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Mr. Reed Coleman, Chairman
Mr. Reed Coleman serves as the Chairman of the Sand County Foundation Board. He is the Chairman and CEO of Madison-Kipp Corporation, a manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for the durable goods market. In addition to Sand County Foundation, Mr. Coleman has volunteered his services for numerous community and civic organizations, including Beloit College, the United Way of Dane County, and the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, he graduated from Northwestern University in 1955 and went on to serve in the United States Air Force.
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| Atty. David J. Hanson, Vice-Chairman/Secretary
David J. Hanson is a senior partner in the Madison office of Michael Best & Friedrich and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Before joining the firm, Mr. Hanson served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin; Assistant Chancellor, Legal Counsel for the University of Wisconsin; and Deputy Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin. He earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1968. Mr. Hanson is named in The Best Lawyers in America.
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Dr. Brent Haglund, President
Dr. Brent Haglund earned a Ph.D in ecology from the University of Georgia where he studied with Eugene Odum and Frank Golley. His research interests have been in ecosystem level effects of weather modification, fire management and wildlife populations. Dr. Haglund was ecological consultant to the Wisconsin Legislative Council on non-point water pollution, was a member of the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute, and was a private sector conservation advisor to the Cabinet of Premier Nick Greiner, New South Wales, Australia. His latest book, "Hands on Environmentalism" Encounter Books (2005) was co-authored with Tom Still. |
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Dr. Ingrid (Indy) Burke
Dr. Ingrid (Indy) Burke is Director of the Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Burke is an ecosystem scientist, with particular expertise in carbon and nitrogen cycling of semi-arid ecosystems. She directed the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research team for 6 years, as well as other large interdisciplinary research teams funded by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, and the National Institutes of Health. She was designated a U.S. Presidential Faculty Fellow, has served on the National Academy of Sciences Board on Environmental Science and Toxicology, as well as numerous scientific panels for national agencies. She received her Bachelor's degree in Biology from Middlebury College, and her Ph.D in Botany from the University of Wyoming. She is married with two children, competes in occasional triathlons, and is an avid big game hunter.
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Mr. George Kennedy
In addition to his service as a member of the Sand County Foundation Board, Mr. George Kennedy has served in prominent roles in numerous community organizations. Among his civic engagements he has presided as the Director of the Institute of International Education in Chicago and as a director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Kennedy retired as the chairman and chief executive officer of International Minerals and Chemicals and Mallinckrodt Group, Inc., both of which are Fortune 250 companies. He is a 1948 graduate of Williams College. |
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Mr. Scott Klug
A former United States Congressman, Mr. Scott Klug has played an active role in Sand County Foundation as a member of its Board. He was an Emmy award-winning television reporter before representing his native Wisconsin in the House of Representatives. Mr. Klug is the CEO of Trails Media Group, a company that publishes books and magazines. Along with his service to Sand County Foundation, Mr. Klug currently serves on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, a Master's degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University. |
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Mr. Terry Mulcahy, P.E.
With more than 49 years of experience, Mr. Terry Mulcahy, P.E. is Director of Federal Transportation for HNTB Federal Services Corporation. In 2002, he retired as Wisconsin'’s Secretary of Transportation, following 46 years of service. Mr. Mulcahy began his time with the State of Wisconsin as a draftsman at the beginning of the IH system construction and concluded it with 11 years in the Secretary'’s office as Deputy Secretary or Secretary. During this period, he served in a number of key leadership positions for transportation, both in Wisconsin and nationally. In another role, Mr. Mulcahy achieved the rank of Major General in the U.S. Army Reserves and served as the ranking Army Reserve General Officer and senior engineer for the U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and of the U.S. Army War College. |
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Dr. Stanley A. Temple
Dr. Stanley A. Temple is the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation (emeritus) in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and past Chairman of the Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development Program in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin. He has worked on international conservation problems, and has helped save several rare endangered species. Dr. Temple has received the highest honors bestowed by The Society for Conservation Biology and The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology; he is a Fellow of The American Ornithologists' Union, The Explorer's Club, the New York Zoological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Temple has been Chairman of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and President of The Society for Conservation Biology. He has served on editorial boards or as editor of several wildlife publications, including Bird Conservation, which he founded. His bibliography contains over 300 publications. Dr. Temple's career in conservation and ecology has been characterized by interdisciplinary approaches to solving environmental problems and energetic contributions to the conservation movement both locally and globally.
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Mr. Charles H. Thompson
Mr. Charles H. Thompson retired April 15, 2000 after eight years as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’. Prior to his position as WisDOT Secretary, Mr. Thompson served at the Public Service Commission for five years, including a role as acting chairman of the commission from 1987 to 1991. Before his appointment to state service, Mr. Thompson served on the Wisconsin Dells School Board. He and his wife reside in Florida. |
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Mr. John N. Umlauf
Mr. John N. Umlauf is the president of Umlauf & Dunn, PC, Certified Public Accountants, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The firm, established in 1990, concentrates its practice on closely held corporations, estate and trust administration, elder services, retirement planning, financial advisory and tax services to high net-worth individuals and their families. He served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant in Vietnam. Mr. Umlauf received his Bachelor's degree in accounting from Syracuse University in 1972. He is a member of the Steering Committee of The Berkshires Capital Investors LP I and the Advisory Committee of The Berkshires Capital Investors LP II. In addition, Mr. Umlauf is a trustee of the Williamstown Savings Bank where he serves as the chairperson of the audit and compensation committees. He is a director of Crescent Manor Care Center, Inc. Mr Umlauf currently serves as a Trustee for The Pine Cobble School, a Director for The Berkshire Housing Authority, and a Director for Casting For Recovery, a national rehabilitative support and educational fly-fishing program for breast cancer survivors. |
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Mr. Ed Warner
Mr. Ed Warner is a noted philanthropist and conservationist. He had a career as an exploration geologist which culminated in his discovery and participation in Jonah Field and the first commercial exploitation of Pinedale Field next door in Sublette County, Wyoming. Jonah and Pinedale combined are the third largest gas accumulation discovered within the continental U.S. Mr. Warner left the natural gas business in 2000 to pursue philanthropy full-time. In 2005 he placed 45th on the Slate 60 list of American Philanthropy. Mr. Warner has made major gifts to Colorado State University, Sand County Foundation, MIT, Grand Valley State University, Colorado Conservation Trust, and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust. In 2005, Colorado State University named the College of Natural Resources after him. Mr. Warner received his Bachelors of Science from Colorado State University and his Masters of Science from UCLA, both in geology. He has been a Visiting Lecturer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and holds two honorary faculty positions at Colorado State University, a Faculty Affiliate position in the Department of Geosciences, and a professorship in Cooperative Conservation. Mr. Warner has lectured on geology and cooperative conservation at numerous universities. He has been professionally published in three fields: geology, conservation biology, and virology. He also writes book reviews for Denver based Bloomsbury Review. Mr. Warner is a Trustee or Director of Sand County Foundation, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Explorers Foundation. He is a past trustee of the Geological Society of America Foundation and the American Geological Institute Foundation, as well as an Advisor to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust. In 2007, Mr. Warner was awarded the Public Service Award by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
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