Meet Our Board of Directors

Marv Siegert

Chairman of the Board

Marvin G. Siegert is currently retired but remains active by serving on company boards and pursuing private investments.

Marv Siegert

From July 2007 to September 2009 Marv was employed by Hat World, Inc and Impact Sports, distributors of team apparel. Prior to that, he was President of The Pyle Group, a private equity group, from December 1996 to July 2007.

Marv previously worked at Rayovac Corporation, a manufacturer of batteries and lighting products. An employee from 1970 to December 1996, his most recent position was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Marv earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from U.W. Whitewater in 1970 and a Master’s degree in Management from U.W. Madison in 1976. He completed an eight-week program at MIT for Senior Executives during the spring of 1993. Marv received U.W. Whitewater’s Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1987. He was also inducted into U.W. Whitewater’s School of Business Hall of Fame in 1994.

Marv currently serves on the following Boards: Uniek, Inc., Nautilus, Inc. and NorthStar Education Services, LLC. He is a past member of both the University of Wisconsin Madison Foundation and the U.W.-Whitewater Foundation. He previously served on the Board of Directors for Greenwoods State Bank, The Pyle Group LLC, Rayovac Corporation, Hy Cite Corporation, Behrens Acquisition, Inc. and Georgette Klinger, Inc. Marv is also a past member of the Nakoma Golf Club Board, Edgewood High School’s Board of Trustees, Edgewood’s Athletic Board, National Association of Accountants, Planning Executives Institute, In Business Advisory Board, and West Metropolitan Business Association. He is an avid supporter of the U.W. Madison Athletic Program including membership in the Mendota Gridiron Club and The Overtime Club.

In April 2012, Marv became one of the initial members of the Badger Air Community Council(BACC) along with Pat Richter, Dave Lenz, and Dave Anderson. The goal of the BACC is to support the efforts of the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing. Today Marv is the Chairman of the BACC Board.

Marv Siegert

Chairman of the Board

Chris Arenz

Chris “Desi” Arenz

Treasurer

Chris Arenz is a Senior Vice President at Concero, an executive search firm specializing in recruiting sales talent for high-growth, private and publicly listed technology companies. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing finance, human resources and information technology for the company.

Prior to joining Concero in 2016, Chris lead the Mortgage Payment Protection organization at CUNA Mutual Group providing guidance to multiple interdependent departments to launch and manage a new product to protect consumer mortgage loans.

Chris Arenz
Before that, Chris held leadership positions at management consulting and technology companies including Accenture and Microsoft. His roles ranged from product launch initiatives to executive advisory positions analyzing strategic initiatives. Chris also started two business in Madison in the automotive and internet marketing fields.

In addition to Chris’s business career, he served in the military as a part-time “traditional Guardsman” in the Wisconsin Air National Guard for 20 years as an F-16 fighter pilot. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel who held various leadership positions including Director of Operations for the Aerospace Control Alert mission and Flight Commander for the 176 Fighter Squadron.

Chris graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas.

He grew up on the east side of Madison in the Eastmorland Park neighborhood and attended LaFollette High School.

Chris continues to serve as a volunteer in his role as the Badger Air Community Council Treasurer. Chris is the former Executive Director of the organization and a founding member. His background as a local business leader, military member and long-time resident of the east side of Madison give him unique insight establishing a mutually beneficial relationship between the Wisconsin National Guard and surrounding community to support the men and women of the 115th Fighter Wing.

Chris “Desi” Arenz

Executive Director and Treasurer

Tim Flatley

Secretary

Tim Flatley retired in 2013 as Wisconsin’s Executive Director of Department of Defense agency Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). There ESGR served Wisconsin Reserve Component service members, their families, and their employers. In his retirement, he has remained active in support of our nations military members and currently service as President of USO Wisconsin, Chairman of the U. S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps., Director of The Navy League of the United States, and Director of Milwaukee Armed Service Committee. He also volunteers at the Milwaukee VA Hospital.

Tim holds or has held active roles in many organization in addition to the Badger Air Community Council to include, Navy League Milwaukee Council, Milwaukee Armed Forces Week, 128th Air Refueling Wing Community Council, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Wisconsin, St Norbert College Alumni Association, Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers Agents, and Milwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club. His awards include the President’s Volunteer Service Award, St Norbert College Distinguished Service to the College Award, Metropolitan Milwaukee Civic Alliance Salute to Volunteerism Award, and Rotary International’s Four Avenues of Service Award.

Tim Flatley

Secretary

David Lenz

Dave Lenz

The North Central Group

David Lenz is the Founder and Chairman of North Central Group. The North Central Group was formed in 1979 for the purpose of developing, owning, and franchising well-known branded hotels. Dave is responsible for the company’s long-term growth strategy.

Dave began his energetic career as a commercial loan officer and appraiser, working for commercial mortgage bankers and savings & loan institutions. He served fourteen years as an officer and pilot in the 115th Fighter Group of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He is a board member of the Badger Air Community Council (BACC) and was awarded Honorary Commander status for the 115th Fighter Wing.

Dave holds a BBA in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and a board member of the University of Wisconsin James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House of Madison, a member of the University of Wisconsin Bascom Hill Society, the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, and the United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society.

Today Dave continues his aviation interest as the senior pilot for North Central Group’s CJ3 aircraft.

Dave Lenz

The North Central Group

Mike Moore

M3 Insurance

Michael Moore is Executive Vice President of Insurance Operations at M3 Insurance. Working out of the Madison office, Mike guides the strategic direction of the Insurance Operations Division of M3, which includes Insurance Company Relations, Client Services, and Professional Development. He is also a member of M3’s executive management team.

Education/Experience

Mike received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was then commissioned in the United States Army and went on to serve 13 years on active duty and in the Wisconsin National Guard. After working as a Claims Examiner with American Family Insurance, Mike joined the M3 team in 1994 as an Account Executive. He was promoted to his current position in 2001.

Accreditations

Mike is the past president of Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIAW). He currently serves on several insurance company advisory boards, and is a post director of the PIA Professional Liability Insurance Company, Risk Retention Group. In 2007, Mike was honored as the National Young Insurance Professional of the Year, and the Wisconsin (PIAW) Agent of the Year.

Community Impact

Mike is committed to giving back to the community. He is on the board of directors for the Southwest Region of the American Red Cross, and the Badger Air Community Council (BACC). He is also a member of the Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Dane County, and a director of the Phi Delta Theta Alumni Housing Corporation. In addition, Mike serves as Vice Commissioner of the Wisconsin Elite Hockey League.

Mike Moore

M3 Insurance

Pat Richter

University of Wisconsin (Ret)

Pat Richter is Director of Athletics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin. He currently is a consultant in the Sports Practice of DHR International, a worldwide executive search firm.

Pat Richter

After an 8-year career in the NFL Pat had completed requirements for his JD Degree at the UW when he joined Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation in 1972. He was employed there for more than 18 years and was Vice President-Personnel when he was recruited to be the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin by Chancellor Donna Shalala in 1990.

Taking over a debt-ridden athletic department Pat was charged with re-energizing the Badgers athletic program and returning success and pride to Badger fans everywhere. Through key coaching and staff hires Pat and his team were able to reposition the Badgers into an academically sound, financially successful, gender equitable and highly competitive athletic program. Numerous facilities were also built during his tenure including the Kohl Center, the Fetzer Academic Learning Center, the University Ridge Golf Course, the Goodman Softball Diamond and the start of the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium. Pat retired from Wisconsin’s athletic department in 2004.

Pat was an Honorary Commander of the 115th Fighter Wing and is a member of the Badger Air Community Council Board of Directors

Pat Richter

University of Wisconsin (Ret)

Jack Salzwedel

American Family Insurance

Jack Salzwedel is chairman and chief executive officer of American Family Insurance, headquartered in Madison, Wis.

A native of DeForest, Wis., Jack began his career with American Family in 1983 as a claim adjuster. In 1985, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Tom, and became an agent for the company. Jack then took sales and product line leadership roles at AmFam, leading up to his election as chairman and chief executive officer in November 2011.

In his current role, Jack oversees the American Family enterprise of companies, which includes American Family and subsidiaries, Homesite and The General. He serves on boards for the Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Insurance Information Institute, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and United Way of Dane County.

Jack is co-chairman of the board at the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison. Jack and his wife, Sarah, have also established the Slife Institute for Social Work Consultation, Research and Training at Wartburg College, in Waverly, Iowa.

A social media advocate, CEO.com recently named Jack the most engaged Fortune 500 CEO on Twitter. You can follow him at @AmFamJack and read his latest blog posts about leadership, culture and innovation at jacksalzwedel.com.

Jack Salzwedel

American Family Insurance

BACC Members

Deb Archer
Greater Madison
Convention & Visitors Bureau

Bob Bartlett
Alliant Energy

Jonathan Bogatay
North Central Group

Tim Cornett
Cornett Homes

Craig Culver
Culver Franchising System

Nate Elias
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Tim Flaherty, MD
WPS Health Insurance

Dick George
Great Lakes Higher
Education Corp.

Jon Goldstein
Goldstein & Associates

James R. Imhoff
First Weber Group

Larry Jacobson
L.D. Jacobson Real Estate

Kent Johnson
KCJ Development

Jim Klinke
Klinke Enterprises

Ken Kruska
J.H. Findorff and Son (Ret)

John Larsen
Alliant Energy

Bob Lehman
Lehman Consulting

Hal Mayer
Oscar Mayer / Kraft Foods (Ret)

Bill McCoshen
Capitol Consultants

John Moore
Bell Moore and Richter SC

Michael Moore
M3 Insurance

Andy North
PGA TOUR Player

Dennis O’Loughlin
Dane County Board of Supervisors

Andrew Peterson
TDS Telecommunications Corp

Col Erik “Norm” Peterson
115th Fighter Wing

Thomas Pyle
The Pyle Group

Jim Rose
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause

Susan Schmitz
Downtown Madison, Inc.

Rick Searer
Business Consultant

Scott Seymour
American Family Insurance

Dennis Skogen
Skogen Engineering Group

Fred Sloan
Major General (Ret), USAF

Jay Smith
Teel Plastics

Don Wahlin
Stoughton Trailers, LLC

Al Wilkening
Major General (Ret), USAF

Jeff “Ace” Wiegand
Colonel (Ret), USAF