Chad Wege is the inaugural President and serves the role as chief executive officer for the Chapter and the Board.  He is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Chapter and for ensuring that the Board collectively contributes to the achievement of that strategy.  In addition, he plays a key role in promoting the purpose of the IIBA^® to the community, developing alliances with other complementary organizations, and ensuring the long-term viability and sustainability of the Chapter.

Chad has several years of experience in the information technology field within the telecommunications, regulatory compliance and health insurance industries.  He has served in a number of capacities including business analysis, project management, and system support and application development management.  Most recently employed with UnitedHealth Group as a senior business analyst, he works with a dedicated program team to develop an enterprise-wide customer service application to support more than 25,000 users.

Chad holds three undergraduate degrees in the areas of computer science and business, as well as two management certificates from the American Management Association and University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Business.  In his spare time, he participates in two other non-profit associations serving minority groups locally and throughout the state.

Diane Zilles is responsible for maintaining accurate records of chapter activities and business and is the primary custodian of official chapter documents.  She is responsible for ensuring that accurate and sufficient documentation exists to meet legal requirements, and to enable authorized persons to determine when, how, and by whom the Board's business was conducted.

Diane has been in IT for twenty years after working for a short time as a management engineer.  The majority of her IT career was at a Wisconsin cheese manufacturer where she was their first IT hire.  This experience allowed her to gain an understanding of all roles in IT and eventually, as the department grew, was able to focus on business analysis, project management and process improvement.  Diane is currently working as a consultant.

Diane graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Mathematics.

Cheri Schettl, CPA, is charged with the stewardship of the Chapter's finances and the managment and reporting of the Chapter's financial postion.  She keeps the board of directors informed of key financial events, trends and issues in addition to ensuring compliance with financial and regulatory reporting.

Cheri is a Senior Business Analyst at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.  She has been in that role for six years and has supported numerous projects by eliciting, analyzing and documenting both business requirements and rules.  While at Thrivent, the majority of Cheri's tenure was in Financial Analysis and Expense Management.  Prior to joining Thrivent in 1991, Cheri worked six years in public accounting.  Cheri has an interest in business architecture, metrics and cost benefit analysis and hopes to capitalize on these interests within her role as a business analyst.

Cheri is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Public Accountants (WICPA).  In addition to being a CPA, Cheri is a CumLaude graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with an undergraduate degree in Finance.  In prior years, Cheri has volunteered by serving as both a Director and Treasurer for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh-College of Business Alumni Association and serving as a member of the Financial and Audit Review Committee of the United Way Fox Cities.

Perry Hansen is responsible for timely dissemination of information both to and from the Chapter membership, using appropriate means to accomplish the objective.  He is also responsible for the promotion of the local Chapter and IIBA^® to internal and external publications.  He maintains the Chapter's website and the development and delivery of communications to membership and distribution list subscribers.

Perry has been employed at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. for over 16 years.  He began his career as a programmer in the Information Systems department and was a Systems Analyst before moving to the Marketing Department in 2008, to become a Business Analyst.

He volunteers his time by developing and maintaining websites for non-profit organizations.

Sandi Kappus is responsible to design the Chapter's professional development programs to increase competence of the business analysis community. She is responsible for promoting Business Analysis professionalism at the Chapter level through delivery of educational curriculum at applicable meetings, events, seminars, and workshops.  The educational program delivery is designed to help members achieve certification as Certified Business Analysis Professionals (CBAP^®).

Sandi has been in the Business Analysis field for more than 10 years first at Associated Bank and now currently at Air Wisconsin Airlines in Appleton.  She currently is the Applications Development Manager which allows her to focus on leadership of the application development team, manage the business unit's portfolio of projects, business analysis and project management.

Linda Palla is responsible for the development and maintenance of a Chapter membership plan that assures continued growth through recruiting and partnering with major community employers.  She is also responsible for proactive solicitation and acquisition of sponsorship support in various forms, including financial, facilities and supplies.

Linda has been working in Information Technology for 12 years, and has worn many different hats throughout her career.  The Business Analyst role is her favorite role, and she has played that role for 5 years, at times as a consultant, contractor, as well as a full-time employee.

Linda holds two bachelors’ degrees; one in Marketing from Iowa State University, and the other in Geology from University of Wisconsin-Madison. When she is not at work, one can find her working on varied environmental projects both at home and for a Northeast Wisconsin non-profit organization.

Tammy Miller is responsible for the development, coordination and delivery of official Chapter programs.  She is the designated liaison with professional associations and program guest speakers and is primarily responsible for schedules, logistical arrangements, publications, registration and related record-keeping for Chapter events.

Tammy has been in the Information Technology field for 20+ years.  She is currently employed at Oshkosh Corporation as a Lead Business Analyst in the Defense Segment.  At Oshkosh, she supports Procurement and Quality by managing the project portfolio for these areas, eliciting requirements, documenting functional and technical specifications, and is involved in the overall completion of projects.  Tammy has a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science and is a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP^®).

Tammy enjoys spending time with her family, camping and spending time outdoors.  She volunteers as a Girl Scout Leader and serves on her Parish Council.

Tom Ditzler provides leadership for the promotion and implementation of the Chapter's strategic initiatives. Tom is also responsible for creation and leadership of member committees to assist in fulfilling the Chapter's strategic initiatives.