Leadership

Leadership

Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Board of Directors
President
Oscar Rennebohm Foundation President Jenni Jeffress
Jennifer Jeffress

Jennifer Jeffress joined the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation as President in January 2023. Jenni has a long history in the philanthropic field: She led Madison Public Library Foundation for 12 years, and as Director of Development & External Affairs, she supported the opening of the new Madison Children’s Museum in 2010. She also worked in Brooklyn, N.Y., at cultural and educational institutions. Jenni has a B.A. in Art History from the University of Illinois and an M.A. in Education from Tufts University.

Board of Directors
Curt Hastings

Curt was born in Madison, Wis. He holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Lehigh University in 1968. He is a retired Chairman of the Board for J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. and has been a part of the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board since 2000.

Mary Gulbrandsen
Mary Gulbrandsen

Mary earned her B.S. in nursing from St. Olaf College and went on to earn two M.S. degrees from UW- Madison (pediatric nursing '74 and administrative medicine '98). She recently retired from the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars, where she was Executive Director. She is the former Madison Metropolitan School District Chief of Staff. Mary has been with the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation since 2007.

Gary L. Schaefer
Gary L. Schaefer

Gary holds a BBA in business administration from Eastern Illinois University, which he earned in 1973. He retired as President of Associated Bank in 2019 and now serves on boards of various nonprofits, including the United Way of Dane County Foundation. Gary has been an Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board member since 2004.

Steven F. Skolaski
Steven F. Skolaski

Steven, a native Madisonian, received his BBA in accounting from UW-Madison in 1971. He is the retired owner of Master Graphics and was previously employed by Rennebohm Drug Stores. He has been an Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board member since 1985 and became President of the foundation in 1988. He retired from the presidency in 2022.

Kim Sponem – blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing yellow jacket and necklace
Kim Sponem

Kim, a Madison native, has been CEO/President of Summit Credit Union since 2002. She holds a B.S. from the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology and an MBA from Edgewood College. Kim has a tremendous interest in financial literacy and joined the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board in 2019.

Gary Wolter, wearing glasses and a suit with green tie
Gary J. Wolter

Gary retired as President and CEO of Madison Gas and Electric Company and MGE Energy Inc. in 2017. A graduate of Loras College and the University of Iowa College of Law, he has been active in many community service and business organizations for the past 30 years. He has served on the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board since 2017.

Noble Wray
Noble Wray

Noble L. Wray has served the Madison community for 30 years, including as Chief of Police and as a director on several nonprofit boards. He advocates for relationships based on trust and shared values. He has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from UW-Milwaukee. He is a nationally recognized law enforcement consultant. He was UW-Milwaukee's 2011 Alumnus of the Year and holds an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare degree. He has served on the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation board since 2019.