Meet the board

Sandra Cleary

Sandra Cleary

Sandra Cleary

Board member

Committee Membership: Executive
Employer: Cleary Management
Occupation: Business Management
Term end date: 2028

Bill Colclough

Bill Colclough

Bill Colclough

Treasurer

Committee Membership: Executive, Finance Chair
Employer: Retired, UWL Professor Emeritus
Term end date: 2030

Laurie Diekhoff, '83

Laurie Diekhoff, '83

Laurie Diekhoff, '83

Secretary

Committee Membership: Executive, Philanthropy & Community Engagement Chair
Employer: Retired, Illinois Wesleyan University
Term end date: 2027

Jon Erickson, '76

Jon Erickson, '76

Jon Erickson, '76

Board member

Committee Membership: Finance
Employer: Retired, ACT
Term end date: 2027

David Hollnagel, '88

David Hollnagel, '88

David Hollnagel, '88

Board member

Committee Membership: Investment, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: Dentsply Sirona
Occupation: Healthcare Executive
Term end date: 2030

Scott Horne

Scott Horne

Scott Horne

Board member

Committee Membership: Governance, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: La Crosse County Circuit Court
Occupation:  Circuit Judge
Term end date: 2029

Lindsay Johnson, '05

Lindsay Johnson, '05

Lindsay Johnson, '05

Board member

Committee Membership: Finance, Investment
Employer: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Occupation: Wealth Management Advisor
Term end date: 2028

Linda Kastantin, '91

Linda Kastantin, '91

Linda Kastantin, '91

Board member

Committee Membership: Governance, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: Retired, Gundersen Health System
Term end date: 2028

Autumn Kletzien, '04

Autumn Kletzien, '04

Autumn Kletzien, '04

Board member

Committee Membership: Audit, Finance
Employer: Performance Food Group
Occupation: Vice President - Finance
Term end date: 2031

Jenny Kuderer Radcliffe, '03

Jenny Kuderer Radcliffe, '03

Jenny Kuderer Radcliffe, '03

Past Chair

Committee Membership: Executive, Audit
Employer: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Occupation: Economic Development Representative
Term end date: 2022

Cecilia Manrique

Cecilia Manrique

Cecilia Manrique

Board member

Committee Membership: Governance, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: Retired, UWL Professor Emeritus
Term end date: 2029

Mike McGinley, '82

Mike McGinley, '82

Mike McGinley, '82

Vice Chair

Committee Membership: Executive, Governance Chair
Employer: Brakke Consulting, Inc
Occupation: Senior Consultant
Term end date: 2027

Neva Moga, '97

Neva Moga, '97

Neva Moga, '97

Board Member

Committee Membership: Governance, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: Milwaukee Public Schools
Occupation: Instructional Technology Supervisor
Term end date: 2031

Donney Moroney, '97

Donney Moroney, '97

Donney Moroney, '97

Board member

Committee Membership: Executive, Finance
Employer: Cardinal Stritch University
Occupation: Vice President for Student Affairs
Term end date: 2029

Bruce Riley

Bruce Riley

Bruce Riley

Board member

Committee Membership: Governance, Investment
Employer: Retired, UWL Dean Emeritus
Term end date: 2030

 

Kelly Rusch, '86

Kelly Rusch, '86

Kelly Rusch, '86

Board Member

Committee Membership: Governance, Philanthropy & Community Engagement
Employer: North Dakota EPSCoR State Office
Occupation: Executive Director
Term end date: 2031

David Rushlow, '86

David Rushlow, '86

David Rushlow, '86

Board Member

Committee Membership: Audit Chair, Finance
Employer: Mayo Health System
Occupation:  Family Medicine Doctor
Term end date: 2027

Brent Smith

Brent Smith

Brent Smith

Board Member

Employer: Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC
Occupation: Lawyer
Term end date: 2023

Todd Taylor, '80

Todd Taylor, '80

Todd Taylor, '80

Chair

Committee Membership: Executive Chair
Employer: Retired, Kraft Foods
Term end date: 2027

Teri Wilczek, '96

Teri Wilczek, '96

Teri Wilczek, '96

Board member

Committee Membership: Philanthropy & Community Engagement 
Employer: Marshfield Clinic Health System
Occupation: Chief Philanthropy Officer
Term end date: 2023

Joe Zoellner, '05

Joe Zoellner, '05

Joe Zoellner, '05

Board Member

Committee Membership: Audit, Investment Chair
Employer: State Bank Financial
Occupation: Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer
Term end date: 2031

Lynda Kohler, '83

Lynda Kohler, '83

Lynda Kohler, '83

Ex Officio

Chair, UWL Alumni Association Board of Directors

Board docs

The UWL Foundation has adopted numerous policies and procedures to guarantee how we conduct our business is not only legal, but ethical. 

Our policies and procedures include:

Records Retention: The destruction and/or retention of financial and other transactional records is important. Our board has adopted a policy to ensure we maintain a record of our activities as required by law. 

Finance and Investment Committee: A committee of board members with strong backgrounds in accounting and finance work closely with our staff and auditors to oversee accounting and financial reporting as well as internal controls.  This committee also reviews Foundation investment performance quarterly, reviewing managers and recommending changes in strategy and direction as necessary.

Whistleblower policy: Board members, committee members, staff and other vendors are required to report unethical, dishonest, or fraudulent activity. These complaints will be thoroughly investigated, and the reporter will be protected from retribution.

990 and audit: The Foundation completes a 990 and independent audit each year. These documents are available for public inspection.  The 990 will be posted below and the audit can be requested from our office.

Conflicts of Interest: Each year, our board members, committee members and staff are required to sign a conflict of interest statement, which discloses any potential conflicts they may have with the Foundation. Further, board and committee members are not allowed to vote on items in which they have a known conflict.

Confidentiality: Board members, committee members and staff are required to sign a confidentiality agreement each year. Confidential information is defined as any information or material which is proprietary or which is not generally known outside of the Foundation – including, but not limited to, financial and market data, donor or grantee information and other information that may be deemed sensitive. 

Since 1967, the UWL Foundation has supported the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, its students, faculty and staff. As a corporate entity separate and independent from the University, its chartered purpose is "to promote the welfare" of the university. This structure offers several advantages:

(1) The Foundation offers donors the comfort and confidence of giving to an experienced and qualified 501(c)(3) charity - most often a necessity if the donor is another qualified charitable entity - rather than giving directly to the university, an agency of state government.

(2) The Foundation's legal status as a separate, independent, nongovernmental organization protects donor gifts from state government control while providing some level of confidentiality for donors.

 (3) The Foundation provides efficient fund access as well as flexible management and disbursement policies that can allow the university to take advantage of opportunities that might be beyond the limitations of university or state funding.

(4) The Foundation provides a unique and significant opportunity for greater volunteer involvement in the life of the university by friends and alumni from throughout our community, state, nation and world.

By serving as a volunteer for the UWL Foundation, you will be supporting a cause that elevates the trajectory of the university and all those it touches. Your service and commitment will allow you to experience:

  • A deeper connection with UWL
  • An expanded network of professionals that share a common interest – UWL
  • A direct connection to university leadership and frequent updates
  • Having an important voice in guiding the future of the Foundation
  • Access to special university events

In addition, our past volunteers have commented on the personal and professional growth through service to the Foundation and University, including:

  • Development of their leadership, marketing, finance and strategic planning skills
  • Advocacy roles for important initiatives of the Foundation and University
  • Ability to support and fund initiatives that are meaningful to you