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
KURT SCHROEDER
Vice Chair
HSR Associates
WADE HACKBARTH
Secretary
Western Technical College
BRANDON PRINSEN
Treasurer
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, S.C.
GLEN JENKINS
Board Member
Community Member
NICK NICHOLS
Board Member
I.M. Sustainabull
JAMIE O'NEILL
Board Member
GROW
ROZ SCHNICK
Board Member
Roz Schnick Consulting, LLC.
MAGGIE MCDERMOTT
Board Member
UW-La Crosse
DOROTHY LENARD
Board Member
Viterbo University
APRIL GREENE
Board Member
Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations
SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE STAFF

CASEY MEEHAN
Director of Programming

CARRIE THOMPSON
Operations & Program Coordinator