Board of Trustees
Nicolet College is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees.
State guidelines dictate that technical college boards must have employers, employees, a PreK-12 school superintendent, an elected government or school board member, and at-large members. There must also be a balance of male, female and minority representation on the board. The board must also include trustees from all portions of the Nicolet Area Technical College district to ensure fair geographic representation.
Appointments to the Nicolet College Board of Trustees are made by the county board chairpersons from Nicolet district counties, which include all of Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties and portions of Lincoln, Langlade and Iron counties.
Eric Burke
School District Administrator Member
Rhinelander School District
eburke@nicoletcollege.edu
Stephanie Byers
Board Secretary
Employee Member
Crandon Area School District
schmidt@nicoletcollege.edu
Abbey Dall
Board Chair
Employer Member
Northwoods Alliance for Temporary Housing
amdall@nicoletcollege.edu
Dianne Lazear
Additional Member
Retired Faculty Nicolet College
dlazear@nicoletcollege.edu
Bob Mott
Board Treasurer
Elected Official Member
Town of Schoepke, Chair
bmott@nicoletcollege.edu
Jim Mulleady
Employee Member
Shorewest Realty
jmulleady@nicoletcollege.edu
Tony Pharo
Additional Member
Oneida Cty. Economic Dev. Corp.
tpharo@nicoletcollege.edu
Board Meetings 2023, 2024, 2025
To provide public input, please register HERE by 2 pm the day of the meeting.
The Annual Organizational Meeting is held on the second Monday in July as required by Wisconsin State Statute 38.08(3)
Reviewed: 7/13/23
View the Archive of Approved Board Minutes
View approved Board of Trustees meeting minutes in archive from 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
Board Appointment Process
Each year, three members are appointed to serve three-year terms beginning July 1. The annual appointment process typically begins in February or March. Board members are not paid except for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
In the appointment process, equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the NATC district, as well as to the distribution of women and minorities. Consideration is also given to representatives of business and industry as required for employer and employee representatives. NOTE: No two members of the NATC District Board may be officials of the same governmental unit, nor may any district board member be a member of the school board that employs the school district administrator member. All applicants are eligible to apply and be considered for the additional member category.