Board of Directors
Operation Fresh Start's 2025 List of Board Members
Operation Fresh Start’s volunteer Board of Directors governs the non-profit agency.
Meeting monthly, the Board is actively involved with decision-making and organizational / programmatic changes at Operation Fresh Start. Additionally, board members are actively involved in specific committee work.
Jeffrey S. Russell
President
Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning; Dean of Continuing Studies; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison
Salli Martyniak
Vice President 1
Principal, Community Matters, LLC
Erica Nelson
Vice President 2
Executive Director, LIFT Wisconsin
Steph Harrill Kyle
Secretary
Director of Financial Inclusion & Community Engagement, UW Credit Union
Andy Pascaly
Treasurer
Finance, Epic Systems
​​​​​Candace Enis
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City of Madison, Police Officer
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Christopher Kilgour
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Community Outreach Manager, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Jose Luna
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Associate Dean, School of Academic Advancement - Madison College
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Ramona Natera
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Administrative Law Judge, State of Wisconsin DWD Unemployment Insurance Division
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Karen Oberhauser
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Entomology Professor Emerita, Retired Arboretum Director​​
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​Kyle Olson
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Director of Field Operations, JH Findorff
​Ashlyn Smith
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Senior Associate at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
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​Tom C. Ward​
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Chief Human Resources Officer; Senior Director, Human Resources, Quartz Health Solutions Inc.
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Rob Weise​
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Vice President, Hooper Corporation, Mechanical Division - HVAC