Board of Directors 2019-2020
NORTHWEST REGION:
Counties – Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Sawyer, Washburn, Burnett, Polk, Barron, Rusk
Board Members:
Brian Jackson, Lac du Flambeau, WIEA President
Term Expires: 2020
Lac du Flambeau Public School
Cultural Connections Program Director
2899 WI Hwy 47
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
(715) 588-3800
Katrina Werchouski, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe)
Term expires: 2021
Alternates:
William White
Cassie Brown
Anna DeMeres
CENTRAL:
Counties – Price, Taylor, Lincoln, Clark, Marathon, Wood, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca
Board Members:
Dr. Jolene Bowman, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Director of Education, Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Community
Term Expires: 2021
Gladys Walker
Term expires: 2020
Alternates:
Barb Munson, Oneida Tribe
Founder
WIEA Indian Mascot and Logo Task Force
(715) 693-6238
(715) 571-9296
www.indianmascots.com
Roberta Moede-Carrington
WEST:
Counties – St. Croix, Dunn, Chippewa, Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Eau Claire, Trempealeau, Jackson, Monroe, La Crosse, Juneau, Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Sauk
Board Members:
Brittany LaMere, Patowatomi/Ho-Chunk
Term Expires: 2020
P. O. Box 667
Black River Falls, WI 54615
(800) 362-4476
Deana Mitch
Term Expires: 2021
Alternates:
Katie Decorah
Savannah Shegonee
SOUTH REGION:
Counties – Adams, Waushara, Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Columbia, Dodge, Grant, Iowa, Dane, Lafayette, Green, Rock, Walworth, Jefferson
Board Members:
Rachel Byington, Choctaw
Term Expire: 2020
Verna Comfort, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Term Expires: 2021
Alternates:
Tim Fish, Muscogee Nation
NORTHEAST REGION:
Counties – Iron, Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Florence
Board Members:
Doreen Wawronowicz, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe
Term expires: 2020
Ojibwe Language/Culture Instructor
Lac du Flambeau Tribal Language/Culture Department
P. O. Box 67
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Susan Crazy Thunder, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Term Expires: 2021
Alternates:
Pat Takemine
Donald Keeble
EAST:
Counties – Florence, Marinette, Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Outagami, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Calumet, Winnebago
Board Members:
Shannon Chapman, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, WIEA Secretary
Term Expires: 2021
Education Director
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 910
Keshena, WI 54135
715-799-5110
715-799-5102 Fax
Virginia Nuske, Menominee Indian Tribe and Stockbridge-Munsee, WIEA Treasurer
Term Expires: 2020
P. O. Box 910
Keshena, WI 54135
Alternates:
Crystal Lepshire, Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin
Julie Schultz, Menoninee
SOUTHEAST:
Counties – Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha
Board Members:
Celeste Clark, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Term Expires: 2021
Senior Advisor
American Indian Student Services
College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P. O. Box 413
Bolton Hall 195
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
(414) 229-5880
www4.uwm.edu/aiss/
Rebecca Comfort, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, WIEA Vice President
Term Expires 2020
Native American Liaison, Wisconsin Historical Society
Alternates:
Sommer Drake
Audra Williams
James Flores
WIEA Strategic Committees
Youth & Students: Brittany LeMere
Partnerships & Public Relations: Brandon Thoms
Foundations & Growth: Brian Jackson
Professional Development: Brian Jackson
Legislative Breakfast: Susan Crazy Thunder
DPI – WIEA Liaison:
David J. O’Connor, Bad River Ojibwe
American Indian Studies Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 267-2283
amind.dpi.wi.gov
DPI – Special Education Committee:
Eva Kubinski
School Admin Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P. O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-2899
(608) 770-1830