Board of Directors Bios/Terms

President and co-founder of the Waukesha Preservation Alliance. She has more than 25 years of experience in preservation advocacy. A few of the projects she spearheaded were the expansion of the McCall Street Historic District, getting historic district overlay zoning on the books and implemented in the McCall Street Historic District, and saving a block of houses on Wright Street from demolition. She is currently leading the efforts to save the Moor Mud Baths from demolition. She has received the John Schoenknecht Spirit of Preservation Award from the City of Waukesha three times for her preservation efforts. She does consulting on historic preservation tax credit projects and historic preservation and restoration projects. Term expires in 2023.

Genealogist and local historian for over 35 years.  She has served as president, program chairperson, and newsletter editor for the Marshfield Area Genealogy Group in Marshfield (Wood County), of which she has been a member since 1984 when the group started.  Vickie and her husband, Don, were instrumental in writing and collecting information for two history books for the city of Marshfield, “The Marshfield Story, Piecing Together Our Past” and “The Marshfield Story, Windows to Our Past.” Vickie and Don received numerous awards for their work and research on the Marshfield History Project, “The Wisconsin Main Street Award” (1997) and “Volunteer of the Year Award” from the City of Marshfield (1997).  She also is responsible for the QR Codes of Historic Marshfield project.  Vickie currently serves as the president for the Marshfield Area Genealogy Group and was past-president of the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society for 7 years.  She also is serving on the City of Marshfield’s Historic Preservation Committee she where continues working on the city’s Historic District brochure series and other historical projects. Vickie Schnitzler serves as Board Secretary. Term expires 2025.

Current member of the WAHPC board of directors. He also chairs the Village of Oregon Historic Preservation Commission and has been a member of that commission since it was established. Major projects of the Oregon commission have included the creation of two historic districts and obtaining funding for the rehabilitation of the downtown streetscape through the Certified Local Government process. He is a member of the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB) which oversees maintenance and modifications to these vital State buildings, where he has served for the past eleven years, currently as vice-chair. Arlan has been the principal of his own firm for over forty years, with a practice that emphasizes existing and historic buildings. Term expires in 2023.

Member of the Oshkosh Landmarks Commission for fifteen years and currently serves as chair. She previously served on the WAHPC Board until 2012. In 1998 she became a member of the Monumental Brass Society and serves as the American treasurer. Shirley served on the Grand Opera House Advisory Board and the Foundation, having worked on the referendum and utilization committee to restore the building. She is also a member of the Winnebago County Historical and Archeological Society and the Oshkosh Public Museum. After she retired from teaching, she served three terms on the Oshkosh City Council. Term expires 2024.

Retired staff to Racine’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, has been employed in township, county, city, and regional planning for 31 years working for organizations and communities such as Racine County, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the Village (Town) of Mt. Pleasant, the City of Muskego, and since 1999 the City of Racine. As part of his past duties with Racine, Matt was staff to Racine’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. During his career, Matt has written and administered 9 design and preservation codes and ordinances. Term expires in 2025.