Wisconsin
Taxpayers Alliance Staff
TODD A. BERRY, PRESIDENT
pres@wistax.org
 Todd Berry has been President of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX)
since 1994. Todd's career spans the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, he was Assistant Secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Revenue and Executive Director of the Governor's
Tax Reform Commission. From 1983 to 1993, he was a marketing executive
with one of Wisconsin's oldest family firms. Todd also served as a member
of the Dane County Board, the Jefferson School Board and the CESA #2 Board
of Control. He also served 14 years on the North Central College (IL)
Board of Trustees. A graduate of UW-Madison, Todd holds Master's degrees in planning/policy
analysis (Harvard) and business administration (University of Chicago).
DALE J. KNAPP, RESEARCH DIRECTOR
research@wistax.org
Prior to joining the WISTAX staff in June
2000, Dale Knapp served for two years as a regional labor market economist
for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development where he specialized
in labor-shortage issues and economic forecasting. He also spent more
than seven years in corporate sales positions in Wisconsin. A UW-Whitewater
graduate, Dale holds a Master's degree, and is currently A.B.D. (all but
dissertation), in Economics at UW-Madison. Dale also completed the Master's
in Applied Economics program at Marquette University prior to his work
at UW-Madison.
PENNY DURHAM, RESEARCH ANALYST
pdurham@wistax.org
Penny Durham has been with WISTAX since
June 2007. Prior to joining WISTAX, Durham served as a regional
project analyst with the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy in
Kentucky working on the nation's largest agricultural development
project. She also worked for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health
Services on long-term care issues, and for a third party
administrator on tax advantaged employee benefit programs in
Wisconsin. The Wausau native graduated cum laude from
Centre College in Kentucky with an International Relations degree
and spent a semester abroad in Ecuador. Durham will contribute
to WISTAX publications, The Wisconsin Taxpayer, a monthly
magazine, Focus, bi-monthly newsletter, and several annual
publications, Municipal Facts and Measuring Success:
Benchmarks for a Competitive Wisconsin.
NANCY HOENE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH
NHoene@wistax.org
Nancy Hoene joined WISTAX in
September 2006 as Director of Communications and Outreach. She
brings nine years of freelance writing experience with numerous
articles published in magazines, newspapers, and online webzines
(including both Madison newspapers), and a book of stories published
in 2001. Nancy also
worked as Education Director for public television in Minnesota, and
taught English in secondary schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in English/Education from the
University of Minnesota-Duluth, and a Master of Science in Media
Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
SANDRA MUMM, BUSINESS MANAGER
pubs@wistax.org
Sandra Mumm joined the WISTAX staff in 1997, bringing with her extensive
experience in bookkeeping, word processing and database management.
Many time-saving methods and improvements in office procedures have been
implemented since she arrived. Sandra also maintains the accounting
system and financial records, and manages and coordinates the solicitation
process.
DANIELLE KAPANKE, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
wistax@wistax.org
Danielle Kapanke has been with WISTAX since
February of 2006. With a
Master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor’s
degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Danielle does much of
the prepress work with our publications, assists with the editing process,
coordinates Todd’s busy schedule, and completes other various tasks
around the office. Danielle
has a diverse employment history, including work with the United States
Secret Service, the United States Postal Service, and the Mississippi
Valley Archaeology Center.
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