The Mequon-Thiensville Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, which consists of residents who live and/or work in the City of Mequon. Board members have a wide range of experience in business and community service. A number of active committees provide volunteers one-time, short-term and longer-term opportunities for involvement.
Current Board Members
Lori Lorenz, President
Brian Ertmer, Treasurer
Carey Bongard, Secretary
James Button, Director
Jim Ott, Director
Dan Gannon, Director
David Gaskin, Director
Lynn Streeter, Director
Melissa Shneyder, Director
Tim Vertz, Director
Advisory Board
Timothy Carr
Stanford Smith
Dean Rennicke
Past Board Presidents
Marc Jorgenson
Steve French
James Jurack
Kathy Pederson
Jim Button
Richard Janezic
Pictured (left to right)
Back row: Carey Bongard, Jim Button, Jim Ott, David Gaskin, Jane Wierzba
Front row: Lori Lorenz, Tim Vertz, Melissa Shneyder, Brian Ertmer
Carey Bongard
Director & Secretary, MTCF
Chief People Officer, Grupo Ferré Rangel
Emeritus Member, Dean’s Advisory Board, Wisconsin School of Business
Jim Button
Director & Vice President, MTCF
Attorney/Owner, McIlnay Button Law LLC
Director and Secretary, Grafton K9 Foundation Inc.
Brian Ertmer
Director & Treasurer, MTCF
Retired, CPA
Part-Time Indirect Tax Consultant
Dan Gannon
Director, MTCF
Retired, Banker
Member, Mequon Economic Development Board
Member, Thiensville Mequon Rotary Club
David Gaskin
Director, MTCF
Associate General Counsel, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Council Member, Mission Support Team, Christ Church Mequon
Director, Gathering on the Green
Director, Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation
Lori Lorenz
Director & President, MTCF
Retired, CPA
University of Wisconsin Whitewater Foundation Board of Directors
MT Trails Foundation Executive Board
Jim Ott
Director, MTCF
Retired, Meteorologist and Lawyer
Former State Legislator
Melissa Shneyder
Director, MTCF
CRUX Commercial Partners, Community Relations Director
Interim Executive Director, Gathering on the Green
Lynn Streeter
Director, MTCF
Retired, Healthcare Strategic Planning
Director, Thiensville Mequon Rotary Foundation
Member, Mequon Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club
Tim Vertz
Director, MTCF
Founder & CEO, Vertz Marketing
Executive Board, Bay-Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America
Director, Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce
Jane Wierzba
Director & Founding Member, MTCF
Community Volunteer