Our board members
The Clean Lakes Alliance board represents the many government, business, and community partners working to make healthy lakes a reality. Their passion and expertise turns our small staff into one big team for clean lakes!
2025 Executive Board
The Executive Board is a small and agile group of individuals that work on budgetary and administrative matters on behalf of Clean Lakes Alliance.
Sopen Shah, Chair
Perkins Coie LLP
James St. Vincent, Vice Chair
Yahara Lakes Association
Scott Ducke, Treasurer
Lake Ridge Bank
Laura Skilton Verhoff, Secretary
Associated Bank
James Tye, Executive Director
Clean Lakes Alliance
Andy Barfuss
Lands’ End
Pam Christenson
Madison Gas and Electric
Courtney Searles
Greenwoods State Bank
Trey Sprinkman
Sprinkman Real Estate
Linda Nedelcoff, Director Emerita
TruStage
2025 Community Board
The Community Board is composed of key stakeholders, business leaders, and experts with the common goal of reducing phosphorus pollution within the Yahara Watershed. The Board reviews the overall path and progress of the Yahara CLEAN Strategic Action Plan for Phosphorus Reduction, including project prioritization, funding, and execution.
Bruce Briney
WKOW 27 News
Daniel Chovanec
CG Schmidt
Susan Dibbell
Wisconsin Union
Bryan Dow
Understory
Hilary Dugan
UW-Madison Center for Limnology
Kyle George
Johnson Financial Group
Brenda González
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Steven Greb
Dane County Towns Association
Jeffrey Hanson
Alliant Energy
Chris Henderson
M3 Insurance
Cody Jaworski
Mad-City Ski Team
Tamara Knickmeier
Lake Waubesa Conservation Association
Dan Lee
First Weber Inc.
Sarah Lemieux-White Eagle
Ho-Chunk Nation
Kyle Lyne
Weed Man Lawn Care
Rod Martin
Yahara Pride Farms
Jessica Niekrasz
BIOFerm
Darren Port
Tota Vita Financial Associates
Brian Potts
Husch Blackwell
Rory Rhinesmith
Community Advocate
Sam Robertson
Foley & Lardner LLP
Senator Kelda Roys
WI State Senator, 26th District & OpenHomes Realty
Robert Rozmiarek
Virent Inc.
Gerald Schmidt
Dream House Dream Kitchens
Kimberly Shaul
National Guardian Life Insurance Company
Susan Thomson
ActionCOACH Business & Executive Coaching
Claire Varrelmann
The Edgewater
Brian Vigue
Audubon Great Lakes
Kim Walz
Friends of Lake Kegonsa Society (FOLKS)
Tom Wilson
Yahara WINS
Dr. Jana Gyurina, Director Emerita
Oak Park Dental
Courtney Kruger, Director Emerita
Fiore Companies
Christie Baumel, Ex Officio
City of Madison, Office of the Mayor
Martin Griffin, Ex Officio
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Laura Hicklin, Ex Officio
Dane County Land & Water Resources Department
Patrick Miles, Ex Officio
Dane County Board of Supervisors
Mark Riedel, Ex Officio
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Jason Valerius, Ex Officio
Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC)
Read more about how to get involved with Clean Lakes Alliance.
