Board & Staff - Thrive Economic Development

Meet the Team

ThriveED Staff

Marketing Manager

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

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

President

Deb Reinbold is passionate about creating a prosperous Greater Jefferson County by supporting a thriving business environment and an activated workforce. She currently serves as the president of Thrive Economic Development (ThriveED), leading the organization’s strategic economic and community development efforts. She also serves as Executive Director of the Jefferson…

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

Everett Butzine, Economic Development*
Waterloo

Tina Crave, President
Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation

Tom Dehnert, Executive Vice President
Badger Bank

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

Richard Keddington, CEO
Watertown Regional Medical Center

Scott Lausten,, Project Manager/Co-Owner
Keller, Inc.

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
Illuminus

Maria McClellan, Regional Director
Madison College

Andy Nelson, Consultant for Horicon Bank
Natural Resource Innovations

James Nelson, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategic Development
Fort HealthCare

Joshua Patterson, Vice President
Bank First

Kevin Paynter, Chief Lending Officer
Fort Community Credit Union

Nate Salas, Chief Development Officer
Maas Brothers Construction

Stewart Wangard, Chairman and CEO
Wangard Partners

* Member of the Executive Committee of the Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium (JCEDC)