Paul worked for the City of Appleton as an Arborist for 19 years and for the past year as Appleton’s Erosion Control Inspector. He graduated from Weyauwega Fremont High School (Class of ’91), and UW-Stevens Point (Class of ’96) majoring in Soil Science and Water Resource Management. He has been a Village of Fremont resident for the past 20 years. He and his wife have 2 sons that attended Fremont Elementary School. The oldest is currently a sophomore at the University of North Dakota studying commercial aviation, and the younger is a senior at Weyauwega Fremont High School. His eldest son was on an aeronautics team that was selected to build an airplane that they designed and this set him on his career path. He is interested in being part of the Fremont STEM Academy because he feels strongly that the experience that his kids had at Fremont Elementary was key to their current academic success and played a large role in developing their value set and desire to serve others. He knows the community well and has a rich connection with aeronautics and how to implement this into the Academy. In addition, he sees the need for an innovative middle school in Fremont, where there is currently no middle school.

Trisha grew up in the small town of Marion 25 miles from Weyauwega. She has lived here since 2000 and has 2 kids in the Weyauwega Fremont School District. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in MIS & Computer Science from UW Oshkosh. She has been working in the Information Technology field as a developer and data scientist since 1992. She is a member of Women in Technology and has been a volunteer helping to introduce coding and STEM to young kids and girls. She volunteers at the school helping with Music & Drama activities. She was on the strategic planning committee for the school district. With her understanding of the needs of the school District and her expertise in STEM, she can uniquely lead the formation of a STEM school that will strengthen the middle school programming.

Teri was born and raised in Winneconne, WI, and attended Fox Valley Technical College with a degree in Agribusiness and Science Technology. She began working for the family business in 2004 and in January 2020 she and her two brothers became owners of the Custom Metal Fabrication company based out of Neenah. Teri and Adam have lived in Fremont since 2007 welcoming a son in 2013 who attends Fremont Elementary. As a family, we enjoy all the wonderful things Fremont has to offer, from Water to Sky. She is committed to creating a middle school in Fremont that has an emphasis on science and a connection to local business through PBL.

Adam was born and raised in Neenah, WI after high school he attended U.W. Oshkosh and received a degree in marketing with an economics emphasis. Adam comes from a long line of entrepreneurs on both sides of the family, so it came as no surprise when he started his own business in college. He founded his business that is now CustomCages.com, CustomAquariums.com, and SerenityUSA.com that now has grown to over 100 employees and provides services in over 40 states. Adams family's philanthropic foundation is very active in the local community and has an emphasis on education, basic needs, and mental health. Adam has a passion for Engineering and aeronautics which led him to become a helicopter pilot in his early 30’s and an interest in starting a middle school that has a focus on aeronautics and STEM. With his philanthropic background, he will lead the development of a community of giving needed to start a new school by prioritizing the Public Relations and Funding Committee of the governance board.

Nikki was born and raised in Winneconne, WI and attended UW-Oshkosh, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2006. She began working in an outpatient surgery clinic and, for the last 9 years, has worked for the Department of Health Services at an outpatient treatment facility, treating patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders. In her work role as a Nursing Supervisor, she is very committed to education and has served as a preceptor for nursing students from UW-Oshkosh, has been a peer mentor for new employees as well as being Co-chair of the Board of Professional Nursing Practice at her facility. Nikki and her husband Ryan have lived in Fremont since 2007 and welcomed a daughter in 2011 and a son in 2014. Nikki is passionate about giving children an opportunity to learn outside of the traditional classroom with a more advanced focus on STEM and project-based learning. She is excited for all of the opportunities that this Charter School will bring to students and the community.

I was born and raised in New London, Wisconsin but have strong family roots in the Fremont, Wisconsin area. I spent most of my youth in the area and settled here as a resident in 2006 with my husband T.C. and are raising two sons, Brody and Jack, who are both students at Fremont Elementary School. For the last 13 years, I have built my career in the pharmaceutical/biologics industry as a leader in quality assurance.

Community involvement is very important to me, and I currently serve as President on the Fremont Elementary PTO and Treasurer of the Weyauwega Fremont Youth Football Association Board, in addition to my role as Secretary of the Fremont STEM Academy Governance Board. I have a passion for continuous improvement and learning and value the importance of different learning styles based on an individual’s needs. As a hands-on learner myself and seeing those same characteristics in my children, project-based learning has been very fascinating to me as I watch students learn and grow in the STEM setting and are introduced to many different avenues to future career paths for these students, opening their eyes to new opportunities each day! I look forward to the continuous development of the Fremont STEM Academy as well as the future expansion of STEM beyond the middle school level and into the high school level.