Board of Directors and Staff
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anne Horjus, President
Youth Services Program Coordinator, Baraboo Public Library
Art Director, Acroterion Books
Independent Artist, Illustrator, & Author
Speaker & Member, Wisconsin Humanities Council's ShopTalk Team
Instructor, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)
Educated (Classical Voice) at Royal Conservatory in The Hague, the Netherlands
Paul Bierman, Vice President
Elementary School Principal, School District of Reedsburg
Volunteer Firefighter, Reedsburg Fire Department
Honorary Member, Reedsburg-Western Sauk County Rotary Club
Andrew (Andy) L. Hager, Treasurer
Private Wealth Advisor & Certified Financial Planner, Ameriprise
Treasurer, Baraboo Area Literacy Council
Board Member, Varigen
Owner, Acorn Hill Farm LLC
Meg Allen, Secretary
Nutrition Coordinator, Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
Former Board Member, Baraboo Area Literacy Council
Former Director, Baraboo Public Library
Annette Crowder, Director
Madison Community Elder Representative, Ho-Chunk Nation (HCN), Tribal Aging Unit
Married to HCN tribal member
Kids Ranch participant parent
Vice Chair, Local Indian Educational Council/Johnson O’ Malley
Former Member, Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors
Former Member, Governors Juvenile Justice Commission for Wisconsin
Sue Halvensleben, Director
Member, Board of Education, St. Peter's School, Reedsburg
Member, American Legion Auxiliary
Former Elementary School Teacher, Wisconsin Dells School District & St. Joseph Catholic School, Baraboo
Linda Hale, Director
Attorney, Hale's Legal Service
Tutor, Kids Ranch, Baraboo School District
Former Elementary School & University of Wisconsin Educator
Former Clerk for Wisconsin State Supreme Court
PhD in Education; MA in Special Ed; BA Regular & Special Ed; JD, Marquette University
Bonnie Hayskar, Director
Publisher & Editor, PANGAEA
Tutor, Kids Ranch, Wisconsin Dells School District, Briggsville
Treasurer, Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River
Former Deputy Director of Tourism, State of Minnesota
BA Journalism (News & Editorial), University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
STAFF
Penny Johnson, Executive Director
Former Youth Services Teen Specialist & Volunteer Coordinator, Baraboo Public Library
Volunteer, Baraboo Public Schools
Former Member, Vice President, & President, Baraboo School District Board of Education
BGS in Management, emphasis on Organizational Effectiveness, Brigham Young University
Mary Bowers, Education Coordinator
Former Elementary School Teacher, Green Bay, & St. Joseph Catholic School, Baraboo
Board Member & Co-founder, Sauk County Children's Giving Tree
Board Member, Reading Connections
BA cum laude in Elementary Education, Silver Lake College
Teresa Parker, Mental Wellness Coordinator
Specialist in childhood trauma and abuse; PTSD; depression; learning disabilities; cognitive-behavioral therapy
Retired Child and Family Therapist at Pathway Clinic and Pauquette Center
Former Clinical Director of Wisconsin State Mental Health Program, Mendota
Guest Psychologist for programs for autistic/neurologically-impaired children, Stockholm Sweden
Former Marriage and Family Therapist, inpatient and outpatient addiction and mental health treatment, St. Clare Center, SSM Health Services
Joan Fordham, Bookkeeper
Former District 17 Supervisor, Sauk County Board of Supervisors
Natalie Fullmer, Administrative Assistant
Mary Farrell-Stieve, Education & Mental Wellness Assistant
SUMMER CAMP STAFF
Richard Krause, Naturalist
Owner, Moon in the Cradle, teaching & environmental instruction
Former Educator/Camp Counselor/Crew Leader, DNR Youth Conservation Corps
Former Naturalist & Program Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Schools
Former Naturalist & Program Coordinator, Milwaukee County Parks & Schlitz Nature Center
BS in Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee