Meet Your Board Members:
The 2020 board: Marty, Justin, Steve, Stephanie, Mel, Hawk, Rachel (not including children). Photo courtesy of Liz Dannenbaum.
LENA Board for 2020
As per the By-Laws change of November 2019, the board is elected by the seven top voted people. They gathered and decided who will handle which position. The results are that Stephanie and Mel will hold president and vice president respectively, but will actually co-host those positions. The remaining position are as listed below.
Stephanie Fitch - President
Bio and picture pending ...
Mel Frietag - Vice President
Bio and picture pending ...
Justin Williams - Secretary
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.
Steve McCarthy - Treasurer
Steve and his wife have lived in a couple of places in the Lake Edge neighborhood, since the mid-80s. 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.
Marty Conrad - At Large
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.
Rachel Kiley - At Large
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!
Hawk Sullivan - At Large
Bio and picture pending ...
Past Board Members
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