Southwest Tech is governed by a nine-member Board elected by the 30 school board presidents of the school districts comprising the Southwest Tech district. A list of current board members can be found below.
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute, the District Board consists of:
- Two Employer members
- Two Employee members
- Three Additional members
- One Elected Official member who holds a state or local office
- One School District Administrator
Board Meeting Agendas, Packets, and Minutes are kept as public record.
2024 District Board Appointment Process
2024-25 District Board Members
Charles J. Bolstad
Additional Member/Board Chairperson
Viroqua
Appointed: 2016
Term Expires: 2025
Phone: 608-822-2350
Email Charles J. Bolstad
- Retired Educator
- Farmer
- Served in the Wisconsin National Guard for 38 years
- North Crawford Education Endowment Fund-Chairman
- Bethel Home and Services Board Member, Viroqua Wisconsin
- Farmer Led Tainter Creek Watershed Council Member
Chris J. Prange
Additional Member/Board Vice Chairperson
Lancaster
Appointed: 2011
Term Expires: 2026
Email Chris J. Prange
- Vice Chairman, American Bank & Trust
- Grant County Economic Development Corporation
- Lancaster Police & Fire Commission
- Served on Grant Regional Health Center Board for 9 years
- Served on the Lancaster School Board
- Served on the Lancaster Housing Authority
Kent Enright
Employee Member/Board Secretary
Mineral Point
Appointed: 2021
Term Expires: 2027
Email Kent Enright
- Sales-Carey's Seamless Gutters & Doors
- Mineral Point Lions Club
- Served on Wisconsin Frame Builders Board of Directors
- Served on Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers Board
- Served on Wisconsin Lumber Dealers Education Foundation Board
Jane Wonderling
School District Administrator Member/ Board Treasurer
Fennimore
Appointed: 2018
Term Expires: 2027
Email Jane Wonderling
- District Administrator, Fennimore Community Schools
- Member, Fennimore Industrial & Economic Development Committee
- Member, Wisconsin Association of School Boards
- Member, Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators
- Member, American Association of School Administrators
Donald L. Tuescher
Employer Member/Ex Officio Member of the SWTC Foundation
Darlington
Appointed: 1994
Term Expires: 2027
Email Donald L. Tuescher
- President, Tuescher Electric & Refrigeration, Inc.
- President, Darlington Mutual Insurance Co. Board of Directors
- President, Southwest Wisconsin Electrical Contractors Assn.
- Treasurer, Southwest Health Board of Directors
David A. Blume
Additional Member/Ex Officio Member of the SWTC Real Estate Foundation Board
Dodgeville
Appointed: 2020
Term Expires: 2026
Email David A. Blume
- Maintenance Supervisor – ElderSpan Management
- Served on Dodgeville School Board
- Served on Iowa County Board of Supervisors
- Served on Town of Dodgeville Planning Commission
- Served on Town of Dodgeville Board of Supervisors
- Community Leadership Alliance
- Dodgeville High School Trapshooting Team
- Iowa County Memorial Hospital Outlook 2020 Initiative
- Local Representative, Good Steward Consulting
- Served on the Iowa-Grant Schools Parent/Teacher Club
- Served on the Lancaster Library Board
Jeanne Jordie
Employee Member
Prairie du Chien
Appointed: 2020
Term Expires: 2025
Email Jeanne Jordie
- Senior Recreation Coordinator-Prairie du Chien Park District
- Crawford County ADRC Dementia Care Network
- Alzheimer’s Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
Steve Williamson
Elected Official Member
Blue River
Appointed: 2023
Term Expires: 2026
Email Steve Williamson
- County Board Supervisor, Richland County
- Board Member Chair, Public Works Standing Committee(Richland County)
- Member, Pine Valley & Child Support Standing Committee(Richland County)
- Member, Finance Personnel Standing Committee(Richland County)
- Member, Tri-County Airport Commission(Richland County)
- Member, Blue River Volunteer Fire Dept.
- Served Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board
- Served Town of Eagle Board
- Served Consumers Cooperative Board