asked to reflect on her time in SCIL, she recalls the Colors Exercise Jenny Erickson led. “I remember this was a defining moment in my career. I was in a new community that looked and felt different from where I had come from, and, if I am being honest, I was mourning leaving the ‘big city’. I was sixteen years into my non-profit career and thought I was a master of collaboration and influence. I realized, through SCIL, that each of us thinks differently, we approach projects differently, and we each have different skill sets – yet, ALL personality types are necessary to be successful. Change and new environments are GREAT and necessary for growth! It allows you to reflect and see the things that sometimes others may take for granted or simply overlook. SCIL taught me to embrace differences and how to work with people who are very different from me, yet share common goals for community betterment. I now intentionally recruit volunteers and staff members with opposing personality types so that my projects are vetted through diverse views and styles”.
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Alumni by Year
Class of 1998
Heidi Accola, Mark Bostwick, Beth Bradley, Larry Cliford, Kevin Fitzgerald, Shelly Granberg, Pat Gudenschwager, Ann Helwig, Sandi Holt, Aice Hutter, Tim Miller, Judith Stoeckmann, Dale Turner, Theresa Wimann
Class of 1999
Barb Blair, Jen Stewart, Joe Cognac, Paul Empey, Jean Klang, Tim Lueck, Larry Marlette, Carla Mercer, Mo Reilly, Susanne Stoeckmann, Char terBeest-Kudla, Tom Williams, Suzanne Wipperfurth
Class of 2000
Shelly Bomkamp, Mike Clague, Jim Daniels, Buddy Huffaker, Laura Jelle, Joan Kenney, Shirley Koehler, Pat McSweeny, Donna Neuwirth, Steve Schmelzer, Larry Schroeder, Janice Schyvinck, Bruce Stewart, Maxine Worman, Bob Zirngible
Class of 2001
Ken Carlson, John Crowley, John Dietrich, Patti Farber, Judy Fowler, Tom Grunwald, Melani Guentherman, Staci Hunt Ramsey, Marcy Huffaker, Pam Maxwell, Connie Molberg, Wayne Morse, Carol Olson, Kathy Schauf, Teresa Searock, Pete Shrake, Jim Tobakos, Lerna Mae Wiese, Cindy Zirngible
Class of 2002
Linda Bormann, Ron Frye, Carla Gorski, Mark Graupman, Gabe Jensen, Leslie McFarlane, Pearl McGuire-Hadlock, Carolyn Novak, Bob Parkhurst, Penny Pohle, Scott Sidell, Robin Smelcer, Bev Vaillancourt
Class of 2003
Carol Anderson, Arline Beagan, Diane Bindl, Derek Cowan, Jolene Gruber, Teresa Hays, Tammy Koenecke, David Loether, Patrice Luer, Jim Marsden, Laura Nedeau-Owen, Rob Nelson, Lynn Olson, Roger Pescinski, Mike Rogers, Paul Wolter, Jan Zechel
Class of 2004
Marianne Baumgarten, Paul Beagan, Michelle Britzman, Karen Cook, Vern Fowler, Brad Hintz, Beverly Hoege, Brenda Holloway, Maureen Kirk, Chris Mueller, Stephen Plaisance, Cheryl Shanks, Tara Zitsner
Class of 2005
Alice Allen, Chris Bernudez, Kathy Blum, Lucille Danube, Carolyn Davis, Margaret Dobrovolny, Larry Fisher, Jason Khodadad, Teresa Langer, Steve Lundin, Shawna Marquardt, Joe Spitz, Brandon Wegner
Class of 2006
Julie Andrews, Brenda Bergman, Jackie Bodette, Bobbie Boettcher, Corrie Boyer, Linda Damos, Jeff Fray, Toby Grabs, Lori Knadle, Jennifer Kobylecky, Gary McDermott, Monica Meyers, Shawn Murphy, Rene Pilon, Rose Valek
Class of 2007
John Alt, Nena Beier, Cindy Bondendein, Myra Dorow, Dawn Eno, Connie Hartje, Marcia Karstetter, Samantha Kimball, Carmen Luther, Linda Marshall, Melanie Mielke, Barbara Mortimore, Nancy O’Donnell, Jeanine Richards, Joseph Svetlik, Josephine Tarnutzer, Nancy Thome, Rene Zimmerman
Class of 2008
Jennifer Bailer, Jason Begalske, Dan Bergman, Sue Bergs, Tommy Brennan, Ann Burke, Robert Clyde, Brain Duvalle, Greg Glaser, Eric Johnson, David Jones, Ruth Joyce, Doug Mering, Drew Miner, Diane Reinfeldt, Kay Roherty, Mickey Snyder, Marilyn Sprecher
Class of 2009
