Staff

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Steve Hiniker

Executive Director

Steve became Executive Director of 1000 Friends in October 2003, however he has been involved with the organization since its inception and is one of the founding board members. Before 2003, Steve was the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board, a non-profit  Read More

hiniker@1kfriends.org

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Deborah Nemeth

Development Director

Deb has worked in both the public and private sector. She was a small business owner for many years. After finishing her graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she worked for Congressman Les Aspin and then went on to work in the Wisconsin state senate as a policy  Read More

dnemeth@1kfriends.org

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Kate Morgan

Water Policy Director

Kate has been in the educational field for over 25 years. For the past 14 years she has focused on environmental education. While working in program administration, design and delivery, Kate has come to specialize in freshwater. Her intellectual interests focus on the relationships  Read More

kmorgan@1kfriends.org

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Ash Anandanarayanan

Transportation Program Associate

Ash graduated with a masters degree in transportation engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His interests lie in sustainable transportation, traffic safety and the transportation-land use relationship. During his graduate studies he interned at the State Smart  Read More

ash@1kfriends.org

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Matt Covert

Green Downtown Program Manager

Matt is the Green Downtown Project Manager for 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. A 2012 graduate of Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the UW-Madison, Matt is also working on a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at the UW. He uses his passion for sustainability, urban  Read More

mjcovert@1kfriends.org

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Antonia McGinn

Intern

My name is Antonia and I am originally from Wausau, WI. Currently, I am a senior at UW Madison double majoring in Anthropology and Environmental Studies with a Certificate in Global Health. I am interning at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin on the Green Tier Legacy Communities project  Read More

toni@1kfriends.org

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Robin Wagner

Office Manager

Robin graduated with a bachelor’s degree from UW Madison and is currently taking classes in environmental studies at the UW. Robin started out as a volunteer with 1000 Friends in 2011.  Prior to joining 1000 Friends she worked in human resources.  In her free time,  Read More

robin@1kfriends.org