Board of Directors and Advisory Council

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.

James “Sandy” Wilson

Retired from 40 years in the Building Restoration Business in Chicago, Sandy holds a special interest in the Aslak Lie House.