Board of Directors

2026-2027 OFFICERS

Board Chair | Craig Toycen

Vice Chair | Erik LeMay

Treasurer | Kristine Sterling

Immediate Past Board Chair | Tony Willkom

Secretary (Non-Voting) | Jill Herriges

Wade Asher

WADE ASHER


GM/Owner, Chippewa Valley Music Festivals/WGA Entertainment

Jeff Bowe

JEFF BOWE


President/Owner, Bohl & Proulx Plumbing

Chris Conard

CHRIS CONARD


President, PMI

Kathy Facklam

KATHY FACKLAM


Independent HR Consultant

Teresa Germain

TERESA GERMAIN


Attorney, Wiley Law, S.C.

Brian Guthman

BRIAN GUTHMAN


Semi-Retired Educator

Jamie Leibrandt

JAMIE LEIBRANDT


President, Northwestern Bank

Erik LeMay

ERIK LEMAY


IT Director - Applications, Wipfli

Jennifer Prochnow

JENNIFER PROCHNOW


Manager Social Investments, Xcel Energy

Kristine Sterling

KRISTINE STERLING


Real Estate Closer, All Title Services

BARB STEVENS

BARB STEVENS


Ex-Officio Member

Craig Toycen

CRAIG TOYCEN


President, Toycen Ford

Tony Willkom

TONY WILLKOM


Business Banking Officer, Royal Credit Union

Jill Herriges

JILL HERRIGES


Executive Director, Community Foundation of Chippewa County

Non-Profit Agency

We are a tax-exempt regional, publicly supported nonprofit organization that enables donors to achieve their philanthropic goals to benefit the communities, people, and other nonprofit organizations of Chippewa County. We are committed to:

  • Actively seek and prudently manage assets created by charitable gifts for permanent endowment and other charitable purposes
  • Make appropriate and relevant grants, both restricted and unrestricted, to qualified organizations
  • Provide investment management services, collaborative leadership support and other assistance to organizations in the greater Chippewa County area

Accountability

The Community Foundation of Chippewa County is accountable to the communities we serve and is pleased to make available its governing documents, conflict of interest policies, confidentiality policy (donor privacy) and the most recent copies of our audited financial statements and IRS Form 990s. Copies of our IRS Form 990 are also available online at www.guidestar.org. Please contact the Foundation office if you would like to view these documents.

Investments

The Board of Directors and its Finance & Investment Committee are responsible for managing the investment process in a prudent manner with specific regard to preserving principal and providing reasonable returns. In carrying out these duties, the Board of Directors has retained Orgel Wealth Management to manage the assets of the portfolio. The role of Orgel Wealth Management is to provide guidance to the Board on matters pertaining to the investments of portfolio assets, including investment policy, investment selection, monitoring and ensuring portfolio performance and compliance with the investment policy statement.

All decisions pertaining to the investment policy statement and guidelines for the policy's implementation are made by the Board of Directors.

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