Winnebago Lakes Council Board
The Board of Directors seeks to represent the lake system geographically and organizationally, with representatives from conservation, environmental, and recreational organizations; property owners; businesses; and University and governmental units. Advisors from governmental agencies with a vested interest in the waterways are invited as ex-officio members.
The current board (with officer titles and term year noted) includes:
Dr. Marc C. Blum (2010) is a retired dentist and FVTC instructor who is currently associated with Alexander and Bishop, commercial real estate developers and operators, and employed as a water safety instructor at the Oshkosh YMCA. He is a lifelong resident of the Oshkosh area, lives on the lake in the Town of Vinland and enjoys boating, swimming and attending his children's athletic events.
Jack Brauer (2010) has lived on Lake Winnebago since retiring from the publishing business. He says he quickly realized the value of the Winnebago system and the need to protect and preserve this great waterway for future generations. His personal interests are walleye fishing, model railroading and consulting business startups.
Peggy Davidson (2008). Peggy is a retired UW Oshkosh journalism professor and a magazine writer for national publications who lives in a cottage overlooking Lake Butte des Morts in the Town of Oshkosh. She is especially interested in the possibility of a Lakes Education Center showcasing our lakes.
Paul Fowler (2010) is a farmer, lake property owner, and proprietor of the Black Wolf Wildlife Association. He is active in numerous civic, conservation, and beautification groups.
Greg Keil (2008) is the Community Planner for the City of Menasha and former staff for the Fox Valley Water Quality Agency and East Central Regional Planning Commission.
Michael Lizotte, Ph.D. (President, 2008) is Director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory at UW-Oshkosh. His professional interest is scientific research in aquatic ecology, particularly algal blooms and environmental education. He also serves on the board of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.
Jerry Lopas (2010) is a 1974 graduate of UW- Madison in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis on waste water treatment. He was employed by Zimpro Inc. for 10 years designing waste water treatment equipment and recently retired from the Village of Ashwaubenon after 21 years as Village Engineer. Jerry lives in the Town of Harrison and grew up on land now occupied by the Heckrodt Wetland Reserve.
Wayne Mueller (Treasurer, 2010) is the Chief Operations Officer for Alexander and Bishop LTD, a commercial real estate development firm. His interest in a sustainable watershed stems from his work in conservation residential development in New England. He recently moved back to Oshkosh to his home on Lake Winnebago where he grew up.
Jan Scalpone (Secretary, 2010) is a retired planner from the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. She serves on the board of the Oshkosh Area League of Women Voters and various local and statewide conservation groups.
Dick Snyder (2010) is a semi-retired consultant to Mercury Marine after working there 42 years as an engineer. He greatly enjoys living on a bay in the Town of Black Wolf behind the Jesuit Retreat and is active nationally in recreational boating safety and accident investigation.
Bob Wojcik (2008) owns Pro Motorsports in Fond du Lac and is an avid scuba diver with an interest in marine biology. He helps promote good lake stewardship through his local lake association in Malone on the east shore of Lake Winnebago.
