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
Dan Gannon, 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
Family Office, Grupo Ferré Rangel
Emeritus Member, Dean’s Advisory Board, Wisconsin School of Business
Jim Button
Director, MTCF
Attorney/Owner, McIlnay Button Law LLC
Director and Secretary, Grafton K9 Foundation Inc.
Philip Eckert
Director, MTCF
Financial Analyst, Poblocki Paving Corporation
Co-Owner, Glaze
Member, Thiensville Historic Preservation Commission
Dan Gannon
Director, MTCF
Retired, Banker
Member, Mequon Economic Development Board
Member, Thiensville Mequon Rotary Club
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
University of Wisconsin Whitewater Foundation Board of Directors
MT Trails Foundation Executive Board
Melissa Shneyder
Director, MTCF
CRUX Commercial Partners, Community Relations Director
Vice President, Gathering on the Green
Lynn Streeter
Vice President of Strategy, MTCF
Retired, Healthcare Strategic Planning
Director, Thiensville Mequon Rotary Foundation
Member, Mequon Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club
Tim Vertz
Director, MTCF
Founder & CEO, Vertz Marketing
Chair, Midwest Board of Directors - HEAA Harvard Alumni Association
Founder, Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center at Concordia University Wisconsin
Executive Board, Bay-Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America
Director, Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce
