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.
Current Board MembersDoreen Conrad - Board President
Doreen 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. Bill Bland - Board Treasurer
Bill 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. David Saetre - Community Outreach & Partnership Initiative Board Liason
David and his wife, Janet Bewley, both now in retirement, recently moved to Bayfield after spending years in the greater Chequamegon Bay area. In his career David worked for Northland College and also served as the Chequamegon Area Unitarian Universalist minister. David sees serving on the CORE Board as opportunity to be a part of an organization in a time of real renewal, with vibrant leadership and important programs designed to meet the needs of our time, and is honored to take part in that effort. Ted Stuko
Bob Durfey
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Grand opening ribbon cutting celebration from CORE’s Thrift Shop--now called Encore--which took place on June 22, 2007.
Community is at the heart of CORE and creating opportunities for people to gather continues to be a priority for CORE.
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