ABOUT US
Celebrating & Connecting Local Sustainability
Sustainability is commonly framed through a lens of scarcity and fear of the future, but the Sustainability Institute takes a different approach. We believe that embracing sustainability leads to abundance of well-being, clean air and water, nutritious food, decent jobs, and biodiversity, pointing us toward a more vibrant future for our communities. At the Sustainability Institute, we help the Driftless region create a positive vision of what could be by celebrating regional sustainability efforts and connecting individuals to them and each other.
To celebrate & advance sustainability efforts within the Driftless region.
Sustainability Institute Mission
SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE BOARD
LEE RASCH
Board Chair
Leadership Ethics
DOROTHY LENARD
Vice Chair
Community Member
WADE HACKBARTH
Secretary
Western Technical College
BRANDON PRINSEN
Treasurer
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, S.C.
GLEN JENKINS
Board Member
Community Member
NAO TSUMAGARI
Board Member
Trane
JACOB SCIAMMAS
Board Member
Community Member
MAGGIE MCDERMOTT
Board Member
UW-La Crosse
VICKI MILLER
Board Member
Strive2Thrive Coulee Region
SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE STAFF
CASEY MEEHAN
Director of Programming
CARRIE THOMPSON
Operations & Program Coordinator