Board of Directors and Staff
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Doug Mering, President
Baraboo School District: Elementary Homeless Tutor Mentor, Guest Teacher,
Past 3rd Grade Virtual Teacher
Member of Wisconsin Public Education Network
Past Baraboo Board of Education Member
Bachelor of Science in Education and Chemical Engineering
Jackie Bodette, Vice President
Retired from ADRC of Central Wisconsin, Transportation and Volunteer Coordinator;
Former AODA Counselor and volunteer at St. Clare Hospital
Baraboo Kiwanis member
St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary member
Erica Reuber, Secretary
Social Worker, Reedsburg School District
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
Paul Bierman, Director
Elementary School Principal, School District of Reedsburg
Volunteer Firefighter, Reedsburg Fire Department
Honorary Member, Reedsburg-Western Sauk County Rotary Club
Jennifer Crubel, Director
Manager, Rural Graduate Medical Education Development & Support, Rural WI Health Cooperative
BA in English; BS in Nutritional Sciences; coursework toward MS in Community Health Education
President, Medical Education Administrators and Coordinators of WI
STAFF
Kristie Gander, Executive Director
Served children 25+ years, various organizations
Mother of children with mental health and literacy needs
Former computer programmer and support specialist, government and private sector
BS in Economics, UW-Madison
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
Penny Johnson, Bookkeeper, Volunteer Coordinator
Former Executive Director, Kids Ranch
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
Natalie Fullmer, Development Director
BS Social Science Education, Brigham Young University
Volunteer children and youth teacher and mentor, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Baraboo
Mother of four, including an 11-year-old autistic daughter
Mary Farrell-Stieve, Education & Mental Wellness Assistant
SUMMER CAMP STAFF
Vanya Schroeder, Summer Camp Coordinator
Valerie McPherson, Summer Camp Assistant
Teri Fichter, Garden Assistant