Board of Directors
CORE is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who live in the area. This is a working board with committed individuals who support CORE with active participation on committees, planning special eventgs, and ensure the continued operation of CORE.
CORE is always looking for caring community members to join our working board or to become involved with CORE in a leadership capacity. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in learning more.
CORE is always looking for caring community members to join our working board or to become involved with CORE in a leadership capacity. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in learning more.
Doreen ConradDoreen fell in love with the Bayfield area during her honeymoon on Madeline Island. After a long career directing the development, production, and project management at American Girl and Mattel, in 2020 she and her husband moved to Bayfield. She has volunteered with CORE and ENCORE since 2021, and helped to reopen ENCORE as an all-volunteer organization in 2025. She is in awe of the dedicated volunteers and staff committed to CORE’s mission and is proud to support the organization with optimism, collaboration, and compassion.
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Jenny TumasSince 2001 Jenny has taught yoga and other wellness modalities to all ages in many settings, from preschoolers to inmates in correctional institutes to seniors in assisted living centers. In 2016 she began living full-time in Bayfield and
began volunteering for CORE leading Chair Yoga classes in person and online. Before joining the CORE board, she was on the Bayfield Carnegie Library Board for six years, and has served on other boards in other communities. She has been an English teacher, a writer, and a yoga studio owner. She loves living in this community, spending time with family and friends, and being in the beauty of the natural world. |
Bill BlandBill retired from the agriculture faculty of UW-Madison in 2016 and moved to Bayfield soon after to be near big water and lots of boats. He served on the Monona School Board and is currently on the City of Bayfield Common Council. Bill joined the CORE Board in early 2024 and now serves as treasurer.
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Laura DeGroot LimaLaura has been a volunteer with Encore since 2014 and full-time resident of Bayfield since 2014. Laura served as Bayfield Carnegie Library Board member 2016-2023. Prior to retiring, Laura was a public High School Counselor 25+ years.
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Tracey SnyderTracey Snyder lives with her husband in Washburn, WI. Since moving to the Chequamegon Bay Area, she has volunteered for CORE, as a City Council representative, and in her Unitarian fellowship. She had a career as a nurse practitioner for 40 years focusing on holistic health. Over the past 10 years she has been an active teacher of Zhineng Qigong. She believes in the value of a strong community connection.
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