Tara Baumgarten, Michelle Dent, Christine Dutton, Jed Eichhorn, Mary Farrell-Stieve, Dale Jaedike, Deb Johnsen, Kelli Kayser, Todd Krysiak, Heather Lesch, Kristie Meier, Ashley Nedeau-Owen, Mark Rozmarynowski, Debbie Schiffman, Wendy Schneider, Raynelle Syftestad, Robert Van Meeteren
Class of 2010
Margaret Brickner, Angela Brozak, James Carter, Carrie Covell, John Dougherty, Tywana German, Hattie Heller, Anne Horjus, Bonnie Johnson, Jody Kapp, Serge Koenig, Kari Labansky, Andrew Moon, Christian Russo, Amy Ryan, Renee Thums, Jason Timlin, Janet Volk, Matthew Warming
Class of 2011
David Armstrong, Nancy Betzold, Landiz Brozak, Karen DeSanto, Tyler Douglas, Anna Grogan, Bill Helm, Aleah Kuchta, Ryan La Broscian, Jason Lane, Angela Mack, Steven Paske, John Pohlmann Sr., Jo Anne Preston, Joshua Sanders, Tracy Niesen-Breunig, Robert Sinden, Marsha Stolte, Jenni Walsh, Lisa Wenzel, Julie Wuerger
Class of 2012
Debra Bauer, Marc Boucher, Terry Brickl, Diane Endres, Angela Galle Sylvester, Jordan Gilbert, Judy Gurgel, Anna Hawley, Jean Judd, Quincy Kissack, Christopher Lapp, Mitchell Lohr, Andrea Mauch, Jared Paget, Jordyn Schara, Anna Schmelzer, Scott Von Asten, Colin Walsh, Cathleen Warwick, Ryan Werner, Beth Ann Zick, Alyssa Ziegler, Rosemary Zuch
Class of 2013
Aaron Andres, Konya Antonetti, Charles Burnley, Brian Cunningham, Jennifer Endres Way, Mary Fabian, John Fritsch, Jim Haas, Marie Harper, Jennifer Helt, Philip Johnston, Tamara Lavender, Ken Meicher, Robin Meier, Bridget Morrey-Seals, Brady Neuman, Melanie Platt-Gibson, Cathy Witte
Class of 2014
Marissa Aron, Amy Bachhuber, Brendan Ballweg, Tyler Ballweg, Ruth Browning, Joann Douglas, Charles Ecklund, Holly Fenske, Stuart Fields, Roger Friede, Kimberly Gochanour, Samantha Kimball, Julie Lane, Ben Marsden, Morgan McArthur, Michael McShane, Amanda Meddaugh, Kimberly Miller, Nicole Querio, Nellie Schmitz, Melissa Southworth
Class of 2015
Meg Allen, Kurt Cottier, Adam Gulden, Danna Hillmer, Karen Hoekstra, Ryan Hulleman, Darren Jorgenson, Matt Jurvelin, Melissa Keenan, Rauel La Breche, Jennifer Mack, Michelle O’Connor, Kris Rasmussen, Amy Reine, Laura Rossitor, Joe Sabol, Pam Thompson, Morgan Tribbey, Vicki Wildes
Class of 2016
Rachel Adair, John Bachhuber, Scott Ballweg, Janene Clark, Jennifer Crubel, Brianna Deaton, Theresa Dietz, Vincent Graves, Dena Jarog, Karen Kothbauer, Janelle Krueger, Andrews Pemberton, John Philipp, Rebecca Powell, Katy Prange, Becky Radke, Ryan Roers, Brian Sadler, Jennifer Vosen, Sharon Warden, Kevin Weber
Class of 2017
Rachel Breunig, Stephanie Brickl, Ann Calhoun, Kyle Crosby, Elizabeth German, Abby Hays, Jeff Hoeben, Joshua Holler, Tricia Jones, Cindy Kissack, Ashley Litscher, Tezra Menne, Lexie Meyer, Nathaniel Newby, Jennifer Niles, David Olson, Matt Ryczek, Margaret Sage, Katie Schofield, Charles Spencer, Jodi Vogel, Haley Weisert, Kurt Wenger, Robin Whyte
Class of 2019
Jessica Bergin, Niki Conway, Pedro Dominguez, Theresa Douglas, David Earleywine, Jenni Gavin, Nicki Cabaj Green, Abby Howell-Dinger, Kira Meister, Gina Mitcham, Emily Olson, Kyra Peach, Jared Pinkus, Ross Retzlaff, Sara Roltgen, Ashley Schreiber, Linda Spencer
Class of 2020
Gina Baldwin, Becky Cassity, Kristina Coopman, Donna Crary, Kimberley Evert, Jessica Gavin, Ethan Giebel, Cheryl Goeckermann, Lauren Goff, Haley Hoffman, April Little Reichhoff, Adrienne Olson, Julia Randles, Tammy Seiler, Melissa Shimniok, Tiffany Sloan, Tammy Woirol
Class of 2022
Haley Bonilla, Briana Collman, Lacey Fulk, Antowan Hallmon Sr., Steven Jakubowski, Brian Kerr, Melissa Leathers, Philip Matthews, Seth Meise, Marissa Miller, Fr. Dave Mowers, Zach Ott, Karen Peterson, Jessie Phalen, Dan Rindfleisch, Tim Ripp, Heather Sloan, Nicole Tidwell
Class of 2023
Mari Burri, Amanda Coorough, Megan Haag, Monica Jaled, Sara Jesse, Laurie Killam, Rebecca Kirch, Mark Ladsten, Logan Littlegeorge, Andrea Lombard, Angela Lowe, Brittany Melka, Jodie Molitor, Greta Schaller-Alonso, Paul Sprosty, Angela Witczak, Dan Zurawski
