Officers and Members :
Adam Rogers --- President
Genna Peterson --- Vice-President
Candy Severson --- Secretary/Treasurer
Nancy Zemaitis --- Community Member
Heidi Laures --- Parent Member
Michael Englund --- Parent Member
Contact: Candy Severson cseverson@birchwood.k12.wi.us
MEET THE BOARD:
CANDY SEVERSON – SECRETARY/TREASURER: Candy Severson and her husband, Jon, retired to the Birchwood area in 2002. She graduated from the College of Education at the University of Minnesota with a major in math and a minor in business. For the majority of her career she was a registered representative at Merrill Lynch where, in addition to handling client accounts, her responsibilities included training office staff. She joined the Governance Board as a community member and secretary in 2010. She has been a senior volunteer at Birchwood School. When asked why she volunteers and serves on the board, her answer is that it is all about the kids, helping provide the best educational options. She enjoys genealogy and walks with her dog.
GENNA PETERSON – PARENT MEMBER, VICE PRESIDENT: Genna Peterson, her husband Mike and three boys live on the scout camp on Long Lake. There they spend their time enjoying the great outdoors and working on their little hobby farm. Genna works for a large animal vet and Mike is employed by the Boy Scouts of America. Genna moved to the Rice Lake/ Birchwood area 6 years ago to build a life with her husband. Once the time came to decide where their children would attend school, Mike and Genna went to an open house at the Birchwood schools. After sitting in on presentations given by the students at the Montessori and Charter school, they chose to open enroll their son into the Montessori school. Genna joined the board in 2023.