Governing Board Members
Kevin Tubbs - President, Community Member, former FCLA Parent
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Kevin Tubbs recently retired as the Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for Oshkosh Corporation. He was responsible for the development and implementation of 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 and his wife Michele have two grown children, Jessica and Matthew who graduated from the Fox Cities Leadership Academy in 2017 and two grandchildren Lyla and Lincoln. Michele is a former pre-school teacher at St. Edwards Catholic School in Mackville, Wisconsin. Kevin is a member of the Board of Directors for the Heckrodt Wetlands Refuse in Menasha and a member of Council 607 of the Knights of Columbus. For three years, he 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
Todd Schultz - Vice President, FCLA Parent
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Todd is the Director for Corporate Partnerships in the Companion Animal Division of Zoetis Inc. He is responsible for sales in some of Zoetis’ largest accounts in North America. Todd has been with Zoetis for 28 years. Todd is an Appleton native and attended Appleton West HS and graduated in 1992. He graduated with a BS in Exercise and Sports Science from UW-LaCrosse in 1996.
Todd and his wife, Maria, have two children Avery (18) and Charlie (16). Avery is an Appleton North 2024 grad, and is a freshman at UW-Platteville where she is an education major. Charlie is a Junior at FCLA.
Brady Weisgerber - 501c3 Treasurer, Community Member
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Brady Weisgerber is the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation business. He has held roles of increasing responsibility at Pierce since joining in 2021 and previously worked in public accounting with Ernst & Young. A CPA in the State of Wisconsin, Brady holds an MBA, an MS in Management-Professional Accounting, a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, and a BBA in Accounting and Finance, all from UW-Milwaukee. A lifelong resident of Appleton (aside from eight years in Milwaukee for education and early career), Brady is deeply invested in the Appleton community and is a passionate advocate of lifelong learning
Dawn Price - Secretary, FCLA Parent
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Dawn has been an educator for 20 years and served in various leadership roles. Currently, she is an Instructional Coach for AASD. Prior to Education, Dawn served as a Cryptologist in the Navy. She has 4 students in AASD and has a plethora of experience and insight to support Board agendas and initiatives.
Patrick Lee - FCLA Principal, District Accounts Treasurer (non-voting member)
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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
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Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin – Madison in History and Social Welfare 1995Graduate: 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.
Gregg Syring - Community Member
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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
Dave Christianson - FCLA Parent
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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 work in the
IT department 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.
Melanie Morris - FCLA Parent
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Melanie is a parent to 2 AASD students. Her son, Kellan, is a freshman at FCLA. Melanie is a communications professional with experience in media, journalism, marketing, public relations, and community relations. She works as a PR manager for climate tech startups. Prior to moving to Appleton 4 years ago, she worked as a community relations manager at an ABC-affiliate TV station, helping non-profits and other community organizations with storytelling and media coverage. Melanie has extensive volunteer experience, having served as a board member, fundraising volunteer, and media consultant for a variety of organizations.
Amy Sanders - FCLA Parent
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Amy Sanders is a parent to three students in the Appleton Area School District, one of which is Daniel, freshman at North/FCLA. She is also an active board member of the Fox Valley Autism Society and participant in the AASD Special Ed Parent Advisory Council. Amy works as a Senior Manager of Quality Systems for a local medical device company and belongs to several professional organizations as well.
Kyle Sargent - FCLA Parent
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Kyle is a current FCLA parent and local government employee serving as the chief legal counsel for Outagamie County. Prior to that he was an Assistant District Attorney for
approximately 10 years. He has served on several volunteer boards including the Governing Board for KA when their daughter was in middle school. Kyle is interested in serving given the leadership focus of the charter school and how it relates education to some aspects of public service careers.
Peyton Buerman - Community Member
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Peyton Buerman is an Admission Specialist at Fox Valley Technical College, where she supports recruitment and admissions for the aviation, construction, woodworking, and FabTECH programs at FVTC's SJ Spanbauer Center in Oshkosh. She collaborates closely with prospective students, K-12 partners, and community organizations to promote educational opportunities. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2024, with minors in Public Relations & Digital Media and Spanish. Peyton is passionate about fostering connections that help students achieve their academic and career goals. Outside of work, Peyton enjoys playing tennis & pickleball, running, reading, cooking, and spending time outdoors. She also enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Karson, and her family.
Julie Erdmann - FCLA Parent
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Tracy Longtine - FCLA Parent
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FCLA Staff Member, Rotating
