Office Manager: Carol Olson
Carol Joined the Trees For Tomorrow staff in 1989 as an Administrative Assistant. In 1991 she became Office Manager. Carol is a native of this area having been born and raised in Phelps, WI. She is responsible for payroll, accounts receivable/accounts payable, seedling sales, Teacher and Adult Workshop registrations and the day-to-day office operations. Before working for Trees For Tomorrow she was a stenographer for the FBI in Washington, D.C., and later owned and operated Olson’s Home Bakery in Conover. In her spare time she enjoys her two grandchildren, golf cart riding on their 20 acres, and baking.
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Media Coordinator: Sean Zimmerman
Sean joined the Trees For Tomorrow staff in January 2010. She is the Media Coordinator, which means she spends a lot of time promoting Trees For Tomorrow. (Check out TFTs Facebook Page!) Prior to Trees, Sean held a variety of different positions from dump truck driver to short order cook and photographer to graphic artist. She also drives school bus for the Northland Pines District. She is always willing to learn new things. Sean graduated from Nicolet College and UW-Eau Claire with an Art Degree.  When not promoting Trees, Sean enjoys reading, walking, snowshoeing, kayaking, baking, photography, driving (mostly to visit her kids), quilting and hibernating.
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Teacher/Naturalist: Jill Schmidt
Jill graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Ecology with an emphasis in Interpretation of Natural Resources. Jill was a Seasonal Naturalist for Trees For Tomorrow through the 2003-2004 school year, as well as the Summer Outreach Naturalist for the summers of 2004 and 2005. Before she came to Trees For Tomorrow she worked as an Educator at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, IA, a Seasonal Naturalist for Story County Conservation Board, a Shipboard Interpreter for the US Forest Service in Alaska, a Teacher/Naturalist for Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells, and an Education Program Assistant for McHenry County Conservation District in Richmond, IL. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Jill takes care of the resident critters, including care and management of our live raptors, and coordinates the summer outreach naturalist program. Jill enjoys all things outdoors including hiking, biking, paddling, bird watching, and swimming.
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Seasonal Naturalist: Cat Musselman
Cat graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in December 2010. She majored in Earth Science with an empasis on Natural History Interpretation. This past summer she helped plan and lead summer programs at Trees For Tomorrow as one of the two Summer Naturalists. Cat loves hiking, biking, reading, and gardening.

Seasonal Naturalist: Beth Beimel
Beth graduated from UW-Stevens Point, with a degree in Environmental Education and Interpretation. She has had the privilege of working for the National Forest Service in Alaska and the National Audubon Society in Florida. She has a Siberian husky that teaches her a lot; but sometimes is too smart for her own good. Beth enjoys almost every outdoor activity, there are too many to list.

Seasonal Naturalist: Bethany Heft
Bethany is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Widlife and Fisheries Science. She grew up in Slatington, Pennsylvania (but she just tells everyone she is from Allentown, like the Billy Joel song.) Bethany is a huge fan of camping with friends or just heading up the mountain to cook dinner over a fire. She grew up training and racing sled dogs, and loves the time she has spent in the woods with her family's team. Her greatest love, however, is her horse. She has been riding since first grade and has had her Quarter Horse Palomino for around 12 years. She is her best friend and they have spent countless hours trail riding and exploring together.

Seasonal Naturalist: Katey Salo
Katey describes herself as pretty easy going and she loves to spend time outdoors or traveling and trying new things. She has been working seasonally for the Forest Service in Alaska for the last few years, so she tends to call Alaska home. Katey graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 2010, and has spent most of her time in Alaska since then, but has also made a trip to Germany with her boyfriend who lived there for about a year! Her hobbies include fishing, hiking, birding, and listening (and of course singing along) to music.

Apollo
A Red-tailed hawk, Apollo was hit by a car in Oakdale Flats in Burnett County. He was taken to a wildlife rehabilitator, Kim Ammann, in Spooner, Wisconsin where he was treated for his injuries. Unfortunately, it was soon discovered that he was completely blind in his left eye which made him unreleaseable. This meant that he would need a permanent home where he would be cared for in order to survive. It was on January 13, 2009 that Apollo became a part of the Trees For Tomorrow education staff.

Orion
Spring of 2009 we were fortunate to find a Great Horned owl who needed a home. Orion was found in the Manitowish Waters area by a couple of snowmobilers. The owl had injuries from what appeared to be a vehicle collision. It was taken to the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin for treatment where it was discovered that the right wing was so severely damaged that it would prevent Orion from ever flying efficiently. Therefore, on April 1, 2009 Orion became the second feathered member of our education staff.

Woody
Woody is a wood turtle who was donated to Trees For Tomorrow in 1990 through the Department of Natural Resources' adopt a reptile program. Because she is of "questionable origin", she cannot be released back into the wild. Woody is approximately 60 years old now.

 

Maintenance Director: Jim Tidball
Jim is a 1973 graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point with a degree in Forestry. He has been at Trees For Tomorrow since 1997, shortly after he relocated to the Northwoods. Prior to his position at TFT, Jim was the head of maintenance for a bus company in Milwaukee for 20 years. The father of three children, he loves to hunt, fish, and snowmobile.

Maintenance Assistance: Louie Raska
Louie moved to the Northwoods in 2000 after retiring from Fort Howard in the Green Bay area. Father of three daughters and grandfather to three children. When not helping out at Trees For Tomorrow, Louie enjoys hunting, fishing, woodworking and snowmobiling.

Head of Housekeeping: Krystle McGee

 

 

 

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Housekeeping Assistant: Kate Lutzke
Kate started working at Trees For Tomorrow at the end of 2009. She is responsible for cleaning the Education Hall most mornings. She also helps picks up garbage around campus, sweeps the buses, and cleans the vans. She is currently taking classes to become a Medical Transcriptionist and hopes to graduate early in 2011. Kate also recently rescued a dog from the animal shelter and says she is the best dog anyone could have.

Food Service Shift Supervisor: Kathie Randall
Kathie has lived in Eagle River for over 29 years where she has raised her children. She managed a retail store for twelve years before coming to Trees For Tomorrow in 2006, where she is now Morning Shift Supervisor in the kitchen. She enjoys cooking, baking, and trying new recipes. She is looking forward to taking a computer class to make finding recipes on-line easier. When not working, Kathie enjoys the outdoors with her grandchildren.
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Food Service Shift Supervisor: Mandy Gingerich
Mandy has lived in the Northwoods most of her life, She started at Trees For Tomorrow her senior year of high school, then graduated in 2007. In summer of 2009 she was promoted to Night Shift Supervisor. When she is not working, she enjoys being with family and friends, going to rodeos, horseback riding, and watching football.
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Food Service Assistant: Kelly Falcetta
Kelly lived in the Northwoods since 2002. She has six children between the ages of 6-20. She started working at Trees For Tomorrow in September of 2009. She enjoys reading, painting ceramics, and open water fishing.

Food Service Assistant: Kathy Turner

Food Service Assistant: Mary Hirn