Madison Community Foundation Board of Governors
Phyllis Lovrien - Board Chair
Phyllis Lovrien is currently Second Vice President –Wealth Management/Financial Planning Specialist for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Prior to her tenure at MSSB, Ms. Lovrien acted as the first long-term executive in residence at UW-Madison Business School, with a focus on corporate governance. Earlier in her career, she spent 25 years with Oscar Mayer Foods, becoming the highest ranking female officer at this then publicly listed firm headquartered in Madison. As an active community volunteer, Ms. Lovrien serves on the boards of Olbrich Gardens, MATC Foundation, and the Women and Philanthropy committee for UW Foundation, as well as being involved with many other service organizations in Dane County.
Richard Lynch - Vice Chair
Richard Lynch is President and co-owner of J. H. Findorff & Son Inc. Rich has served as Construction Executive for Findorff’s most notable projects, including the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Monona Terrace Convention Center, Overture Center for the Arts and the American Family Children’s Hospital. He contributes his talents and expertise to many professional and civic organizations, including the United Way of Dane County, Downtown Madison Inc., Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and the National W Club. In addition, Rich is past President and an active board member of the Association of General Contractors of Wisconsin.
Jim Bradley
Jim Bradley, President of Home Savings Bank, is a life-long resident of Madison. A recognized leader in eco-initiatives, Mr. Bradley has focused his community service in the areas of affordable housing, strengthening downtown Madison and the local economy, and environmental sustainability. He is a board member of Sustain Dane, Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, Dane Buy Local, Center for Resilient Cities, and the National W Club. Mr. Bradley has also served as Race Director of the Crazylegs Classic for over 20 years.
Joan A. Burke
President of First Business Trust & Investments, Joan Burke has over 30 years of experience in trust, investment management, mutual fund management and brokerage services. She serves on finance committees for the Attic Angel Association and the Benedictine Women of Madison. Ms. Burke acts as a board member of the Meriter Foundation, and Meriter Health Services, and is a board member and officer of Hospice Care, Inc. She has served on the MCF Investment Committee for over fifteen years.
Mary Burke
As President of the Board of the Boys & Girls Club since 2001, Mary Burke is currently committed to the success of a program that aims to double minority/low-income student college enrollment. Her business career includes positions as Vice President of Finance for Intrepid Corporation, founder of Manhattan Intelligence in New York, head of Trek Bicycle European operations and Director of Forecasting & Planning for Trek Bicycle in Waterloo, WI. She served as Secretary of the Department of Commerce for three years, retiring in 2007 to focus her energies in the non-profit sector. Ms. Burke also serves on the boards of Wisconsin Covenant Foundation, United Way, Foundation for Madison Public Schools, and the Burke Foundation. Mary has also served on the UW Business School Dean’s Advisor Board,
Frank D. Byrne, M.D.
Frank D. Byrne, M.D. is President of St. Mary’s Hospital. Since his arrival in 2004, St. Mary’s has twice been named among Thompson Rueters’ Top 100 Hospitals and twice been awarded recognition for nursing excellence. Prior to coming to Madison, Dr. Byrne served Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in a variety of executive, governance, and clinical leadership roles, including President. From 1982 to 1994, Dr. Byrne practiced pulmonary and critical care medicine. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and holds fellowships in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Byrne also serves as a director of Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Bill DeAtley
Before his retirement in 1998, Bill DeAtley was CFO and co-owner of Strategic Minerals Corporation in Danbury, Connecticut. With a PhD in chemical engineering, Mr. DeAtley devoted his career to the mining industry, but upon retirement, he and his wife Jan chose to focus on philanthropy in areas that affect children such as housing, health, and education. He also is a former Board member and President of Habitat for Humanity Dane County. Mr. DeAtley is also currently on the Board of Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Beth Donley
Beth Donley is co-founder and CEO of Stemina Biomarker and Discovery, Inc. Prior to founding Stemina, Ms. Donley served as General Counsel and Director of Business Development of WARF, where she also held the position of Managing Director for both WiSys and WiCell Research Institute. Before joining WARF, Ms. Donley practiced law with Quarles and Brady. Ms. Donley’s community leadership has included being a charter member of A Fund For Women, participating as chair of the professional services division for United Way of Dane County, and serving on the Dane County Executive W2 Committee.
Roger Ervin
Roger Ervin is Secretary of Revenue for the State of Wisconsin and Adjunct Professor at the Wisconsin School of Business. Prior to his appointment as Secretary, he was a Senior Executive in the Office of Government and Public Affairs at the law firm of Foley and Lardner. Mr. Ervin was also Managing Director and Vice President for two international management consulting firms. During President Clinton's administration, he was appointed as the U.S. Business Envoy to Africa and as a Senior Official in the U.S. Department of State. He worked as regional manager for the African Development Bank and served as an economic policy advisor in the United States Congress. Mr. Ervin has held membership on a number of boards of directors.
