Governing Board Members
Gregg Syring, Community Representative, President
Gregg resides in the city of Appleton with his wife Maureen, daughter Sophia and son Graham. He is currently employed by Air Wisconsin Airlines as the Director of Corporate Safety and of the Emergency Operations Center leading programs responsible for operational risk management, crisis management, emergency response, corporate quality assurance and regulatory affairs. He has additional experience as a commercial office building complex owner and manager, executive residential and light commercial construction project manager, licensed real estate broker, commercial airline pilot and certified flight instructor.
Gregg has served in our community as a former volunteer president of the board of directors for a non-profit child learning and care center, team leader for a community project supporting the Center for Grieving Children, a non-profit youth resource within the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley as well as a volunteer for St Joseph’s Food Program. Gregg is the current Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fox Cities Program. He is also a Junior Achievement of Wisconsin the Winnebago Region facilitator of the high school level Excellence Through Ethics and Career Success programs. Gregg received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus with an emphasis in both Management and Economics.
Julia Squier, FCLA Parent, Secretary and 501c3 Treasurer
Julia received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in elementary education with a minor in mathematics and her master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught middle school mathematics in Campbellsport School District, West Boylston School District and Lake Geneva School District. She has substitute taught in the Sheboygan Area School District and the Appleton Area School District. Currently, she serves on the FCLA Governing Board and tutors for the Boys and Girls Club in Appleton. Two of her three children have attended the Academy: one graduated in 2015 and the other in 2019.
Patrick Lee, FCLA Principal, District Accounts Treasurer
Advisor to Board (Non-voting)
Patrick Lee earned a BA teaching degree in English with a Writing minor in 1996 from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. He taught English at Rio High School for four years. He received his MA in Educational Administration from Marian College of Fond Du Lac in 2001. He was an Associate Principal at Kaukauna High School from 2001-2006. He then became an Associate Principal at De Pere High School in the years 2006-2012. He is currently the Principal of the Fox Cities Leadership Academy and Associate Principal of Student Services at Appleton North.
Lori Krueger, FCLA Counselor
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin – Madison in History and Social Welfare 1995 Graduate: University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh – MSE – School Counseling 2000 After working with at-risk youth, Lori joined the Appleton Area School District as a school counselor in 2000. Lori is one of the founding members of the Fox Cities Leadership Academy (formerly Appleton Career Academy) and has a dual role as counselor for Appleton North and the FCLA.
Kevin Tubbs, FCLA Parent
- 2307 Oregon Street Oshkosh, WI 54903
- Telephone: 920-233-9592 Cell: 920-252-3840
- tubbs91@msn.com
Kevin Tubbs is the Vice President, Chief Ethics, Compliance & Sustainability Officer for Oshkosh Corporation. He is responsible for the development and implementation of ethics, compliance, environmental and sustainability processes and programs for Oshkosh Corporation’s worldwide operations. Prior to his current role, Kevin held senior environmental management positions at Ingersoll Rand Company, Trane Company, and American Standard. Kevin began his career at Exxon Corporation. Kevin and his wife Michele and their children Jessica and Matthew moved to Wisconsin from New Jersey in 2012. Michele is a pre-school teacher at St. Edwards Catholic School in Mackville, Wisconsin, Jessica is a student at UW Green Bay, and Matthew graduated from the Fox Cities Leadership Academy in 2017 and currently attends Fox Valley Technical College.
Kevin is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. He is also a member of the St Pius X Parish Finance Committee and Council 607 of the Knights of Columbus. For three years, Kevin was the Mayor of Chatham Township, NJ during which time Chatham Township was named the “Best Place to Live in New Jersey”. Kevin holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University and MS degrees in Engineering Management and Occupational Safety and Health from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Kevin also holds a certificate from the Wharton School’s Executive Development Program.
Dave Christianson, FCLA Parent
My name is Dave Christianson and I live in the City of Appleton with my wife of 18 years Jill, our two sons Cash and Conway, and our Rat Terrier BomBom. I am currently employed by Marco Technologies as a Senior Network Infrastructure Escalation Engineer and Jill is employed as a paraprofessional at Huntley Elementary School. After graduating high school from Milwaukee Washington School of Information Technology, I served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Aschaffenburg, Germany. From there I was deployed and fought in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. After being Honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, I then returned to Wisconsin. Since then, I have worked in the IT departments at some of the largest corporate employers in Northeast Wisconsin. Some of my previous employers include KI, Paper Converting Machine Company, Humana, Good Humor Breyers Ice Cream, and WOW Logistics. I am a Life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of the American Legion. Our eldest son Cash is currently a student in FCLA as well as a member of the Appleton North Football, Fishing, and Baseball teams. Our youngest son Conway is a student at Highlands Elementary School and participates in the Basketball and Volleyball teams, and the 6th grade band playing the trumpet as well. Outside of school he is also a member of the Pizza King Majors baseball team with the Appleton Little League.