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
Cell: 218.410.0268
Email: rebekah@wisconsincountyforests.com

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Mark Heyde

Forest Certification & Special Issues Coordinator
Phone: 608-577-6159
Email: mark@wisconsincountyforests.com

Dave Kafura

Assistant Executive Director
Phone: 715-520-7503
Email: dave@wisconsincountyforests.com


The Board of Directors

Directors Area 1: Counties: Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, and Oconto

Ed Kelley
Florence County
Box 233
Florence, WI 54121
715-528-4704
Hank Novak
Marinette County
N12351 Old 8 Road
Wausaukee, WI  54177
715-470-4135
henrynovak1962@gmail.com

Directors Area 2: Counties: Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, and Vilas

Bill Bialecki, Treasurer
Lincoln County
1007 Lake Street
Merrill, WI 54452
715-536-5810
William.Bialecki@co.lincoln.wi.us
Myron Brooks
Taylor County
N8539 State Hwy 73
Gilman, WI 54433
715-668-5491
myron.brooks@co.taylor.wi.us

Directors Area 3: Counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas & Iron

Directors Area 4: Counties: Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn

Bill Schradle
Barron County
350 8th Avenue
Clayton, WI 54004
715-948-2827
Norman Bickford
Burnett County
P.O. Box 160
Webster, WI 54893
715-866-7151
nbickford@centurytel.net
Hank Graber
Washburn County
N5856 10th Street/ PO Box 593
Spooner, WI 54801
715-416-3370
hgraber@co.washburn.wi.us
Phil Schneider, Vice President
Rusk County
N678 A St.
Sheldon, WI 54766
715-452-5639
pschneider@ruskcountywi.us

Directors Area 5: Counties: Adams, Clark, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Monroe, Vernon & Wood

Joe Waichulis, President
Clark County
N16739 Bachelor’s Avenue
Thorp, WI 54771
715-669-3985
auggie@discover-net.net
Rick Seefeldt
Marathon County
183466 Cty Rd II
Eland, WI  54427
715-571-0777
Rick.Seefeldt@co.marathon.wi.us

Directors-at-Large

Michael Luedeke
715-635-9312
mcluedeke@hotmail.com
Henry Schienebeck
715-769-3911
henry@newnorth.net
Alan VanRaalte
715-453-8083
a.e.vanraalte@gmail.com
Jeff Barkley
608-886-8271
jbarkley5045@gmail.com

List of Officers

President:
Joe Waichulis
N16739 Bachelor’s Avenue
Thorp, WI 54771
715-669-3985
auggie@discover-net.net
Vice President:
Phil Schneider
Rusk County
N678 A St.
Sheldon, WI 54766
715-452-5639
pschneider@ruskcountywi.us
Treasurer:
Bill Bialecki
1007 Lake Street
Merrill, WI 54452
715-536-5810
William.Bialecki@co.lincoln.wi.us
Secretary:
Rebekah Luedtke
Executive Director
715-539-1097
rebekah@wisconsincountyforests.com