The Board of Directors is the governing body responsible for the operation of the Foundation including investment oversight and grant and scholarship distributions. Specific authorities charged with appointing board members are delineated in the Foundation’s Declaration of Trust, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Chair
Sandy Brekke, R.N.
Appointed by La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors
2nd term expires 2019
Vice Chair
Brent Smith, J.D.
Appointed by the La Crosse County Bar Association
2nd term expires 2023
Secretary
Barb Erickson
Appointed by the La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors
2nd term expires 2021
Treasurer
Taggert J. Brooks, Ph.D.
Appointed by the La Crosse Community Foundation
Board of Directors
2nd term expires 2022
Jamie Dahl
Appointed by Trust Point
Completing unexpired term 2019
Sr. Sue Ernster
Appointed by the La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023
Tom Kennedy, CPA
Appointed by the Senior Circuit Judge
1st term expires 2022
Rick Kyte, Ph.D.
Appointed by the Mayor of the City of La Crosse
1st term expires 2020
Taylor Mathy
Appointed by the La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023
Joe Moua
Appointed by the La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023
Clara Gelatt
Appointed by TrustPoint
1st term expires 2024