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AAWSVH Board members and officers are elected for nine-year terms.  Board members are elected by the membership; officers are elected by the Board.  Current Board members and officers of the corporation are:

President - Tom Hanson

Tom Hanson, a 1964 WSVH graduate, recently retired after 16 years of teaching and administration at WSVH. Prior to that, he was Director of Services for the Blind for Illinois, and also worked in Minneapolis, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Portland and Kalamazoo. Now that he and his wife Sue have both retired, they will be Floridians for the winter months and return to Milton for the summers.

This is Tom's second term on the Board of Directors. His colleagues elected him president for the next three years. Tom's interests include travel and sports and the preservation of WSVH. His father, Clarence Hanson, was a 1930 WSVH graduate.

 

Vice President - Fay Marble

Fay attended the WSVH from March, 1940, until she graduated in 1953.  After graduation, she worked at several jobs until she was married.  Then she was a homemaker until her children were grown.  She joined the Business Enterprise Program in 1984 and worked in La Crosse for 11 years.  She then returned to Janesville.  Fay is now retired from Industries for the Blind in Janesville.

Fay has always been very interested in the WSVH, as it was really her home away from home.  She is presently serving on the Board of Directors, and co-chairs the program committee.  With many fond memories and pride in the WSVH, she is Fay Marble, graduate--1953.

 

Secretary - Kathleen Hudziak

Kathleen Boyum Hudziak graduated from WSVH in 1967, and earned her teaching degree from Alverno College.  She has taught at WSVH since 1974.  Kathy currently serves as Secretary on the AAWSVH Board, and co-chairs the Entertainment Committee.

 

 

 

 

Treasurer - Sally Zenchenko

Sally Coates Zenchenko is a 1958 graduate of WSVH.  She is a longtime operator in the Business Enterprises for the Blind program, and currently runs the Hill Farms Cafeteria in Madison.  Sally also serves as Director of the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of Wisconsin, a nominee agency that administers the BEP program in concert with the Dept. of Workforce Development.

Sally has two children; her son, Chris, is also a WSVH graduate.  She enjoys collecting salt and pepper shakers in her free time, and has one of the largest novelty shaker collections in the Midwest.

Karen Heesen

Karen Thorssen Heesen (1969) went on to pursue a degree in music at the Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO.  There she met, and later married, David Heesen.  They have five children; two are WSVH graduates.  Karen taught elementary music at the school their children attended until the last child began school, when she entered Beloit College to complete her work in music and elementary education.  Karen is now employed by the WSVH.  She currently teaches Social Studies and English, and continues to advocate for quality programs for VI kids.

Karen's leisure activities include following the Chicago Cubs, church activities, keeping up with family and friends, and reading, on those rare occasions when there is time for it.  She serves as Newsletter Editor for AAWSVH.

 

Rebecca Williams

Becky Williams, a 1970 WSVH graduate, attended St. Norbert College and later obtained a degree in social welfare from the UW--Milwaukee. After 19 years as a Braille transcriber at WSVH, (with time out to help her two children through their preschool years), in 2000, she moved to Milwaukee to be with her new husband. She recently retired from her position as Recreational Services Coordinator for the Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, and was promptly elected Vice President of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired.

Becky has been involved with AAWSVH as a Board member, president, and secretary. She is now co-chairing the entertainment committee, which will plan entertainment for the reunion in June, 2009. Becky enjoys reading, music, and quality time with family and friends.

Scott Hegle

Scott Hegle was the first WSVH student to enroll in a co-op program between WSVH and the Janesville Public schools.  As a student, he excelled in swimming and all things audio, especially radios and telephone systems.  He graduated in 1980, and received a degree in Psychology from the UW--Stevens Point.  Scott has worked as a trouble-shooter for a cable television company, then spent nine years tailoring telephone systems.  Scott recently left his position as a product specialist for Freedom Scientific, manufacturer of adaptive computer products for the blind and visually impaired, to accept a position at WSVH, supporting technology outreach.  He co-chairs the Nominations Committee.

Scott is a delegate to the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and is on the AAWSVH Board of Directors.  Scott is married, and he and Deb live in Waukesha with their son, Tyler.  Scott enjoys Brewer games, great radio, and Ben, his guide dog.

  Tom Wolf

Tom is a 1958 graduate of WSVH, and currently serves as Transportation Coordinator for the AAWSVH board.

 

 

 

 

 

Glen Schroeder

Glen attended Milwaukee public schools until he graduated from the 9th grade sight saving class.  He attended WSVH for the last three years of highschool, graduating in 1965.  Glen started work at Industries for the Blind as a machine operator.  In 1967, he married Ann Kebler, and they moved to Janesville in 1971, where Glen worked as a piano tuner for five years.  In 1976, he joined the BEP program.  His first stand was in the Wigwam Mills factory in Sheboygan.  In 1979, the Schroeders moved to Madison, where Glen managed the GEF1 cafeteria until his retirement in 1995.

Glen has three children:  two with Ann, and one with his current wife, Robin.  Glen's hobbies are listening to and collecting music, sports, ham radio, and computers.  He co-chairs the Nominations Committee, and volunteers at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind .

  Sarah Zellmer

Sarah is serving her first term on the AAWSVH board.  She currently co-chairs the Program Committee, who are planning the 2009 reunion.

 

 

 

 

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