At its May meeting, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association Board of Directors selected eight new members, who will begin service at the Sept. 11 meeting.
“This is an outstanding group of new directors, representing a wide variety of majors, graduation years and business experience. We are very excited that they accepted their nomination and were selected to share their talents with our organization,” said Traci Raether, Alumni Association president. “We look forward to working with them and the current directors as we work to fulfill our strategic plan in the coming years.”
The board is focused on a variety of initiatives to increase the connection between alumni and the University, Raether added.
New members are:
Linda Bailey Boilini ’73 (speech), retired educator, Lake Geneva Middle School and part-time fifth grade language arts teacher, Woods Elementary School, Lake Geneva
Walt Busalacchi ’72 (secondary education — social science and geography), retired officer/head of human resources-corporate administration division, Aetna Inc.
Megan Del Debbio ’07 (marketing), marketing specialist, Oshkosh Public Museum
Jonathan Dinse ’06 (journalism and psychology), football wide receiver coach and recruiting coordinator, UW Oshkosh Athletics
Andrew Fisher ’08 (international studies and political science), Madison
James Hoffman ’75 (secondary education — social science) and ’82 MS Educational Leadership, retired principal, Oshkosh North High School and president, College of Education and Human Services Alumni Association Chapter
Tom Rath ’70 (secondary education — social science and history) and MST ’76, retired educator, Stevens Point Junior High School
Matt Zimmerman ’04 (secondary education — social science and political science), dean of students, Oshkosh West High School
The new members join existing Alumni Association board members, who include:
Ted Balser, UW Oshkosh alumni relations specialist and retired Career Services director
Richard Bidwell ’70 (speech), retired clergy, Waupaca
Peter Bielmeier ’96 (MIS and marketing) and ’07 MBA, senior project manager, RR Donnelley, Menasha
Steve Buss ’86 (radio/TV/film), executive director, Young Eagles, Experimental Aircraft Association, Oshkosh
Amanda Cone ’07 (accounting), compliance director, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Madison
Liz Gesicki ’92 (Spanish), inventory control manager, Wolf River Lumber, New London
John Giesfeldt ’84 (religion and radio/TV/film), public relations manager, Directions Incorporated, Neenah
Michelle (Janik) Hammett ’81 (English), profile systems functional lead, Bemis Company, Inc., Neenah
Frank Holmes ’94 (human services) and ’01 MSE, academic advisor, UW Oshkosh Student Support Services
Ronald Langacker ’93 (history), legal counsel, Carle Clinic Association, Urbana, Ill.
Melanie (Harring) Marine ’98 (human services) and ’00 MPA, lecturer, UW Oshkosh Reading Study Center
Kimberly Massey ’99 (political science), development director, American Red Cross of East Central Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Jason Mathwig ’00 (Speech Communications), account executive, GE Healthcare, Menomonee Falls
Traci (Hanson) Raether ’87 (Nursing) and ’95 MSN, vice president of quality and organization development, Evergreen Retirement Community, Oshkosh
Jim Rath ’76 (political science), retired account executive, WPS Resources, Green Bay
Elise Kennedy, UW Oshkosh nursing student and Student Alumni Ambassadors president
Look for more indepth information about new board members in future UW Oshkosh Today articles.
For more information on the UW Oshkosh Alumni Association Board of Directors, visit www.uwosh.edu/alumni/about/board.php.
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