_I have lived by Warner Park for 27 years, intentionally choosing the Northside over other Madison neighborhoods when we bought our home in 1985. Through the years I have enjoyed volunteering for Northside schools Mendota, Sherman, and East High; Dane County TimeBank's Northside Kitchen Cabinet and Board of Directors; Sherman Neighborhood Association; the Northside Planning Council and Board and their Food Enterprise & Economic Development (FEED) kitchens project; St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and St. Francis House Campus Ministry; Habitat for Humanity; and Meals on Wheels. I look forward to offering TimeBank my organizational and event management skills and enthusiasm for helping people help each other. By day, I am the Outreach and Events Manager for the national, non-profit, professional membership organization, The Association of State Floodplain Managers, who I have been with in varying capacities for 30 years. Prior to that I was a Personal Banker and a Recreational Therapist. My husband Mike Klitzke is a flood specialist working disasters throughout the U.S. and my son Loren Watson is a theatre stage technician and sound designer in Milwaukee. My leisure pursuits include travel, cooking, entertaining, boating, reading, knitting, and family time. Always active in the community and my church, my life philosophy echoes that of Sir Winston Churchill, "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."

_Ron Chance is currently the Community Programs Manager at Dane County Human Services overseeing the Joining Forces for Families initiative, one of the largest human services collaboratives in the United States. This neighborhood-based teaming approach involving a community social worker, school personnel, public health, law enforcement and others stabilized over 1700 vulnerable families in 2010 through resource linkage and case management strategies.  He is also Director of Dane County’s Early Childhood Initiative an innovative home visitation program with an intensive employment and training approach targeted at chronic poverty families. Prior to this, he was the first facilitator of the Northside Planning Council, a resident-led organization focused on community development and Project Director of the National Youth Gang Project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and located at the University of Chicago. The National Youth Gang Project developed the “Spergel model” to assist communities in their efforts to address youth gang violence. This approach has been implemented by a multitude of cities across the United States. Additionally, he has worked as an  administrator in the non-profit sector and with the U.S. Peace Corps in Philadelphia and Washington D.C.  He served as  a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Nepal as a teacher. He has a Masters Degree from the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago and a Bachelors Degree in International Studies from Bradley University.  Mr. Chance was selected as the Outstanding Social Worker for the State of Wisconsin by NASW in 2007.

_Emily is an experienced member-coordinator who has been involved in leadership roles with the TimeBank for years now. She signs up new members, coordinates the annual Plant Exchange and Pet Parade at the Northside Farmers Market, and assists with other events.
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_Jonathan Garber has been a member and one of the coordinators of the Dane County Timebank  for over 5 years.  He has participated in the Timebank by offering yoga classes to the community and has received a good deal of support for his 110 year old house through the Timebank.   He has served on the board of directors for Wisconsin Family Ties as well as co-producing a radio show on our local volunteered-powered station, WORT for the last three years.  He has also volunteered for Fitchburg Fields.   He has been a community organizer for a local drug and alcohol prevention agency and is currently a yoga instructor and massage therapist in Madison.

Cheri Maples runs THE CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS & JUSTICE. She leads retreats, classes and eforrts on how to incorporate TimeBanking with prison education and reintegration. She also does workshops, keynote speeches, and organizational training and consulting on a wide variety of topics, and serves as a spiritual life coach.

In March 2007, Cheri completed her tenure as Assistant Attorney General for the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice under the leadership of then-Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager. Prior to accepting that post she was the top administrator in the Division of Community Corrections for the State of Wisconsin, in charge of Probation and Parole. Previously, she had served 20 years with the Madison Police Department as a Patrol Officer, Training Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant in charge of the night shift, Patrol Lieutenant, Detective Lieutenant, and Captain of Personnel and Training. In 2008, Cheri  was ordained as a Dharma Teacher by Zen master & peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh. She worked in the criminal justice profession for 25 years.  Before becoming a police officer, she worked as a community organizer in neighborhood centers, a deferred prosecution program, in domestic violence programs, and she was the first Director of the Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence.

Maples has a J.D. and a M.S.S.W. from UW- Madison. She is currently a licensed attorney and a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Wisconsin. She has incorporated these experiences into her understanding and teaching of how to work effectively for social justice and her practice of engaged Buddhism.

_John E. Peck grew up on a 260 acre farm in central Minnesota, has a B.A. in Economics from Reed College and a PhD in Land Resources from UW-Madison. For the last decade he has been the executive director of Family Farm Defenders, a national nonprofit grassroots organization based in Madison, WI that promotes sustainable agriculture, rural justice, workers rights, animal welfare, consumer safety, fair trade, and food sovereignty.  He is also a part-time instructor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Madison Area Technical College (MATC). During the summer, John also goes home to work on his folk's farm and helps coordinate a summer science camp for inner city youth through St. Cloud State University's Ethnic Studies Program.

_Chris Petit is the principal and founder of Regenerative Design, LLC., an architectural design and energy evaluation firm.   He has designed and managed energy audit programs for municipal, commercial, and residential buildings. He has personally audited over 250,000 sq ft of commercial and residential building space and is a certified HERS Rater.

He is also an adjunct faculty member in Renewable Energies and Sustainable Living Program at Oakland Community College.  Mr. Petit has a M.S. in Architecture – Sustainable Design from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Biology from Carleton College.

Rick Petzke is active in the Stoughton-Oregon Area Timebank. Petzke was a custodian for twelve years and is currently in his second year as an Americorps volunteer. Rick is passionate about working toward making the TimeBank truly effective and inclusive for people with disabilities and is exploring ways to develop a business based on that goal. Rick is actively developing his leadership skills, attending conferences and trainings including the TimeBanking Regional Training in Milwaukee December 2011.

Carol Weidel grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and moved to Madison in 1975.   In her time in Madison, she has been an active participant in the union movement, the fight for civil rights and civil liberties. She was a board member of the ACLU of Wisconsin, Group Health Cooperative and the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers (now AFT-Wisconsin).

Her paid employment has included the UW-Madison, various state agencies and a 2-year stint as a full-time union president.  On a local level, she was a founding member of Progressive Dane, and served on the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association Council.  

Carol and Dan Roberts are the alpha pair in the home they share with Buddy (the omega). Carol is excited to serve on the Board of the Dane County Time Bank, where we are all valued contributors.