Rusk County Community Foundation Board (7-1-2007)
Kathy Pakes - (CHAIR)
pakes.kathleen@mail.da.state.wi.us
Rusk Co. District Attorney
Rusk County Courthouse
311 East Miner Avenue
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(Office) 715-532-2159
Kathy is currently serving her fourth term as the Rusk County
District Attorney, for which she was first elected in 2000. She
sits on the District 11 Office of Lawyer Regulation committee,
and is a Governor's appointee to the Wisconsin Judicial
Council. Locally, she has been a board member, including past
president, of the Tender Learning Center, Inc. (a non-profit child
care center) for 7 years and has previously sat on the board of
directors of the Rusk County Hockey Association, the Time Out
Family Abuse Shelter, and the Flambeau Valley Children's
Museum. She has a B.A. in Soviet and Eastern European Studies
from U.W. Madison and a law degree from the University of Louisville
(Brandeis) School of Law.
Kevin Smith - (VICE-CHAIR)
riversideparkbridge@yahoo.com
915 West 5th Street
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-5590 (Home Office)
Kevin is a certified financial planner, with a B.S. in accounting.
He previously worked in corporate accounting but nowadays spends
most of his time at home with his 5 children. Kevin is currently
a member of the Flambeau Valley Arts Association where he has
served as treasurer for the past 15 years.
Carolyn Snyder- (TREASURER) (REGISTERED AGENT)
svalley@brucetel.net
N4749 Kief Road
Weyerhaeuser, WI 54895
(Cell) 715-651-1219
Born and raised on a dairy farm in Minnesota. Husband and I
bought a dairy farm in Rusk County in 1972. Opted for marriage
and family after 1 year of college. Married to same husband for
45 years. Three grown children, 8 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren.
Raising 2 college age granddaughters. Farm in partnership with
son and his family. Employed as a tax preparer since 1990. Have
a home based accounting and payroll business. Coordinated an 18
month Kellogg grant program in 2003-2004. The Kellogg program
training led our group to produce a non-profit in our local community
of Weyerhaeuser known as Generation Outreach. Our mission is to
provide cultural and learning opportunities in the Weyerhaeuser
school and commmunity. President of steering committee who formed
a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate and currnetly serve as
president of Board of Directors. Volunteer 4-H leader since 1961
in Minnesta and Wisconsin. Semi active in my church. I believe
in volunteer work as a way of life.
Gloria McGahey - (SECRETARY)
gloriamcgahey@yahoo.com
Wilderness Road
Tony, WI 54563
715-322-5608
Graduated from Tony High School, Moved to Minnesota, attended
Hamline University and the University of Minnesota. Completed
BA and worked for Honeywell, Green Giant and Hartford Insurance
company before moving to Boston, MA to head human resources for
a retail holding company. From there I moved to Atlanta GA and
headed HR for GTE before moving to California to start my own
consulting company. I worked with Fortune 500 companies worldwide
for over 20 years. My focus was on executive assessment and development.
I returned to school in Santa Clara and Berkeley receiving an
addition MA in Counseling Psychology and completed Berkeley's
Doc program in Clinical Psych. I continued my company work until
I retired. I took a three year assignment with Seagate Technology
as Vice President of Global Leadership until I returned to Wisconsin
in 2002. I have been VP of the board of Time-Out Family Abuse
shelter and ran the shelter as interim director while we were
looking for a director. I also served on the board of the Children's
Museum and was the president of the Lions Club in Hawkins for
a two year term. I am a master gardener's and am a member of the
Rusk County Group. I would enjoy working on your board and contributing
to the community I call my home once again. Our community is developing
new directions and opportunities for all of us and I would like
to be a part of a team that continues to study and implement this
growth pattern.
Andy Albarado - Economic Development
aalbarado@ruskcountywi.us
Rusk County Courthouse
311 East Miner Avenue
Ladysmith, WI 54848
Andy Albarado, raised in Cadott, Wisconsin, is a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and currently serves as
the Rusk County Economic Development Director. In this capacity
his job involves assisting new and expanding businesses, promoting
the area, asset/property management, grant writing, and various
other activities associated with maintaining the economic vitality
of the area. He is also the administrator of nearly $2 million
in small business loans. Outside of economic development he assists
Rusk County government in other capacities including Long Range
and Capital Improvement Planning. Andy is currently Vice-President
of the Greater Ladysmith Area Chamber of Commerce, and a Board
Member of the Wisconsin Rural Enterprise Fund, Northwest Wisconsin
Regional Economic Development Fund, NWITBEC, and Past-President
of the Children's Museum of the Flambeau Valley.
Eleanor Anderson - Broker/Owner Remax Realty
remaxtaodaysprop@centurytel.net
N5307 Riverview Road
P.O. Box 165
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-4777
I was raised in Northern California. I relocated to Las Vegas,
NV when I was 19, were I resided for 35 years. I spent 30 years
in the food service industry. I started out as a hostess and then
spent 15 years as a General Manager for Denny's Restaurants. I
have one son Jason, and 3 grand daughters all residing in Las
Vegas. I married my husband 10 years ago. Every summer we came
up to Ladysmith to visit his family and I fell in love with the
area. We planned for many years how to make the move to Ladysmith.
