CEDC Team
Staff
Comprised of dedicated and passionate professionals, and skilled in association management, our staff is devoted to supporting the vision and endeavors of our business community and advancing the profession and discipline of economic development overall.
Charlie Walker, MPA, CEcD
President / CEO
Maggie Walker
Security & Morale Officer
Dawnette Schult
Administrative Assistant
Danielle Bauer
Marketing and Graphics
Executive Committee
The 2019 Chippewa County EDC Executive Committee and Board of Directors are comprised of highly-regarded leaders in both public and private sectors who work together to guide the continued success of economic growth in Chippewa County.
Tom Waldusky
Benedict Refrigeration
Executive – Chair
Maureen Carlson
GreenFire Builders
Economic Development Partner
Lee McMenamin
Chippewa County
County Board Supervisor
Executive-Chippewa County ED Rep
Rebecca Reinhardt
CCF Bank
Executive - Vice Chair
Quadrant 2 Representative
Mary Stabenow
Nohre & Co., SC
Executive/At Large
Charlie Walker, MPA, CEcD
President / CEO
Board of Directors
Rob Mooney
Alliance Plastics Corp.
Member at Large
Ryan Hartzell
Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
New Auburn Representative
Ron Haas
Martino's Restaurant
Stanley Representative
Deb Chilson
Chilson's Corner Motors of Cadott
Cadott Representative
Rick Kaiser
Xcel Energy
Member at Large
Shirley Gutsch
PMI LLC
Member at Large
Cathy Leibke
Holiday inn Express
Lake Hallie Representative
Ed Holand
C&N Manufacturing
Quadrant 1 Representative
Nicole Hager
Wisconsin Department of Human Resource Director
Boyd Representative
Melissa Peterson
Frandsen Bank & Trust
Eau Claire Representative & At Large
Sheri Scheidler
Mule Hide Manufacturing
Cornell Representative
Emilu Starck
Ruder Ware LLSC
Member at Large
Klaus Bauer
Huebsch Services
Member at Large
Nicole Anderson
Marshfield Clinic
Member at Large
John Wagner
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital
Chippewa Falls Representative
Lisa Bruhn
Executive Past Chair