Staff and Board of Directors

The Wisconsin County Forests Association is governed by a Board of Directors made up of elected County Board officials who serve on their respective County Board Forestry (or similar) Committees. For purposes of elections, the State of Wisconsin is divided into five areas as described below.

Meet our Staff

Rebekah Luedtke

Executive Director
Office: 715.539.1097
Email: rebekah@wisconsincountyforests.com

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Mark Heyde

Assistant Executive Director
Phone: 608-577-6159
Email: mark@wisconsincountyforests.com

Dave Kafura

Technical & Resource Advisor
Phone: 715-520-7503
Email: dave@wisconsincountyforests.com


The Board of Directors

Area 1: Counties: Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Polk, Barron, Rusk

Phil Schneider
Rusk County

Lolita Olson
Washburn County

Jeff Olsen
Bayfield County

Chris Sybers
Burnett County

Area 2: Counties: Vilas, Forest, Florence, Marinette, Oneida, Lincoln, Langlade, Oconto

Hank Novak
Marinette County

Mike Beyer
Oconto County

Henry Sullivan
Florence County

Joe Muehlbach
Vilas County

Area 3: Counties: Chippewa, Taylor, Marathon, Eau Claire, Clark, Wood, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau, Adams, Vernon

Joe Waichulis
Clark County

Rick Seefeldt
Marathon County

Bill Schradle (serving out of area)
Barron County

 

Bill Bialecki (serving out of area)
Lincoln County

 

Directors-at-Large

Michael Luedeke
Spooner, WI
Henry Schienebeck
Rhinelander, WI
Jeff Barkley
DeForest, WI

List of Officers

President:
Joe Waichulis
Clark County
Vice President:
Phil Schneider
Rusk County
Treasurer:
Bill Bialecki
Lincoln County
Secretary:
Rebekah Luedtke
Executive Director
715-539-1097
rebekah@wisconsincountyforests.com