When the market in Las Vegas was high that was our chance to sell
and move here. Before leaving Las Vegas I completed the appraisal
portion of my education. When we came to Ladysmith, I received
my Sales Associate License and my Broker license from the WRA
in Madison, WI. I opened RE-MAX Today's Properties on September
1, 2006. Opening a business in this small town is a dream come
true. My goal as a business owner is to give back what I can to
the community, I believe when one wins we all win. I was very
please when asked to consider our board. I worked on several local
charities in Las Vegas, for my church and community, I always
found it very rewarding. I would be proud to be a part of this
new foundation and hope to hear from you soon.
Bev Dukerschein
bdukerschein@artisansinc.com
N7446 County Road B 322-5285
Glen Flora, WI 54526
Beverly Dukerschein is a lifelong resident of Rusk County, living
in Glen Flora. After high school she completed a Medical Assistant
degree and worked in the nurse's office at Flambeau High School
several years. She and her husband Gordon own Artisans, Inc.,
an area manufacturer of screen printed and embroidered sportswear,
a family owned business that they purchased in 1974. She currently
serves as Vice President and a member of the Product Development
Team. Bev is an active member of the Glen Flora Community Club,
has served on several Long Range Planning Committees for the Flambeau
School District, was a former Board of Director for the Ladysmith
Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Social Ministries
Committee at Hope Lutheran Church where she's held various offices
on the church council and is a former 4-H project leader. Bev
has three grown children.
Dinah Hahn
dinahh@jeld-wen.com
W620 Blueberry Road
Hawkins, WI 54530
(Office) 715-585-6311
I was born and raised in Hawkins Wisconsin, and graduated from
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District. During High School. I would
take small jobs to earn a few dollars such as mowing lawns, painting,
babysitting, and waiting tables at Big Bear Lodge in Winter Wisconsin.Fulltime employment started with Northern Sash & Door Company
in October of 1973 as a Billing Clerk who prepared invoices and
took care of the mailroom. In March of 1975 I moved into the Personnel
Department preparing payroll and being the assistant to the Production
Manager. At this point I started to take several Management courses:
Administrative Management, Supervisory Management, APICS Managing
Change, Project Planning, Scheduling & Controlling, Team Management,
Dale Carnegie and First Aid/CPR. It was around this time that
Northern Sash & Door changed it's name to NORCO, and
in July of 1979 I became the Human Resource Manager. This position
involved hiring, orientation, developing company policies, organizing
company events, administration of company benefit programs, payroll,
Unemployment Compensation, and company spokesperson with regard
to Union negotiations and relations. This position later included
office administration: receptionists, mailroom, phone systems,
office supplies, office machines, etc. NORCO was purchased by
JELD-WEN Windows and Doors in July of 1996 and we experienced
another name change.My job title was changed from HR Manager
to Administration Manager but my duties remained the same.In March of 2001 I became the Office Manager of the Hawkins facility.
In addition to managing the HR and Administrative areas, I became
very involved in the monthly financial reports, budgeting, short
and long term planning, coordinator of most legal issues, JELD-WEN
Foundation requests and community relations. We have strict goals
for safety, on-time and complete, and for customer satisfaction,
all of which involve daily attention. My present position involves
working very closely with our facility General Manager and Production
Manager, as well as JELD-WEN Managers at the corporate office.
We believe in networking with sister companies as well as local
companies in hopes of having the "best practices"
at our facility. It is my hope to continue working for JELD-WEN
until I retire.
While the Hawkins school was operating, I was the community representative
on the Hawkins facility Site Council. On a frequent basis, I attend
the Hawkins Village Board meetings in an effort to keep up with
what is happening in our Village. I am very active in the Hawkins
United Methodist Church and have been the treasurer, PPR member
and UMW member for years. For three years I have been a member
of the Hawkins Library Board which meets monthly.
I am married but have no children and we live north of Hawkins
in the Township of South Fork.We enjoy camping, dirt track
racing, canoeing, hunting and mother nature. We have a huge family
garden and put up over 300 quarts of goodies each year. My escape
is cooking and I enjoy experimenting with new recipes and methods.
Shari Kavanagh
sharikavanagh@hotmail.com
1305 East River Road
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-0784 (Home)
Shari Kavanagh is currently employed with the City of Ladysmith
as Program Coordinator for the Youth & Community Center and
as Deputy Court Clerk for the Ladysmith Municipal Court. She has
lived in Ladysmith for the past 10 years and was very involved
with the Children's Museum of the Flambeau Valley as interim director
and board member. She is co-owner with her husband of Merit Wood
Products, LLC, a new wood manufacturing plant in Ladysmith. She
is also involved in promoting tourism in the Rusk County area
and serves as a committee member on the Rusk County Tourism Committee.
Lori Stushek
lstushek@amfam.com
N1643 County Trunk G
Conrath, WI 54731
715-532-3160 (Office)
Born in Wausau, WI. I worked at Wausau Insurance Credit Union
for 8 years, with my final position being a Loan Officer. I moved
to Ladysmith in 1989 where I accepted a position as Branch Manager
of Northland Finance Company - Ladysmith. I managed the office
for 8 years before accepting my present position. In 1996 I became
an insurance agent for American Family Insurance. In 2007 we opened
a satellite office in Cornell, WI taking over a retiring agents
book of business. We service and sell all lines of insurance in
Wisconsin. I have been married to Rob Stushek for 16 years and
have 2 children - Heather 15 and Kara 12. I am a member of the
Kiwanis, Ladysmith Lions, Chamber, and am on the Time Out Family
Abuse Shelter board.
