Board of Directors

Anthony Anella

Principle, Anthony Anella Architects

Tom Boldt

CEO, The Boldt Company

Nina Leopold Bradley
Founder and Director, Aldo Leopold Foundation

Forrest Hartmann
Boardman Law Firm, Baraboo, WI

Estella B. Leopold
Ecologist and Palynologist, University of Washington
Founder and Director, Aldo Leopold Foundation

Madelyn D. Leopold
Partner, Boardman Law Firm, Madison, WI
Former Trustee, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Inc.

Gene Likens
Former Director & President, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
2001 National Medal of Science Laureate

George Nolte
President & CEO, Nolte and Associates, Inc.

Trish Stevenson
Metalsmith, Black Earth, WI

Jerry Smith
President & CEO, First Business Financial Services

Legal Counsel
Anne E. Ross
Foley & Lardner

Advisors

Richard C. Bartlett
Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Inc.
Chairman, National Envirnmental Education & Training Foundation

Don Brown
President, Albion Wealth Management

Kathe Conn

Executive Director, Aldo Leopold Nature Center

Peter Dunwidde
Director of Research Programs, The Nature Conservancy

Stan Temple
Professor Emeritus, Wildlife Ecology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jerry Smith
President & CEO, First Business Financial Services

Director Biographies

Anthony Anella, AIA is the owner/principal of Anthony Anella Architect, Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Anella has 22 years experience in the practice of architecture and planning with a special interest and expertise in design that responds to the specifics of the site.

Tom Boldt is chief executive officer of The Boldt Company. As a fourth generation leader, Boldt is very active in overseeing the diverse operations of The Boldt Company and its subsidiary companies: Boldt Consulting Services, Boldt Technical Services, and Oscar J. Boldt Construction. Oscar J. Boldt Construction is a family-owned firm which has been in operation since 1889. Boldt is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and has thirteen offices throughout the country. The Boldt organization is a leader in sustainable, green building processes and practices as well as renewable energy production. Boldt earned his B.A. from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.

Dr. Nina Leopold Bradley, eldest daughter of Aldo Leopold, has undertaken ecological research throughout her life, established two family planning clinics (Columbia, Missouri and Bozeman, Montana), and currently lectures widely on Leopold and the land ethic. Nina and her husband Charles have directed research and ecological restoration at the Leopold Memorial Reserve since 1978. She received an honorary doctorate degree in environmental sciences from the University of Wisconsin in 1988 and has received many awards, including The Wilderness Society's Bob Marshall Award in 1995.

Dr. Gene E. Likens, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Ecologist, Founding Director and President Emeritus of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies* (institutional name change in 2007 to Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies), Ph.D., 1962, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Dr. Likens' research focuses on the ecology and biogeochemistry of forest and aquatic ecosystems, primarily through long-term studies at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He was the co-founder of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study in 1963, which has shed light on critical links between ecosystem function and land-use practices. He and his colleagues were the first scientists to discover acid rain in North America and to document the link between the combustion of fossil fuels and an increase in the acidity of precipitation in North America. His findings have influenced politicians and policy makers, guided and motivated scientific studies, and increased public awareness of human-accelerated environmental change.
On 29 April 2006, Dr. Likens was elected to be a member of the American Philosophical Society, having previously been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1981) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1979). On 11 June 2003, the Asahi Glass Foundation announced that Dr. Likens was a co-recipient of the 2003 Blue Planet Prize for outstanding scientific research that helps to solve global environmental problems. Dr. Likens was awarded the distinction along with Dr. F. H. Bormann, his long-term collaborator in the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study in New Hampshire. The Asahi Glass Foundation aspires for the Blue Planet Prize to be recognized as the environmental equivalent of the Nobel Prize. In 2002 he was awarded the 2001 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest science honor, for his contributions to the field of ecology.

Forrest Hartmann specializes in Trusts and Estates, Business Law, Estate Planning at Boardman Law Firm's Baraboo office. Forrest is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin and Sauk County Bar Association. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School after having received a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance. Forrest is an old Wisconsin farm kid. Some say that he still has the smell of manure on his shoes. His father did not think that he had what it took to become a farmer — so he became a lawyer. Besides being a lawyer, he is a deeply committed environmentalist and was a co-founder of the International Crane Foundation.

Dr. Estella Leopold, youngest daughter of Aldo Leopold, is Emeritus Professor of Botany and past director of the Quaternary Research Center at the University of Washington. Dr. Leopold was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and American Philosophical Society. Her research interests and publications focus on paleobotany, forest history, restoration ecology, and environmental quality. She studies fossil pollen and seeds to reconstruct ancient vegetation and climate in Alaska, China, and the western U.S. Her conservation activites

Madelyn D. Leopold is a Partner at Boardman Law Firm in Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Leopold focuses her practice in the area of estate planning, with additional interest in business and taxation, including business succession issues. She has served as a speaker for the State Bar of Wisconsin, Continuing Legal Education of Wisconsin and many private groups. She is a graduate of Boston College Law School, where she published a law review article on corporate tax. Madelyn entered the legal profession after a number of years in college textbook publishing, including three years as a traveling sales representative based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Madelyn also serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Arboretum.

George S. Nolte, Jr. is president & CEO of Nolte and Associates, Inc., a 450-person full-service engineering firm that provides engineering, planning, surveying, and program management services. Nolte Associates is headquartered in Sacramento, California and has 13 offices within California, Colorado, Utah, and Mexico. George first began working for (at the time) George S. Nolte Consulting Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in the mid-fifties for summer employment as a blue print operator supporting the office design staff. After completing his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering, he continued working as a field surveyor and eventually in the office in a design and planning capacity. His current role and responsibility as president of Nolte and Associates is a position he has held since 1982 when the firm had less than 100 employees. Mr. Nolte’s professional affiliations and public service participation include the World Presidents Organization, Chief Executive Organization, Water Education Foundation, and the Urban Land Institute. He has served on the ULI board since 1970 at held the following position: Chair Development Infrastructure and Services Council; Assistant Chair Environmental Task Force; Chair Sacramento Region District Council. As an avid outdoorsman Mr. Nolte has served on the Delta Waterfowl Foundation board since 1997 and enjoys hiking, kayaking, fly fishing, and skiing.

Jerry Smith is Chairman and Founder of First Business Financial Services, Inc. Founded in 1990, First Business Financial Services has assets in excess of $1 billion as of December 31,2008. First Business Financial Services has subsidiary companies specializing in business banking, equipment finance, asset-based commercial finance, trust and investment services. He serves on numerous boards of directors and committees including SECURA Insurance and CTI Paper Company.

Trish Stevenson knew when she was 12 years old that she wanted to be a metalsmith. As a child, her nearest neighbor was a classically trained English metalsmith, and from her, Stevenson learned the true value of craftsmanship. Today, her jewelry designs subtly and almost unconsciously evoke, but do not overstate, botanical and geologic forms. Stevenson considers herself a collector of techniques and has acquired mastery of many of them: raising, forging, stone setting, and construction. Her work is defined by the evocative nature of her designs and an abiding insistence on impeccable craftsmanship.