Board of Directors

Beth Atkinson, President
Bio-statistician; Mayo Clinic

Matt Hayden, Vice President
Executive Coaching Consultant, former board member/chair of eight environmental NGO’s

Tamara Funk, Treasurer
Curator of Interpretation and Collections, Pendarvis

Andrea M. Cool, Ed.D., Secretary
Senior Lecturer, Humanities Dept. UW Platteville

Jason Busniewski
Musician, PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology

Steve Pike
Retired Madison teacher and past MTI President, currently a WEA Member Benefits Consultant; a dance caller and coordinator of Squirrel Moon Contra Dance Weekend

Bill Robichaud
Wildlife conservationist

John C. Van Orman
Musician, Cultural Anthropology instructor, Ozarka College

Greg Winz
Emeritus research technician at UW Madison, Dance Instructor
Advisory Council

Paul Dahlin
1996 National Heritage Fellow, Paul Dahlin is a Swedish American fiddler from Minnesota, who carries the traditions his grandfather, Edwin Johnson.

Adam Helt-Baldwin
Former President, Folklore Village Board of Directors; Architectural Project Manager, Whole Trees Structures

Karen Ann Hoffman
2020 NEA National Heritage Fellow, Karen Ann Hoffman is a Haudenosaunee Raised Beadworker from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Maria Terres
Former president, Folklore Village board of directors; musician, educator.
