www.barroncountywi.gov     
September 29, 2026     
 
County Committees
  *  County Board Supervisor
  ** All Committees are Appointive unless noted otherwise.
 
   ADRC of Barron and Rusk Counties 
Effertz, Shelley *
Halbur, Kathy 
Hanson, Thomas 
Ludwig, Robert 
Rollins, Sharon 
Sajka, Vlad 
Skinner, Bert 
Smatlak, John 
 
   Commission on Aging 
Anderson, Patti * Chair
Ellison, Carsten *
Krug, Kathy * Vice Chair
Vaughn, Diane *
Hakseth, Cheryl 
Heil, Bob 
Knoll, Carol 
Neuheisel, Deb 
Rasmussen, Kelli 
 
   Economic Development Board 
Fowler, Craig * County Board Rep
Heller, Dana Paul * County Board Rep
Krug, Kathy * County Board Rep
Anderson, Patti  Village of Haugen
Armstrong, Dave  Executive Director
Beaudette, Jennifer  Private Sector
Boldig, Megan  Private Sector
Dodge, Harlan  City of Rice Lake
Fitzgerald, Chris  Private Sector
Gerber, Tim  Village of Cameron
Lentz, Dave  City of Chetek
Leschisin, Joe  K-12 Rep
Markgren, Bruce  City of Rice Lake
Miller, Jeremy  Private Sector
Nordby, Rod  City of Barron
Skinner, Adam  City of Cumberland
Stanford, Karrie  Village of Turtle Lake
Williams, BJ  Higher Education Rep
 
   Executive 
Anderson, Patti * Health & Human Services
Bartlett, Karolyn * Vice Chair County Board Vice Chair
Cook Sr., Randall * Land Conservation / Extension
Fowler, Craig * Property
Heller, Dana Paul * Alternate
Kusilek, Audrey * Zoning
Nelson, Gary * Alternate
Okey, Louie * Chair County Board Chair
Olson, Peter * Highway
Turcott, Craig * County Board 2nd Vice Chair
Wenzel, Stacey * Law Enforcement
 
   Extension/Land Conservation 
Cook Sr., Randall * Chair Executive Rep
Ellison, Carsten *
Gores, Jim * Vice Chair
Kusilek, Audrey *
Langman, Fran *
Nelson, Gary *
Huth, Kirsten  Citizen Ag Member
 
   Fair Board 
Effertz, Shelley *
 
   Health and Human Services Board 
Anderson, Patti * Executive Rep
Bachowski, Scott *
Bartlett, Karolyn * Chair
Eby, Mark *
Vaughn, Diane * Vice Chair
Wenzel, Stacey *
Borgan, Betty 
Heil, Bob 
Keeler, Nancy 
Knutson, Toniann 
Kolpack, Lynn 
Matthys, Mary 
Ruppel, Lindsey 
 
   Highway Committee (Elected Committee **)
Jenkins, Dennis * Vice Chair
Olson, Peter * Chair Executive Rep
Turcott, Craig *
Vaughn, Diane *
Wolf, Bradley *
 
   Housing Authority Commission 
Moen, Carol *
Nelson, Gary *
Edwardson, Doug 
Jost, Marge 
Tyler, Terri 
 
   IFLS (Libray Service) 
McCready, Jamie *
Edwardson, Doug 
 
   Lake Districts 
Anderson, Robert * Rice Lake
Fowler, Craig * Dummy Lake
Gores, Jim * Lower Turtle Lake & Upper Turtle Lake
Turcott, Craig * Beaver Dam, Kirby & Sand Lakes
Wentz, Lauren * Staples Lake
 
   Land Information Council 
Sandmann, Dennis *
French, Jeff  County Administrator
Gifford, David  Land Services Director
Hile, Jon  Realtor
Katterhagen, Margo  Register of Deeds
Kuenkel, Barry  Public Safety Representative
Palmer, James  Land Info - GIS
Phelps, Catlon  Surveyor
Sommerfeld, Samantha  Treasurer
Udelhofen, Chasta  Real Property Lister
 
   Law Enforcement/Emergency Management 
Anderson, Patti * Vice Chair
Anderson, Robert *
McCready, Jamie *
Olson, Peter *
Schneider, Pete *
Turcott, Craig * Chair
Wenzel, Stacey * Executive Rep
 
   Library Boards (Municipal) 
Bachowski, Scott * Chetek
Krug, Kathy * Cameron
McCready, Jamie * Turtle Lake
Miller, Jeff * Rice Lake
Nelson, Gary * Barron
Turcott, Craig * Cumberland
Hopkins-Hile, Chris  Cumberland
 
   Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 
McCready, Jamie * LE Committee Rep
Okey, Louie * County Board Rep/Chair
Brooten, Paul  Amateur Radio Barron County
Cockerham, Brian  WI Emergency Management
Dau, Sue  Barron Electric
Dunston, Nate  Medical Examiner
Ekenstedt, Rebecca  Cumberland Healthcare
Feeney, Matt  Cumberland EMS
French, Jeff  Barron County Administration
Fry, Brittany  Public Health Readiness Coalition
Greutzmacher, Tyler  Soil & Water Conservation
Hanson, Dale  Citizen Member
Heath, Mathew  Synergy Cooperative
Hover, Mike  Rice Lake Fire Dept
Judy, Michael  Emergency Management
Kaczmarski, Brian  NWWIHERC
Klukas, Travis  Mayo
Kuenkel, Barry  Cumberland Fire
Kummet, Jodi  Sheriff's Department
Legaspi, Jenny  American Red Cross
Martin, Greg  Rice Lake Weighing
McElmury, Mike  Jennie-O Turkey Store
Merrill, Jade  St. Croix Emergency Management
Miller, Josh  Saputo Cheese-Almena
Miller, Melissa  Mayo - Northland
Murphy, Katt  Ardisam
Nelson, Nate  Highway Department
Palmquist, Dillon  Barron Fire
Paulson, Dave  McCain Foods, Inc USA
Roux, Steve  Rice Lake Police Department
Shipley, Neil  Barron Area School District
Thompson, Gabby  Mosaic Technologies
Wickman, Trisha  Public Health
Zientara, Bob  Media
 
   Momentum West 
Bachowski, Scott *
 
   Museum Board 
Krug, Kathy *
 
   Northern Regional Trail Advisory Committee(NORTAC) 
Heller, Dana Paul *
Schneider, Pete *
 
   PACE 
Olson, Peter *
 
   Property 
Bartlett, Karolyn *
Eby, Mark * Vice Chair
Fowler, Craig * Executive Rep
Heller, Dana Paul * Chair
Krug, Kathy *
Moen, Carol *
Schradle, Bill *
 
   Regional Business Fund 
Eby, Mark *
 
   Solid Waste 
Gores, Jim * Vice Chair
Langman, Fran *
Miller, Jeff *
Okey, Louie * Ex Officio
Schradle, Bill * Chair
Wentz, Lauren *
Heil, Bob 
Jacobson, Kevin 
Johnson, Steve 
North, Dan 
 
   Tax Incremental District 
Bachowski, Scott *
Ellison, Carsten *
Heller, Dana Paul *
 
   Traffic Safety Commission 
Okey, Louie * County Board Chair
Wolf, Bradley * County Board Supervisor
TBD, Vacant  Education Representative
Ambrozaitis, Ron  Chetek PD
Andruze-Bell, Tatsuo  WSP Law Enforcement Rep
Dunston, Nate  Medical Examiner
Engel, Tony  Cameron Police Department
French, Jeff  Barron County Administration
Frost, Trace  BOTS Law Enforcement Liaison
Hagen, Jason  Barron County Sheriff's Dept
Henck, Brenda  Medical Representative
Henkel, Lisa  Medical Representative
Judy, Michael  Emergency Management
Kummet, Jodi  Sheriff
Nelson, Nate  Highway Commissioner
Posey, Derek  Turtle Lake Police Department
Reddy, Matthew  DOT DTSP / Engineer Information
Rizzo, Brock  WSP Law Enforcement
Roux, Steve  Rice Lake Police Department
Vierkandt, Joseph  Barron Police Department
Wolfe, Heather  Cumberland Police Department
Wright, Brian  District Attorney
 
   Travel Northwest WI (Formerly ITBEC) 
Schneider, Pete *
 
   Veterans Service Commission 
Jacobson, Donald 
Johnson, Larry 
Pichelman, Tom 
 
   Veterans Service Committee 
Anderson, Robert * Alternate
Bachowski, Scott *
Nelson, Gary *
Schradle, Bill *
 
   West Central Land & Water Conservation Association 
Langman, Fran *
 
   West Central WI County Board Consortium 
Okey, Louie *
 
   West Central WI Regional Planning 
Fowler, Craig *
Okey, Louie *
Wenzel, Stacey *
 
   WESTCAP 
Jenkins, Dennis *
 
   Woodland Enhanced Health Services Commission 
Kusilek, Audrey *
 
   Workforce Resource 
Okey, Louie *
 
   Zoning 
Bartlett, Karolyn * Vice Chair
Cook Sr., Randall *
Jenkins, Dennis *
Kusilek, Audrey * Chair Executive Rep
Sandmann, Dennis *
 
   Zoning Board of Adjustment 
Moen, Carol *
Nelson, Gary * Chair
Vaughn, Diane * Alternate
Hardie, Keith  Vice Chair
Kelsey, Amy 
North, Dan