Vice president

Open position. 3-yr term. If you’re interested please email us at communications@cola-wi.org

Shelley paine - treasurer

Shelley Paine lives on Stukey Bay with husband Jim, after visiting the lake for the last 40 years. She has one son, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren. She is a former CPA in a corporate finance, software education, and accounting practice. She likes meeting people, long pontoon boat rides, screen porches, games, happy hours, beaches, and sunrises. Term (3-yr) expires 2025.

Jess Brickner - secretary

In the fall of 2017, Jessie and his wife Tahnae bought their first home and with their dogs, cats, and bearded dragons moved north from Appleton to Musky Bay. As a full-time system engineer for an adtech company, Jessie enjoys the comforts of being able to work from home with plenty of time to pursue his true passion - fishing. He can often be found cruising the lake in search of walleye. The water quality and fishery of the lake and the dedication of COLA in preserving those qualities was a big factor in their decision to buy property on LCO. Jessie hopes to provide a small part in the fishing success of future generations of lake enthusiasts. Term (3-yr) expires 2025.

Jeff Aspenwall

Term (3-yr) expires 2024.

Rich Hosch

Rich Hosch and his wife Gloria, have been coming up to the Hayward Lakes area for many years. They were fortunate to buy a cabin on LCO in 2017. Rich is a retired engineer living in Eau Claire and spends most of the summer at the cabin on Rehor Rd. Rich and Gloria fell in love with LCO as soon as they saw it and enjoy fishing, boating and entertaining family and friends at the lake. He sees serving on the COLA board as a way to give back to the area and help assure a healthy lake into the future.

Caitlin Hagar-Kuhn - Communications

Caitlin and her family have a home on Little LCO where they love to fish and kayak. She is a native of Onalaska, in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. There, she and her husband (Chad) enjoy kayaking Mississippi tributaries with their 2 dogs, watching their boys’ baseball games and hiking the many blufflines. Caitlin works full time as a GIS Consultant for Locana and is Past President of Women in GIS. You’ll also find her involved in the AIS mission using GIS. Term (3-yr) expires 2026

Dick Laumer

Dick and his wife Debbie have three grown children and two grandkids. Through a friend on Barbertown Bay they discovered Lac Courte Oreilles. In 1997 they purchased their first cabin in Northwoods Beach and eventually landed in Victory Heights in a 1920s log cabin. Dick, a retired contractor, enjoys any time found on the water with family and friends. As a retired water skier, he’s attempting to develop his fishing skills. Debbie continues her career as president at CEND. When she’s at the lake she enjoys daily walks with the dogs on the peninsula. Term (3-yr) expires 2024.

Mark Laustrup

Mark and Peggy Laustrup retired to the LCO neighborhood in 2007 from Columbia, Missouri, where Mark worked at the U.S. Geological Survey's Columbia Environmental Research Center. Before that, he worked at the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service's Long Term Resource Monitoring Program in La Crosse. Mark managed the Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and worked for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in water resources planning. Term (3-yr) renews 2024.

Jim paine

Jim Paine lives on Stukey Bay as the third generation of his family visiting and living on the lake. He married Shelley in Arizona and has one son, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren. Jim’s career was in corporate management, finance and project management. He likes to travel, cultural stuff, people and their stories, food, growing veggies, cruising on the boat, beaches, and sunrises. Term (3-yr) expires 2024.

Mike persson

Term (1-yr) renews 2024.

LOGAN QUIGGLE

Logan enjoys spending time at LCO during the summer months at his family's stone cottage, which his grandparents (Ed and Ruth Ricci) purchased in 1960. Weather pending, Logan tries to get on the water in some fashion or another; swimming, sailing, skiing, put-put...you name it. Logan joined COLA in September 2023 and is excited to preserve and enhance the quality of LCO for the betterment of future generations. Outside of COLA, Logan lives in Minneapolis and works full-time as a Civil Engineer. 

kurt schroeder

Kurt and Julie Schroeder bought their property on Court Oreilles Lake Drive in 2019. Kurt’s family traces back to the 1920s with property on Thoroughfare Road. He is a retired architect living in La Crosse. He enjoys sailing in the summer, cross-country skiing in the winter, and being next to such a beautiful lake. He is pleased to serve on the COLA board to ensure the future of Lac Courte Oreilles for generations to come. Term (3-yr) expires 2024.

steve umland

Steve is a long-time lover of Lac Courte Oreilles. He started coming here almost every weekend since the 1980s and has lived here full time since 2003.

He has made many friends and has neighbors and family on the lake. Steve lived in a log cabin in Victory Heights for over 20 years and helped five close friends build their cabins everywhere from Barbertown Bay to Musky Bay.

He is passionate about water quality, especially controlling aquatic invasive species in both LCO and Little LCO. Term (3-yr) expires 2024.

david zimmer

David Zimmer is a 4th generation summer resident of Lac Courte Oreilles whose family first came to Wismo in 1907. David has come for 64 consecutive years and has children and grandchildren who want to carry on the legacy that means so much to him and his family. A native of Kansas City, David and his family will find almost any reason to slip away to LCO year round and enjoy what the lake has to offer. Term (3-yr) renews 2024.

ALF SIVERTSON - Senior Advisor

Alf Sivertson has been involved with COLA in various capacities, including board member and president, since its inception in 1994. In 1949, his father and grandfather built a cabin on the north shore of Chicago Bay. Now, with five places on the lake, the family is into its fifth generation enjoying this wonderful natural resource. He is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Lac Courte Oreilles—its water quality—so everyone can enjoy the experience for generations to come. Mr. Sivertson is president of Sivertson & Barrette, P.A., a litigation law firm in the Twin cities.