The Mequon-Thiensville Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, which consists of residents who live and/or work in the City of Mequon. Board members have a wide range of experience in business and community service. A number of active committees provide volunteers one-time, short-term and longer-term opportunities for involvement.
Current Board Members
Lori Lorenz, President
Lynn Streeter, Vice President of Strategy
Carrie Hansen, Treasurer
Carey Bongard, Secretary
James Button, Director
Philip Eckert, Director
David Gaskin, Director
Ron Gibb, Director
Nadine Guirl, Director
Melissa Shneyder, Director
Tim Vertz, Director
Executive Director
Deb Turk
Advisory Board
Timothy Carr
Gregory (Sandy) Custer
Lisa Froemming
Jim Ott
Dean Rennicke
Stanford Smith
Past Board Presidents
Anne Stratton
Marc Jorgenson
Steve French
James Jurack
Kathy Pederson
Jim Button
Richard Janezic
MTCF Board
Advisory Board
Our Board Members
Carey Bongard
Director & Secretary, MTCF
Executive Coach
Former Chief Human Resources Officer
Jim Button
Director, MTCF
General Counsel & CRCO, RAM Payment, LLC
Attorney/Owner, McIlnay Button Law LLC
Director and Secretary, Grafton K9 Foundation Inc.
Philip Eckert
Director, MTCF
Financial Analyst, Poblocki Paving LLC
Co-Owner, Glaze
Member, Thiensville Historic Preservation Commission
Board Member, Downtown Thiensville
David Gaskin
Director, MTCF
Associate General Counsel, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Council Member, Mission Support Team, Christ Church Mequon
Director, Gathering on the Green
Director, Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation
Ron Gibb
Director, MTCF
Healthcare Executive
Nadine Guirl
Director, MTCF
Retired Senior Executive in Human Resources
Carrie Hansen
Director & Treasurer, MTCF
Retired, CPA, Non-profit Finance and Development
Lori Lorenz
Director & President, MTCF
Retired, CPA
MT Trails Foundation Executive Board
Assistant Treasurer, Impact100
Rise and Shine Music Series Inc. Executive Board
Melissa Shneyder
Director, MTCF
Community Relations Director, CRUX Commercial Partners
Lynn Streeter
Vice President of Strategy, MTCF
Retired, Healthcare Strategic Planning Executive
Director, Thiensville Mequon Rotary Foundation
Member, Mequon Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club
Director, Southern Ozaukee Fire and EMS Board of Directors and Fire Commission
Tim Vertz
Director, MTCF
Founder & CEO, Vertz Marketing
President, Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce
Founder, Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center at Concordia University Wisconsin
Past Chair, Midwest Board of Directors - HEAA Harvard Alumni Association
Board of Directors, East Town Association Milwaukee
Past President, Thiensville-Mequon Rotary
