Our Team
Back (L-R): Sheri Engelke, Gene Weber, Cindy Tang, Alaina Reeves, Angie Wright
Front (L-R): Eileen Nickels, Barb Daus, Mary Huck
Board of Directors
Cindy Tang
President
Angela Wright
Secretary
Angie is an accomplished grant professional with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, specializing in helping nonprofit organizations and municipalities secure crucial funding to implement projects and achieve their goals. In addition to her consulting work, Angie is actively involved in community leadership. She is a founding board member and secretary of Inspiring Community, Inc. and a board member and secretary of the PHS Scholarship Fund. Angie also chairs the Rountree Gallery/Platteville Arts, Trails, and History (PATH) Committee and is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association. Her academic background, professional dedication, and volunteer service reflect her commitment to making a meaningful difference in her community and beyond.
Mary Huck
Treasurer
Mary was born and raised in Union Grove, Wisconsin and graduated from Marquette University with a degree in elementary education and a masters in American History. She taught for several years before accepting a position at The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum in Platteville where she worked as the Education Coordinator for 32 years. Mary has been working part-time at Inspiring Community since 2019.
Sue Lindholm
Administrative Assistant
Barbara Daus
Managing Director
Barbara Daus grew up on a farm in Lake Mills (WI) and chose to attend UW-Platteville, earning both a bachelor's and master's degree from the University. While the majority of her career was in administration at UWP, Barb has experience as a high school science teacher, village administrator, and human resource professional. Barb has been active in Platteville since she and husband, Hap, relocated here in 1987. She has served on the Chamber Board of Directors and coordinated the campaign to purchase the current Chamber building. She has also been active with the Platteville Main Street program. In addition to her service on the Inspiring Community Board, she is a member of Platteville Quota Club, the Platteville Community Fund board, PEO-Chapter AC and the Fort Crawford Chapter of DAR. Barb served for 18 years on the Platteville Board of Education and has served on the Platteville City Council since 2006.
Eileen Nickels
Eileen was born and raised in Southwest Wisconsin and is a proud graduate of UW-Platteville. She has served on the Platteville City Council, Southwest Wi Technical College Board of Directors, and the Platteville Regional Chamber Board of Directors. Eileen is currently a member of the City of Platteville Plan Commission, Main Street Economic Vitalization Committee, Platteville Optimist Club, Platteville Quota Club, Platteville High School Scholarship Committee, Friends of the Mining and Jamison Museums Committee, Grant County Economic Development Corporation, and Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Director
Gene Weber
Gene has been an active board member and leader in the Jaycees (President), St. Augustine (President), United Way, Platteville Community Arboretum & Trail (VP/Sect.), Platteville Community Fund, PHS Scholarship Fund, and Inspiring Community. Gene played an integral part in the formation of the PHS Scholarship Fund. He led the steering committee made up of PCA, PCF, Building Platteville, and city representatives in paving and lighting the $1.7 million 3-mile David Canny Rountree Branch trail and another to build the Outdoor Fitness Center. Gene has served in key roles for ICI in helping mentor various steering committees ($1.2 million event center, 8 court pickleball facility, $2.6 million inclusive playground, $1.8 million fire station private fundraising effort, and $800,000 aquatic center private fundraising project) as well as actively fundraising for each. Gene is a neighborhood leader advocating for single families near Westview school. He stays fully attuned to national, state and community issues networking wherever value to Platteville can be gained.
Sheri Engelke
Sheri is a lifelong resident of Platteville, having graduated from Platteville High School and earning an agriculture business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville as a non-traditional student. After graduating from UWP she started her career as an agriculture and commercial loan officer. She has worked in the fertilizer and chemical field and for a sale barn and equipment dealership. Sheri is currently retired but does consulting work part time and works for Inspiring Community Inc. as the director of finance. She serves on the both the Inspiring Community Inc. and Platteville Community Fund (PCF) boards.
Finance Director
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Deanna Grywalsky
Director
Deanna grew up in Platteville and graduated from Platteville High School. As a senior at PHS, she enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserves. After boot camp, Deanna moved to Florida where she worked full-time, attending/graduating from the University of North Florida. Fifteen years after first leaving, Deanna returned to Wisconsin and spent the next 21 years in Madison, where she and her husband raised their family. For 17 years, Deanna worked with Accenture, a global professional services company, where her focus was on improving efficiency and cost optimization within Accenture’s internal technology operations. In 2022, Deanna and her husband relocated to South Carolina, but with family and friends still in and around Platteville, Madison and Kewaunee, she visits often. Through the years, Deanna has been an active community member and volunteer, supporting a variety of programs for children, seniors, and animals. Deanna joined the ICI Board in 2018.
Alaina Reeves
Alaina joined the ICI Board in 2024 after being involved in the Platteville Inclusive Playground and Platteville Area Fire Facility projects. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received a degree in personal finance with an emphasis in business and leadership. Born and raised in Platteville, Alaina returned home in 2019 to begin her career as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. She likes to stay busy helping the community through ICI, church, and the Platteville Optimist Club, who named her "Optimist of the Year" in 2022.