Board

The Board of Directors is the governing body responsible for the operation of the Foundation including investment oversight and grant and scholarship distributions. Specific authorities charged with appointing board members are delineated in the Foundation’s Declaration of Trust, Articles of Incorporation, and By-laws.

 

Chair
Brent Smith
Appointed by the La Crosse County Bar Association President
2nd term expires 2023

 


Vice Chair
Rick Kyte
Appointed by the Mayor of the City of La Crosse
2nd term expires 2025

 


 

Secretary 
Taylor Mathy
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023

 


 

Treasurer
Joe Moua
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023

 


Jamie Dahl
Appointed by Trust Point
1st term expires 2023

 


 

Sr. Sue Ernster
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2023

 


 

Tom Kennedy, CPA
Appointed by the Senior Circuit Judge
2nd term expires 2027

 


 

Dina Zavala
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2026

 


 

Tara Johnson
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2025

 


Clara Gelatt

Clara Gelatt
Appointed by TrustPoint
1st term expires 2024

 


 

Josh Court
Appointed by the La Crosse Area Community Foundation Board of Directors
1st term expires 2027