Darrell Hofland
Darrell Hofland has 35 years of municipal management experience in Wisconsin, most recently as City Administrator for Sheboygan (2016-2020), Village Administrator for Grafton (1990-2016), Village Administrator for Little Chute (1986-1990), and Administrative Assistant to the Mayor for Appleton (1985-1986). Mr. Hofland was the first recipient of the Meritorious Service Award in 2000 by the Wisconsin […]
James Austad
James Austad is an instructor in the Fire Protection Program at Fox Valley Technical College. He is a 28 year veteran of the fire service, spending 22 years with the Oshkosh Fire Department. He was the battalion chief in charge of the emergency medical services division of the Oshkosh Fire Department. Austad received an associate’s […]
Timothy Franz
Recently Retired Timothy Franz is the fire chief of the Oshkosh Fire Department and has been in the fire service for over 30 years. Franz has an associate’s degree in fire protection from Fox Valley Technical College and a bachelor’s degree in fire science from the University of Cincinnati. He also is a graduate of the […]
Duane Gau
Associate Duane Gau has over thirty years of experience in Wisconsin local government. He has worked on cooperative agreements, boundary agreements, TID management, personnel management, recruitment, public works/utilities and finance. In 2001, as Village Administrator, he assisted in a merger of a Village and Township to create a new governmental entity. Gau provided organizational analysis and […]
Dave Tebo
Associate Dave Tebo served as a Municipal Administrator in Wisconsin for 25 years, most recently in the Village of Poynette (1994-2000) and Town of Greenville (2000-2017). Tebo has a master’s degree in Public Affairs & Administration from UW-Madison and a bachelor’s in Urban & Regional Studies from UW-Oshkosh. Dave is a Credentialed Manager (CM) by […]
Denise Frueh
Business Manager/Associate Denise Frueh received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin. She has over 20 years of experience in serving municipal governments, as Deputy Assessor for the City of Oshkosh, WI and as a consultant to local governments. In addition to serving as the business manager for […]
Stephen Hintz
Associate Stephen Hintz served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 1972 to 2001 where he taught personnel, budgeting, and municipal management in the Master of Public Administration program. For twenty years, he served as executive secretary of the Wisconsin City/County Management Association. Hintz holds a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. […]
Shawn Murphy
Shawn Murphy has held positions in state and local government for over 30 years with 26 years’ experience as a Municipal Administrator. After obtaining his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1986 and Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1990, Murphy began his career […]
Sue McDade
Sue McDade has over 30 years of experience as a local government recreation and facilities administrator. She is currently the Community Services Director in Waunakee, Wisconsin, a fast-growing north Madison suburb. Responsibilities include recreational programming, supervision of the community center (including a fitness center, gymnasium, community room and senior center), and development of the park system, […]
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. […]
