Three Wisconsin Tech College Board Members Refuse to Step Down

Friday, September 30th, 2022 -- 12:00 PM

(Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio) Three members of the board overseeing Wisconsin's technical colleges are refusing to step down even though their terms ended more than a year ago.

According to Rich Kremer of Wisconsin Public Radio, it's the same approach used by Wausau dentist Fred Prehn who was encouraged by Republican state senators to linger beyond his appointment to the DNR's Natural Resources Board to ensure conservative control.

Dairy farmer Becky Levzow, Vice President of Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Kelly Tourdot and former Republican state Rep. Mary Williams were appointed to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker and began their six-year terms in 2016.

The three have stayed on and continued voting on Wisconsin Technical College System business despite their terms expiring in May 2021. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has nominated six people to the WTCS board but none have been confirmed by the GOP-controlled state Senate.

Three of those individuals, Megan Bahr, Quincey Daniels and Daniel Sperberg are currently serving on the board because Walker appointees stepped down at the end of their terms.

Two of the other Evers appointees, Daniel Klecker and Sara Rogers, have been attending meetings as "WTCS Board appointees" but have not been able to vote on issues before the board, according to meeting minutes.

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