Meet Your Board Members:
The newly elected board: Marty, Justin, Steve, Liz, Nancy, Robbie, Mel (and helper).
President - Steve McCarthy
Steve and his wife have lived in a couple of places in the Lake Edge neighborhood, for around 35 years. They now settled into a place on Jerome Street. After raising a couple of kids, they have redirected their focus to growing flowers, plants and trees in their yard. During that past few years, Steve was the Treasurer for LENA. Steve also volunteers for WORT Community Radio and the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Vice President - Nancy Werlein
My name is Nancy Werlein. My husband, Al Kent and I have owned our home on West Lakeview Avenue for 36 years. I was born in this neighborhood and lived here with my family in the 1950's and 1960's. I attended Frank Allis Elementary School, Sennett Middle School, and graduated from LaFollette HS in 1975. After earning my degree from UW-Madison, I taught Elementary Education in the Madison Public Schools until my retirement in 2012.
Al and I enjoy participating in a wide variety of activities and hobbies including reading, gardening, and watching the birds in our big backyard. I like to sew and make beeswax candles. Al keeps bees and makes honey. We like to travel the world and volunteer our time whenever possible. We have 1 collie dog, Charlie, and a rescue cat named Annie. We also keep chickens in our yard
Al and I enjoy participating in a wide variety of activities and hobbies including reading, gardening, and watching the birds in our big backyard. I like to sew and make beeswax candles. Al keeps bees and makes honey. We like to travel the world and volunteer our time whenever possible. We have 1 collie dog, Charlie, and a rescue cat named Annie. We also keep chickens in our yard
Treasurer - Robbie Buchanan
Bio is pending ...
Secretary - Justin Williams
Justin has lived in the LENA neighborhood since purchasing his first house on Buckeye Road in 2013, where he lives with Bentley, his dog he rescued in 2016. Justin has a passion with working on social justice issues and creating a more inclusive community. Justin currently works for Community Shares of Wisconsin, a statewide nonprofit working to fund, promote and train over 65 nonprofits focusing on social, environmental, and racial justice issues.
Member At Large - Liz Dannenbaum
I am very happy to be back on the LENA Board! Between 2011 and 2015 I served as the Secretary and as an At Large member. I am always so impressed by the number of opportunities LENA offers the community to meet and interact: the garage sale, the pizza party, the picnic, just to name a few. Lake Edge is such a welcoming community and I think the Association reflects that. I moved to this neighborhood in 2003 and there is so much I love about it, including the unique houses, the stately trees, the fabulous gardens, and the growing diversity. Not to mention the wide variety of pedestrian destinations. My partner Donna and I have two adult children, one granddaughter, and our cute, but yappy, Yorkie. We love to garden and to sample the great east side restaurants. In addition to LENA, I also volunteer for the Pinney Library which is also a very satisfying and fun way to participate in the community.
I am very happy to be back on the LENA Board! Between 2011 and 2015 I served as the Secretary and as an At Large member. I am always so impressed by the number of opportunities LENA offers the community to meet and interact: the garage sale, the pizza party, the picnic, just to name a few. Lake Edge is such a welcoming community and I think the Association reflects that. I moved to this neighborhood in 2003 and there is so much I love about it, including the unique houses, the stately trees, the fabulous gardens, and the growing diversity. Not to mention the wide variety of pedestrian destinations. My partner Donna and I have two adult children, one granddaughter, and our cute, but yappy, Yorkie. We love to garden and to sample the great east side restaurants. In addition to LENA, I also volunteer for the Pinney Library which is also a very satisfying and fun way to participate in the community.
Member At Large - Marty Conrad
Marty, wife April and their son Declan are longtime Madison residents. They have been in the LENA neighborhood since 2015, when they purchased their home on Camden Rd. Marty is a Commodity Manager for an AV infrastructure systems provider. He also has a passion for self-protection and enjoys making people safer. He is a certified Krav Maga instructor, through Krav Maga Alliance, and also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He enjoys sports, including being an avid Manchester City supporter and the lone Packer fan in a house of Bears fans.
Member At Large - Rachel Marie
I moved to the neighborhood with my partner and then 2 year old daughter in 2015. Eric has spent many days on DIY projects to give a little care and a few updates to our home - these projects, I don't think, will ever end. I work as a nurse practitioner in long term care at UW Health. Our family has grown - Eva is a student at Nuestro Mundo Community School and Erin will be attending Monona Grove Nursery School. We have an anxious and loving rescue dog, who will maintain her own space, if you see her on a walk don't be offended if we abruptly head the other way. We also have 4 chickens and ever evolving gardens (more projects!).
As a family, we are incredibly appreciative of the community here in Lake Edge. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the neighborhood association board. My goal is to encourage community engagement because engaged communities can be healthy communities, and it really does take a village!
As a family, we are incredibly appreciative of the community here in Lake Edge. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the neighborhood association board. My goal is to encourage community engagement because engaged communities can be healthy communities, and it really does take a village!
Past Board Members
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