David Bretl

David Bretl has as served local governments in Wisconsin for twenty-nine years. He retired in early 2020 from his position as County Administrator and Corporation Counsel for Walworth County, Wisconsin, a combined position that he held since 2003. He began working as a consultant for PAA in 2018 and joined as a shareholder in in 2020. During his nineteen years at Walworth County, Dave was involved in the two board downsizings, the replacement of most of the County’s facilities and the consolidation of six departments. Dave helped organize and moderated the county’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Council (a collaborative effort among municipal, county and town governments). In 2005 he helped organize a county-wide private-public economic development initiative, WCEDA (Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, Inc.). In 2015 that organization honored him by establishing the Dave Bretl Community Betterment Award. In addition to conducting studies and recruitments at PAA, Dave served as the Interim Administrative Coordinator for Sauk County, Wisconsin and the Interim Village Administrator in Willaims Bay, Wisconsin.

Dave earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.