WiRSA Board

Executive Board

President — Patrick Galligan / Colby District Administrator

President-Elect — Jesse Brinkman / Algoma District Administrator

Past President — Brandon Robinson / CESA 11 Agency Administrator

Secretary — Valorie Kulesa - Board of Education / Gilman Board Member

Treasurer — Sarah Ploeckelman, Elementary Principal / Riverdale School District

Board of Directors

  • Heather Fish

    Director - Region 1
    Administrator, CESA 5

  • Jesse Brinkmann

    President Elect - Region 1
    School Administrator, Algoma

  • Sue Todey

    Director - Region 1
    School Board Member, Sevastopol

  • Ryan Frye

    Director - Region 1
    Social Studies Teacher, Mauston

  • Paul Fischer

    Director - Region 2
    Agency Administrator, CESA 4

  • Al Brokopp

    Director - Region 2
    District Administrator, Monticello

  • Eric Thunstedt

    Director - Region 2
    School Board Member, Westby

  • Sarah Ploeckelman

    Director Region 2
    Riverdale - Elementary Principal
    Former Spanish Teacher
    Treadurer

  • Brandon Robinson

    Past President - Region 3
    Agency Administrator, CESA 11

  • Patrick Galligan

    President - Region 4
    District Administrator, Colby

  • Valorie Kulesa

    Secretary - Region 3
    School Board Member, Gilman

  • Mykayla Sygulla

    Director Region 3
    Cornell School District

  • Betsy Gruszynski

    Director - Region 4
    Associate Director of Business Services, CESA 9

  • Nate Burklund

    Director - Region 4
    District Administrator, Niagara

  • Stacy Tlusty

    Director - Region 4
    School Board Member, Rib Lake

  • Vince Czahor

    Director - Region 4
    Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine
    Principal

  • Dr. Tim Buttles

    Statewide Director
    UW System Rep, UW-Platteville
    School of Eduction Director

  • Mandy Lang

    Statewide Director
    Technical College Rep, Mid-State

  • Diana Bohman

    Statewide Director
    Regional Library Rep

  • Josh Robinson

    Statewide Liaison - DPI
    Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Academic Excellence

WiRSA Founders

From Left to Right: Ben Niehaus 2019 WiRSA President, Founders - Fred Yeo, Don Stevens, Bob Beaver, Chuck Pursell, Nancy Hendrickson, Senator Luther Olson accepting for Joan Wade, Jerry Fiene and Executive Director Kim KauklFounders not pictured: Ken Kasinski, Art Keenan, Bob Kellogg, Guy Leavitt, Fred Schlichting and Dave Polashek

From Left to Right: Ben Niehaus 2019 WiRSA President, Founders - Fred Yeo, Don Stevens, Bob Beaver, Chuck Pursell, Nancy Hendrickson, Senator Luther Olson accepting for Joan Wade, Jerry Fiene and Executive Director Kim Kaukl

Founders not pictured: Ken Kasinski, Art Keenan, Bob Kellogg, Guy Leavitt, Fred Schlichting and Dave Polashek

We are grateful to the vision and foresight of our founding members: Bob Beaver, Jerry Fiene, Nancy Hendrickson, Ken Kasinski, Art Keenan, Bob Kellogg, Guy Leavitt, Chuck Pursell, Dave Polashek, Fred Schlichting, Don Stevens, Joan Wade, and Fred Yeo.

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