New Leadership
January 1, 2010 - The Board-elect of the Walworth County Economic Development Alliance has taken over control. With the exit of one of the organizations largest contributors, Jerry Waelti, new leadership has emerged in the form of two new board members. David Koscielniak, Cord Construction and Bill Henry, Kehoe-Henry & Associates, will assume the spots of Vice-President of Membership Services and Vice-President of Public Affairs, respectively.
The makeup of the 2010 WCEDA Board of Directors is as follows:
| Title | Person | Company |
|---|---|---|
| President | Kim Howarth | Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth, S.C. |
| Vice-President of Administration | Bruce Kepner | Alliant Energy |
| Vice-President of Public Affairs | Bill Henry | Kehoe-Henry & Associates |
| Vice-President of Membership Services | David “Koz” Koscielniak | Cord Construction |
| Treasurer | Dewayne Egly | |
| Secretary | Geoff Hale | Home Lumber |
| Board Member | Bryan Albrecht | Gateway Technical College |
| Board Member | Kevin Brunner | City of Whitewater |
| Board Member | Jim Caldwell | First Citizens State Bank of Whitewater |
| Board Member | Laura Patterson | M&I Bank |
| Board Member | Jim Simons | Town of Spring Prairie |
| Board Member | Robert Spitzer | Kikkoman Foods |
| Board Member | Chris Stecker | Siegel-Gallagher |
| Board Member | Richard Telfer | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Board Member | Dan White | Bliss Communications |
WCEDA would like to recognize Jerry Waelti, GKW, LLC who had serviced as WCEDA’s first president from December 2005 to December 2008, then served as a Board Member from December 2008 to December 2009.
We would like to thank Jerry for his many years of service without which the organization would not be where it is today.