Emily Kaiser
President
Emily lives in Kohler with her husband, Zach and their four children. She is a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish and her three oldest children attend Trinity Lutheran School. She enjoys being active, thrifting, reading, traveling, and running.
She is currently the Manager- Special Events and Travel at Sargento Foods. Prior to Sargento, she was the Director of Donor Engagement at United Way of Sheboygan County, which was where she was introduced to the great work that SCIO does. She strives to make a positive impact in the lives of others, and is excited to continue supporting the community as an SCIO board member.
Jensen Bartels
Vice President
Jensen lives in Sheboygan with her bloodhound, Cooper. Together they like exploring new places and making new friends. She recently graduated from Lakeland University with a bachelors in business administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management. Her passion for helping others is what initially drew her to SCIO. She is excited to bring fresh ideas, thoughtful problem solving, and her understanding of nonprofit management to the team.
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Kat Weber
Secretary
Kat lives in Manitowoc with her husband, Tim. She graduated from St. Norbert College in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and studied abroad in Limerick, Ireland during her junior year. She works at UW-Green Bay as a Program Specialist for the Division of Continuing Education. She also volunteers at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and with Horizons4Girls as their website manager. Kat has recently completed a graduate certificate in sex therapy from UW-Stout. She enjoys fiber arts, swimming in Lake Michigan, playing ukulele, piano, and drums, traveling, and board games. Kat is excited to share her love of community with SCIO.
Julie Mavity Maddalena
Member at Large
Julie lives in Sheboygan with her spouse, Mike, and two children, one in elementary, one in middle school. She enjoys hiking, reading, coffee, and wine, and is beginning to explore gardening. Julie is the University Chaplain, Ulrich Ethicist in Residence, and Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Lakeland University. She is ordained in the UCC and is a member at First Congregational UCC Sheboygan.
While completing her MDiv at Emory University in Atlanta, Julie lived in a homeless shelter for women and children, serving as the resident manager. Her transformative experience there led her to more work with single mothers and doctoral work at Southern Methodist University in Religious Ethics. Julie’s dissertation centered the voices of single, working-class mothers and explored ways to create and support systems that promote justice, equality, thriving, and dignity for women across racial identities. Julie teaches university and community courses on ethics, intersections of class, race, gender, and sexuality within the US political economy, and social justice within the Christian tradition.
Julie is thrilled for the opportunity to support and promote the important work of SCIO as it aligns with her commitments, passion, and focus of the past twenty years.
Britanni Meinnert
Member at Large
Britanni Meinnert and her husband have lived in Sheboygan for over 20 years. They are raising their daughters on the south side of Sheboygan and have been actively involved with the First Congregational Church of Sheboygan for about 20 years. Britanni teaches at Lakeland University, and is entering her 10th year. Prior to teaching, she worked in the hospitality business as an operations manager, and now teaches hospitality management. Britanni found herself drawn to SCIO because she wanted to be part of supporting their very important mission for women and children.
Rick Cruse
Member at Large
Mary Spurney
Member at Large
Haley Cyganek
Member at Large
Jennifer Krugel
Member at Large