The Geneva Lake Conservancy Board of Directors is comprised of persons who have a deep love for the natural and cultural history of Wisconsin's southern lakes region. All are full or part-time residents, with a variety of backgrounds including government, education, business, professional, marketing, farming and real estate. Board members share a passion for the long-term protection of Walworth County's land and water resources.

Robert Klockars, Chairman (Profile)
David Barnett, Treasurer
John K. Notz, Jr., Secretary

Charles Colman
Chuck Ebeling (Profile)
Grace Eckland
Dennis Jordan
Susan Kiner
Margaret Reuland
Sharon O'Brien
Dawn Ripkey (Profile)
Sarah Schuster
Robert M. Six

Bonnie Deutsch
Michael Ferro, Jr.
Harold Friestad
Grace Hanny (Profile)
Marie Kropp (Profile)
Steven Pope
Tom Santefort
Glenn Solheim
Edward Weed
Dave Weinberg

Lynn Ketterhagen
Land Protection Specialist
lynn@genevalakeconservancy.org

Lynn Ketterhagen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse with a B.S. in Geography with a concentration in Environmental Science. Having grown up in Fontana, Lynn is extremely passionate about the area and the job she does for the Conservancy. She has been employed at the Conservancy since June 2004. She was promoted to Land Protection Specialist in March 2005, and has been working with the Conservancy's conservation easements.

Joseph A. McHugh
Executive Director
jmchugh@genevalakeconservancy.org

Joseph A. McHugh, (39), comes to the Conservancy from the position of Executive Director of Fontana's Community Development Authority (CDA), where he had served since July 2005. During his tenure with the Village, he was responsible for the planning and administration of several large public infrastructure projects, including the reconstruction and landscaping of State Highway 67, a new Municipal Beach House, a new pedestrian path to the Duck Pond Recreation Area, and several road and utility improvements within the Village's Tax Increment Finance District (TID).

Prior to the CDA, Joe was a Land Acquisition Manager for the Chicago Division of Toll Brothers, a national homebuilder, where he negotiated land acquisitions, managed the planning, and zoning for residential subdivisions. He also served as Director of Planning and Zoning for a consulting firm in Delevan, WI, providing land-use and development review services to municipal clients.

McHugh currently serves as a board member of the Fontana Joint 8 School board, is a past vice president of the Lake Geneva Junior Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Village of Fontana-on Geneva lake Library Board and is a member of the Fontana Community Church.

He holds a Master of Urban Planning degree from UW-Milwaukee and a Bachelor's degree in Recreation Resource Management from Colorado State University. Joe lives in Fontana with his wife and three children.

Katie Sullivan
Membership and Outreach Coordinator
katie@genevalakeconservancy.org

Katie Sullivan is a former politics student from University College Dublin, Ireland. She was been employed with the Conservancy since March 2005, and in July 2008, Katie took on the role of Membership and Outreach Coordinator. She will be responsible for managing and implementing the Conservancy's fundraising efforts, special events, volunteer program and other outreach efforts that highlight the mission and goals of the Geneva Lake Conservancy. This includes the production of outreach materials such as the Conservancy's quarterly newsletter as well as the implementation of the Watershed Education program in local schools. Katie lives in East Troy with her son.