Board of Directors

President
Nick Vande Hey, PE
McMahon & Associates

Vice President
Luke Hennigan, Hydrologist
Stockbridge - Munsee Community 

Treasurer
Jeremy Freund
Outagamie County

Secretary
Jeremy Freund
Outagamie County

Past President
John Edlebeck, PE
City of Waupaca

John is the Director of Public Works and the city engineer for the City of Waupaca.  He is the Waupaca Area Wellhead Protection Commission Administrator and has managed several Waupaca area lake and river water quality DNR grant projects. John holds a B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UW Madison. He is an avid boater on the Chain 'O Lakes. He is married and has four children and has been a foster parent for over 13 years.

Additional Board Members:

Kevin Crawford
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Tom Davies, Director
Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation District

Matt Heckenlaible, PE
Department of Public Works
City of Green Bay

Sue Olson, PE
City of Appleton

Peter Schleinz
Senior Natural Resource Planner
Brown County Planning Commission

Tracy Valenta
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District

Tracy Valenta is employed by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District as their Water Resources Specialist. Her primary duty is coordinating the District's Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Program.  Tracy is also pursuing her Masters Degree in Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Green Bay. Her thesis is focused on better understanding the dynamics of the Fox River and it's impact  on the Bay of Green Bay.

Outside of her career at the District, Tracy is an avid runner. She also loves to take long walks on the beach with her husband and dogs. Tracy currently resides in Maribel, WI on a beautiful tract of land overlooking the West Twin River

Alternates:

Chad Casper

John Kennedy,
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District

Mr. Kennedy holds a B.S. in Environmental Biology from Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois, and an M.S. in Aquatic Biology from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Wisconsin. His thesis project involved physical and chemical monitoring of the central portion of Green Bay. John has been with the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District (GBMSD), a 52 MGD metropolitan wastewater treatment facility, since 1986. His present responsibilities as Environmental Programs Manager include the overall management of the District's state and federal permits, the ambient monitoring program and the hazardous materials management. He also represents the District in a number of local and state wide environmental initiatives such as the Green Bay Remedial Action Plan, various DNR sponsored Technical Advisory Committees, and serves as an alternate on the Board of Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance. He is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain and operates a part time fishing charter service on Lake Michigan.

Pete McCarthy,
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District