Jac B. Garner
Jac B. Garner has been President and CEO of Webcrafters since 1996, and has been with Webcrafters since 1986, serving in various management capacities. He is currently a member of the boards of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Bank, Sustain Dane, and Book Manufacturer’s Institute. Jac has also served in various capacities on the board and campaign committees for United Way of Dane County.
Peter Lundberg
A popular speaker, columnist and appraiser, Peter Lundberg is proprietor of Janus Galleries, one of the country’s largest collections of original fine-art spanning three centuries. Former owner of Gulliver’s Travels Travel Agency, Mr. Lundberg decided in 1998 to focus on art, volunteer work, and philanthropy. Not only is he a recorded jazz pianist who performs regularly, he is a painter, a triathlete, and an avid gardener who tends to numerous neighborhood gardens as well as those at Hospice Care, Inc. He has won awards for his extensive volunteer work with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County, Habitat for Humanity, Hospice and many other national and local groups whose missions range from the arts to hunger. He also serves on the boards and committees of Madison Opera, Hospice Care, Inc., and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission.
John Matthews
John Matthews has held the position of Executive Director of Madison Teachers, Inc., since 1968, and is also a consultant for Public Employee Labor Relations and contractually provided insurance benefits. Mr. Matthews’ extensive community leadership includes appointments to many non-profit and for-profit boards, including Wisconsin Physicians Service, WPS Bank, WPS Health Plan (Arise HMO), United Way of Dane County, Citizen’s Utility Board, the Social Justice Center, and a founding member and Board member of the Foundation for Madison Public Schools. Mr. Matthews has received numerous distinguished service awards from a wide variety of organizations and is a much sought after speaker on subjects pertaining to teachers’ unions, health insurance, labor negotiations, and collective bargaining.
Richard (Rick) Searer
Currently an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, Rick served as President of Kraft North America until retiring in 2009 after a twenty-eight year career with the company. He currently serves on the Chancellor’s Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Rick served on the board of United Way Dane County for ten years, including one year as Chair. He also served on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin - School of Business and on the board of Future Madison for ten years.
Martha A. Taylor
Martha Taylor is a Vice President at the University of Wisconsin Foundation, where she has served for more 35 years. She co-founded the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, now a program of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University where she serves as adjunct faculty.
Co-author of several books on philanthropy and recognized for revolutionizing fundraising and donor education development, Ms. Taylor is acknowledged as an international leader and visionary in the women’s philanthropy movement. Ms. Taylor has served as board member, officer, and president of many nonprofits boards including: the Women’s Philanthropy Institute; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Division of Higher Education and Schools, National Lutheran Campus Ministry, Inc., Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Lutheran Social Services, Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Lutheran Campus Ministry Board and A Fund For Women, Madison, Wisconsin.
Martha Vukelich-Austin
Martha Vukelich-Austin is President of the Foundation for Madison Public Schools. Ms. Vukelich-Austin holds extensive experience as a community volunteer, including chairing the Madison Planned Parenthood capital campaign in 2004. She also worked as communications specialist and policy analyst for the Wisconsin Attorney General, and currently serves on the boards of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center and the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
William F. White
William White is a partner in the Madison office of Michael Best and Freidrich, LLP, and member of the firm's Management Committee. He is the past chair of the firm's Land and Resources Practice Group and has been the Madison office Managing Partner. Mr. White has initiated and litigated land use and development issues on behalf of property owners, developers, municipalities and businesses. His wide-ranging professional and community leadership includes having served as Director of the Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin, Director and Board Secretary of Thrive, Chair of the Dane County Regional Airport Commission, Trustee for Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Director of the Madison Parks Foundation, and Chancellor of the Wisconsin Conference for the United Methodist Church.
Gary J. Wolter
Gary J. Wolter is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Madison Gas and Electric Company and President and Director of MGE Foundation. He has been a Director of MGE Energy Inc., and Madison Gas and Electric Co. since 2000. Mr. Wolter currently serves as the Chair of Thrive, the economic development organization for South Central Wisconsin. Mr. Wolter also serves as a director to the Boards of American Transmission Company LLC, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Meriter Hospital and Meriter Health Services, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UW-Madison Research Park. From January 2009 to May 2009 Mr. Wolter headed the newly-created Office of Recovery and Reinvestment, leading the Governor’s efforts to meet the requirements of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.