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Dane Buy Local Staff Information

 Main line: (608) 729-7346

Meet our Dane Buy Local Staff

Colin

Colin Murray

Executive Director

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(608) 729-7342

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 Lark Paulson

 Director of Membership Services & Administration

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 Tammy Markee-Mayas

 Marketing Coordinator

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 Development Specialist

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(608) 442-0546

 

Barb Barb Cheron-Peterson

 Administrative Assistant

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Board of Directors

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President
Kay-Tee Franke
President, DANE Exclusive Deals




Jason

Vice-President
Jason Iverson
Owner/Consultant, Acuity Consulting Services

 

 

 

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Treasurer
Sally Balson
Owner, Balson Bookkeeping Company

 



ryan-waiteSecretary
Ryan Waite
Account Executive, Neckerman Insurance Services




At Large 

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Barry Roberts
Education Program Manager at UW-Madison Small Business Development Center 

 

 

 

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Dan Paulson
CEO, InVision Development International

 

 

 

MikeMichael True
Attorney, Murphy Desmond S.C.

 

 

 

Mike_PolkMike Polk
Sales Consultant, Group Health Cooperative, SCW

 

 

 

Rick_LenzRick Lenz
CEO, Motus Financial

 

 

 

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AVP-Branch Manger, Park Bank

 

 

 

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Owner, designCraft Advertising

 

 

 


DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Chair

Colin Murray
Executive Director, Dane Buy Local


EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Chair

Rick Lenz
CEO, Motus Financial

Members

Dan Paulson
CEO, InVision Development International

Haywood Simmons
President, Phitness Plus

Kathleen Bubholz-Rewey
Sales Rep, Momentum Insurance Plans, Inc.

Tina Lupiezowiec
Owner, Goin' Lupi

 

EVENTS COMMITTEE

Members

Judy Purcell
HospiceCare Thrift Store

Lori Carlson
Owner, Madison Green Box, LLC

Dane Buy Local Events Committee Mission

 

EXECUTIVE and GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Chair

Kay-Tee Franke
President, DANE Exclusive Deals

Members

Colin Murray
Executive Director, Dane Buy Local

Jason Iverson
Owner/Consultant, Acuity Consulting Services

Ryan Waite
Account Executive, Neckerman Insurance Services

Sally Balson
Owner, Balson Bookkeeping Company

Dane Buy Local Executive & Governance Committee Mission

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chair

Sally Balson
Owner, Balson Bookkeeping Company

Dane Buy Local Finance Committee Mission

 

MARKETING COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs

Amy Johnson
General Manager/National Sales Director/Editor for Towns & Associates, Inc.

Renee Kalvestrand
Marketing Director, Hallman Lindsay Paints

Members

Brian Trongaard
Account Executive, Isthmus Publishing

Callie Bruemmer
Hallman Lindsay Paints

George Zens
Owner, Sustainable Times

J.J. Giese
Corporate Sales Consultant, Econoprint

Jeff Durkee
Corporate Development, WPR

Jim Bradley
President and CEO, Home Savings Bank

Rachel Whitmore
Marketing & Customer Loyalty Specialist, SupraNet Communications, Inc.

Ryan Smith
Inegrated Marketing Specialist, A.M. Mailing Services

Sue Fuller
Account Manager, Madison Magazine

Yvette Jones
Owner, designCraft Advertising

Dane Buy Local Marketing Committee Mission

 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Chair
Ty Beck
AVP, Branch Manager, Park Bank

Members

Amy Pierquet
Owner, Waterfront Graphic Design

Brenda Lockwood
Citizen/Supporter, Dane Buy Local

Bret Jenkin
Insurance Agent, First Choice Insurance Solutions

Danessa Bishop
Assistant Branch Manager, Park Bank

Joan Provencher
Human Resources Consultant, J. Provencher HR Services, LLC 

Julie Pankow-Helland
Senior Promotional Consultant, Creative Marketing Specialists

Lark Paulson
Director of Membership Services & Administration, Dane Buy Local

Mary Crawford
Owner, The Joy of Being Well

Megan Snyder
Associate, Axley Brynelson

Sherry Johnson
Branch Manager, Summit Credit Union

Stuart Utley
Owner, MadisonEcoBroker.com

Dane Buy Local Membership Committee Mission

 

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Chair
Diane Jensen
Client Relations Manager, Yahara Software

Members

Daniel Guerra Jr.
CEO, Argus Invent, LLC

Jason Iverson
Owner, Acuity Consulting Services, LLC

Don Schultz
President, Infratactix 

Dane Buy Local Technology Committee Mission

 


Testimonials

"I'm not sure that most national business reporters would consider what we hear from our members as news. It's not Wall Street lingo. Dane Buy Local members talk about feeling respected for the exchange of both monetary value and meaning. Our "Friendly Faces,Neighborhood Places" motto resonates pretty powerfully. And so does the notion of a "local living econo...

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Support Your Community

Reasons for Buying Local

Ensure a solid foundation for local nonprofit organizations who serve us. Locally owned businesses give more.
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Did You Know?

A local economy values relationships over transactions.  Doing business locally depends upon and builds social capital and longer-term thinking; conducting transactions long distance promotes anonymity and facilitates short-term profit-taking.”
--Woody Tasch, Founder, Slow Money
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Get Local

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Thursday, June 20 | 5pm - 8pm

Organized by Dane Buy Local, Solstice Stroll is an opportunity for various locally owned businesses in Dane County to stay open late to celebrate the upcoming longest day of the year! Visit over 40 businesses to mingle, enjoy refreshments, demonstrations, special incentives and learn more about what you do to help keep our community vibrant and thriving.

CLICK HERE to read more about Solstice Stroll 2013.

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