Staff
& Board

Staff

Erin Belby, CPA

(she/her/hers)
Chief Operating Officer
(608) 782-3223 ext. 24
Email

Contact Erin for:

  • General office operations needs

Sherry Beames

(she/her/hers)
Donor Services Coordinator
(608) 782-3223 ext. 21
sherry@lacrosseareafoundation.org

Contact Sherry for:

  • Help with your Donor Advised Fund
  • Planned giving opportunities
  • Assistance making a donation

Lauren Journot

(she/her/hers)
Impact Director
(608) 782-3223 ext. 23
Email

Click here to schedule a meeting with Lauren

Contact Lauren for:

  • Nonprofit Resource Center services
  • Nonprofit Technical Assistance (see Technical Assistance)
  • LCNI or Fiscal Sponsorship

Megan Pierce

(she/her/hers)
Donor Services Director/Scholarship Manager
(608) 782-3223 ext. 26
Email

Contact Megan for:

  • Help establishing a new fund
  • Help with your Scholarship Fund
  • Questions from scholarship recipients/applicants
  • Help with your Designated Fund
  • Help with your Field of Interest Fund

Andi Reisdorf

(she/her/hers)
Donor Services Specialist
(608) 782-3223 ext. 28
Email

Contact Andi for:

  • General questions about La Crosse Area Community Foundation
  • Help with your Agency Fund
  • When you call the LACF front desk, you get to speak to her!

Keli Frigo

(she/her/hers)
Impact Specialist
(608) 782-3223 ext. 29
Email

Contact Keli for:

  • Help with general grant applications

Sara Marsolek

(she/her/hers)
Accountant II
(608) 782-3223 ext. 25
Email

Contact Sara for:

  • Rotary Works Foundation

Diane Finnegan

(she/her/hers)
Accountant I
(608) 782-3223 ext. 27
Email

Contact Diane for:

  • Accounts Payable

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

Joe Moua

2nd Term Expires in 2028

Vice Chair

Clara Gelatt

2nd Term Expires in 2029

Treasurer

Michelle Richgels

1st Term Expires in 2031

Jay Scott

1st Term Expires in 2031

Josh Court

1st Term Expires in 2027

Sr. Sue Ernster

2nd Term Expires in 2028

Sarah Havens

1st Term Expires in 2031

Katelyn Doyle

1st Term Expires in 2028

Everett McKinney

1st Term Expires in 2028

Maurice Washington-Spivey

1st Term Expires in 2031

Margie Webster M.D.

1st Term Expires in 2028

Past Members

Joseph Bartl (1942-1957)
Harry Spence (1942-1956)
John Felton (1942-1958)
Eva Wolf (1942-1949)
Henry Gund (1942-1945)
Gunnar Gundersen (1946-1977)
Stella Trane Jackson (1950-1965)
Carl H. Iverson (1957-1985)
W. Leo Murphy (1958-1972)
H. Newell Holley (1959-1980)
Helen Hood Trane (1966-1977)
Albert P. Funk (1972-1984)
Elaine B. Yerly (1977-1986)
Emily Hutson (1978-1986)
Louis Robinson, Jr. (1980-1989)
Jack Glendenning (1984-1993)
David Baptie (1985-1990)
Signe Schroeder (1986-1997)
Ruth M. Dalton, M.S. (1987-1996)
Lindon Saline (1989-1998)

Roberta K. Gelatt (1990-1999)
Mike Hutson (1990-1999)
Richard Lommen (1991-2000)
Norma J. Vinger (1993-2002)
Joseph Connell (1994-2003)
June Kjome (1994-2003)
Anita Froegel (1995-2004)
Sanders Hook (1998-2002)
Pauline Jackson, M.D. (1998-2007)
Elmer Topel (1999-2001)
Peg Nolan (1999-2001)
Duane Ring Jr. (1999-2008)
Charles F. Mathy (2000-2002)
Susan Durtsche (2001-2009)
Richard Swantz (2002-2007)
Brad Sturm (2002-2011)
John Wettstein (2003-2012)
My Mao Xiong (2004)
Roger LeGrand (2004-2013)
David Morrison (2004-2013)

Chip Schilling (2005-2009)
John Waubanesee (2005-2008)
Randy Smith (2007-2015)
Sue Christopherson (2007-2018)
Moua Lee (2008-2010)
Tom Sleik (2009-2018)
Todd Poss (2010-2015)
Sandy Brekke (2010-2020)
Julie Nordeen (2010-2019)
Pang Moua (2011-2012)
Barb Erikson (2011-2021)
Larry Kirch (2012-2014)
TJ Brooks (2012-2022)
Gina Yang (2013-2015)
Brent Smith (2013-2023)
Tom Kennedy (2017-2023)
Jamie Dahl (2018-2023)
Taylor Mathy (2019-2025)
Tara Johnson (2020-2023)
Dina Zavala (2021-2025)