BETHANEE WRIGHT

Board President

Farmer, Winterfell Acres

Bethanee Wright owns Winterfell Acres, an organic vegetable, fruit, flower, and herb farm in Brooklyn just south of Madison where she grows produce for 65 CSA families and several local restaurants on just under 1 acre. Started in 2013, Winterfell Acres has been a FairShare endorsed farm since 2015 and Beth has been active in the organization since 2011 as a Partner Shares intern. Beth lives on farm with her husband, daughter, two Pyrenees, and one farm kitty. She loves helping people reconnect with the Land through good food.

CHERI KING

Board Treasurer

Manager, RSM

Cheri is a CPA with 10+ years experience as a tax accountant, and is a Tax Manager in the Madison office for RSM US LLP. She started her tax career at a small CPA office in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Prior to her move to RSM US LLP (a.k.a. McGladrey), she worked as a Senior Tax Consultant for Badgerland Financial (now part of Compeer Financial).

BRIANA KRANTZ

Board Secretary

Marketing Manager, Campus Sonar

Bri has around a decade of experience working to understand audiences and how to create content that resonates with them. She leads a team of marketing professionals, together spending their days analyzing data and creating strategic plans to responsibly use that data to connect with audiences and drive business decisions.

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Previously, Bri worked as Marketing Manager at Nelnet and New Business Marketing Strategist at Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Bri lives in the Isthmus of Madison, Wis., where she spends her free time trying to keep a deck garden alive, doing yoga, and hanging out with her cat.

MEGAN COSTELLO

Senior Content Strategist, Morgridge Institute for Research

Megan has +10 years’ experience directing multi-channel communications to inspire and engage audiences. She started in legislative affairs and cut her teeth as the Assistant Dean for Communications in the College of Letters & Science, the largest college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Megan is content strategist turned content marketer—in her current role at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin, she manages integrated communications and directs fundraising campaigns to cultivate donors and inspire a culture of philanthropy.

CHRISTOPHER GLUECK

Development Consultant, Wisconsin Watch

After thirty years in sales, marketing, product management and management in the high tech industry, primarily with Wang Laboratories and NCR, Chris transitioned to a development role with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.  There, he spent 13 years focusing on personal interactions with alumni and friends ranging from annual giving to major gifts and bequests.  Upon retiring from the Foundation, Chris began working part time with WisconsinWatch.org, where he has focused on development.  He also engages in a wide variety of physical and social activities, both with family and friends, and enjoys spending time with his grandkids.  

LIZ GROSS

CEO of Campus Sonar

Liz is the CEO of Campus Sonar, a specialized social listening agency that partners with colleges and universities. She’s previously served as the Market Insights Manager and Social Media Strategist at Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Prior to joining Great Lakes, she was the Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and Program Outreach Coordinator in University Housing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

BILL HERMAN

Former Director of  Human Resources, Aprilaire, a Division of Research Products Corporation

Now retired, Bill was the Corporate Director of Human Resources for Research Products Corporation, the manufacturer of Aprilaire indoor air quality products with over 600 employees.

Bill began with Arthur Andersen, an international consulting and audit firm, followed by a move to Madison, WI for the opportunity to be the VP of HR for the Highsmith Company. Of particular note is Bill’s background in managing health care costs.  He has been at the forefront of employee health care initiatives and is continuing his efforts at Aprilaire.

RICK KLEMME

Executive Director, Cooperative Extension Services

Rick currently works as the Executive Director of the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP works on behalf of Cooperative Extension Services across the country). He is a retired Director of Cooperative Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He was a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the UW-Madison and director of the UW-Madison’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

KRISTEN KORDET

Farmer, Blue Moon Community Farm

Kristen Kordet owns Blue Moon Community Farm, a CSA and Market farm in the Town of Dunn on Madison’s southern edge.  Started in 2004, Blue Moon has been a FairShare endorsed farm for 16 years, and Kristen has been active in the organization through Board membership, farmer endorsement work, on-farm research and training, and outreach.  She lives on the farm with her husband, an ecological consultant, and 6 year old son, Cyrus.  

SCOTT LAESER

Farmer, Plowshares & Prairie Farm and Water Program Director, Clean Wisconsin

Scott owns and manages Plowshares & Prairie Farm with his wife Chelsea in Argyle, Wisconsin. Their produce farm, now in its fifth season, is focused on growing a diverse array of vegetables for their community supported agriculture program and a local farmer’s market, while minimizing runoff and nutrient loss from fields through use of cover crops, grass waterways, and restored wetlands and prairies.

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Off the farm, Scott has worked for Clean Wisconsin, a Madison based environmental non profit organization, since 2015 and is primarily focused on water quality issues pertaining to agriculture. Scott has worked on water quality and environmental issues for over ten years, including stints with the Driftless Area Land Conservancy in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, and Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership in Washington, DC.

AMBER MIDDLETON

Development Director, San Luis Local Foods Coalition

Amber is the Development Director of the San Luis Local Foods Coalition, a nonprofit working to foster an equitable local food system in southern Colorado. She started her nonprofit career serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Local Foods Coalition's Rio Grande Farm Park program. Previously, Amber managed statewide 211 technology and built a statewide AmeriCorps program for United Way of Wisconsin, and is currently earning her Master's Degree in Public Administration. Amber spends her free time exploring Wisconsin with her rescue dogs, Taffy and Roux, and volunteering at SoL Criations Farm Sanctuary. 

LAURA MORTIMORE

Farmer, Orange Cat Community Farm

Laura Mortimore runs Orange Cat Community Farm in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. She grows 3 acres of certified organic vegetables, primarily marketed through a 150 member CSA. The farm has been in operation since 2010 and a member of FairShare CSA Coalition since 2011.  Laura is grateful to be spending her days bringing awesome food to her community, and her favorite job on the farm is digging giant sweet potatoes.