The Nominating Committee has completed the list of candidates for the election to be held at the Annual Meeting on April 11, 2019. The nominees for the open positions are:

President: Amy Klusmeier. Amy is currently serving as Chapter President. Since joining TU in 2011 she has been a very active member. She has served as a Director and Vice President. Amy has participated in Chapter workdays and the stream maintenance/monitoring program. For several years, she successfully ran our main fundraiser, the Icebreaker. Amy has Masters degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and Public Affairs.

Vice President: Mary Ann Doll. Mary Ann is currently serving as Chapter Vice President. Mary Ann has been one of our most active members. She has served on our Education and Membership Committee. She has come to our stream work days, organized our Nash Williams Awards Banquet, helped at the Riversmith Fishing Clinic and more.

Secretary: Topf Wells. Topf is currently serving as Secretary. He has played many roles in TU including our annual auction, stream work days, Chapter advocacy and general all around Mr. Fixit.

Treasurer: Tom Parker. Tom is currently serving as Treasurer. Tom has been a Chapter member since 2013. He served on the Board as a Director before becoming Treasurer in 2016. Tom has 30 years’ experience in finance and administration in the insurance industry. He chairs the Finance Committee and has been instrumental in moving Chapter Endowment funds to management by the Natural Resources Foundation.

Director: Rodd Wangen. Rodd is currently serving as a Director. Rodd is a regular at the Chapter stream work days and also maintains a section of stream in our maintenance/monitoring program.

Director: Tom Thrall. Tom is currently serving as a Director. He has served many roles, including Chapter Treasurer. Tom is retired from The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) where he served in many field positions in Michigan and retired as Wisconsin State Biologist.

Director: Curt Reidl.  Curt has worked at our stream work days and has been a generous contributor to our fundraising events. He recently donated a beautiful handcrafted tying station for the State Council banquet.

Chapter Delegate to State Council: Scott Stewart. Scot is currently serving as Chapter Delegate. He began his term 2016 and has been very active in attending State Council meetings and ably representing the chapter. Scott has been a SWTU member since 1987 and for many years has taught in our fly tying classes. He is retired from DNR after having served 33 years in fisheries management.

The selection of officers and directors is a democratic process and will be decided by a majority of members present and voting.

At the April monthly meeting, the nominees or a member acting on his or her behalf, will be given the opportunity to present any information relevant to his or her candidacy.

In addition to the nominees selected by the committee, the chapter bylaws provide that any member may make a nomination from the floor. For those positions with more than one candidate, secret ballots will be used.

In addition, we want to express tremendous appreciation to Jim Hess, who has served a full (and maximum) six years on our Board of Directors. We will miss him on the Board but are excited about his continued involvement and contributions to our Chapter. You’ve made a true difference, Jim!