Board & Staff - Thrive Economic Development

Meet the Team

ThriveED Staff

Marketing Manager |920-728-7264 julieo@thriveED.org

Olver oversees the brand and marketing management and communications efforts. With more than 15 years of experience in the field, she leads special initiatives for the organization. She joined the program after serving as Marketing Manager for the Watertown Economic Development Organization. Olver received her Masters and Bachelor Degrees from…

RoxAnne Witte

Program Specialist | 920-674-8711 roxannew@thriveED.org

Witte, with the JCEDC since 2003, is the department’s Program Specialist. In her work, she focuses on continuing to grow the various homebuyer down payment assistance and counseling programs for Jefferson County. She also works with the Jefferson County Revolving Loan Fund, which is administered by the Jefferson County Economic…

Deborah Reinbold

Interim President |414-405-9249 deborahr@thriveED.org

Deb is the Interim President of ThriveED. She joined the organization in June of 2020 as Managing Director of Business Development. Prior to this, Deb served as Director of Business Development for American Companies, a West Bend-based construction management firm. Before that, she was a Business Solutions Specialist for Economic…

ThriveED Board of Directors

Chair
David Schroeder, President and Owner
Thermo-Tech Mechanical Insulations

Vice Chair
Brian Knox, President
W.D. Hoard and Sons

Secretary/Treasurer
Casey Malesevich, President
Sure-Fire, Inc.

Paul Ambrose, Interim Dean
UW-Whitewater

Tina Crave, President
Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation

Tom Dehnert, Executive Vice President
Badger Bank

Danielle Frawley, Chief Lending Officer
Fort Community Credit Union

Kelli Karpinski, Economic and Workforce Dev Business Representative
Moraine Park Technical College

Richard Keddington, CEO
Watertown Regional Medical Center

Rebecca Houseman-LeMire, City Manager
Fort Atkinson

Don Lunak, Director of Plant Management
Whisker

Karie Martin, VP of Human Resources
Jones Dairy Farm

Matt Mauthe, CEO
Marquardt Management Services

Maria McClellan, Regional Director
Madison College

Andy Nelson, Consultant for Horicon Bank
Natural Resource Innovations

Nate Salas, Chief Development Officer
Maas Brothers Construction

Mike Wallace, President and CEO
Fort HealthCare

Stewart Wangard, Chairman and CEO
Wangard Partners