Contact Consultants

WASB Consultant Team

Cheryl Gullicksrud, M.S. Educational Administration
Search and Governance Consultant

cgullicksrud@wasb.org, 715-530-0121

Cheryl specializes in superintendent searches, board and administrator relationships, and school district fiscal operations. Over the past 36 years, Cheryl has served Wisconsin schools in a variety of positions including business education teacher, CTE coordinator, district assessment coordinator, curriculum coordinator, principal, superintendent, and CESA administrator.

Cheryl received her undergraduate degree from UW-Eau Claire and a masters degree from Winona State University.

Randy Guttenberg, M.S. Educational Administration
Search and Governance Consultant

rguttenberg@wasb.org, 715-448-0095

Randy specializes in supporting strong partnerships among school boards, superintendents/administration and critical stakeholder groups to ensure that educational processes and practices are in place to best serve all students. He has extensive experience with strategic planning for continued student growth, long-range facility/ referendum planning, construction and renovation of schools, policy development, human resource management, leadership and school district operations.  

Randy retired in June 2024 after 20 years as a school district superintendent in Wisconsin schools – 16 years in the Waunakee Community School District and 4 years in the Montello School District. He also served students in the Baraboo School District for 11 years as an elementary school teacher, elementary school principal, K-12 director of curriculum and instruction, and assistant superintendent. 

Randy earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and holds two master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in curriculum and instruction, and educational administration. 

Patrick Mans, M. Ed.
Search and Governance Consultant

pmans@wasb.org, 715-293-6827

Pat specializes in developing board/superintendent relationships and rural school district operations/governance issues. Patrick was most recently superintendent of the Crivitz School District where he served for 12 years. Before that, he served in the roles of elementary and middle school principal at Crivitz.

He received his bachelor’s degree in education from the UW-Stevens Point, a master’s degree in education administration and curriculum and instruction from Viterbo University, and his superintendent certification from Cardinal Stritch University.

Roger Price, M.S. Educational Administration, M.S. Business Management
Finance and Operational Consultant

rprice@wasb.org, 608-212-0990

Roger specializes in operational effectiveness and all facets of budgetary planning and Wisconsin school finance. He spent his career of 35 years involved in all aspects of educational operations and business management in K-12 and higher education.

He earned his master’s degree in educational administration from UW-Madison and his master’s in school business management from UW-Whitewater. He received the Wallace E. Zastrow Award (lifetime achievement) from the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials. Roger served as an adjunct professor at Edgewood and UW-Whitewater and has been engaged in consulting services the past 10 years.

Bruce Quinton, M. Ed.
Search and Governance Consultant

bquinton@wasb.org, 715-448-0095

Bruce specializes in operations, school finance, team organization and relationship building. After 20 years as a district administrator at Pepin Area Schools, Bruce retired as superintendent following the 2023-24 school year. His education career also included 12 years in the Wisconsin Dells School District, including eight years as a middle and high school math teacher, and four years as an elementary school principal.

The 2024 Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators Outstanding Educator has also served as CESA 11’s SAA Legislative Chair, served on CESA 11’s District Administrator Steering Committee and chaired the CESA 11 Professional Advisory Committee.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and master’s degree in educational leadership from Winona State University.

George Steffen, Ed.D.
Search and Governance Consultant

gsteffen@wasb.org, 815-353-9441

Specializes in school board and administrator leadership and relationships, long-range planning, and school district collaboration, reorganization and consolidation. George has dedicated 44 years to working with Illinois and Wisconsin public school districts. After receiving a degree from National College of Education, he received his master and doctorate degrees from Loyola University in educational administration. George taught fourth, sixth, and eighth grade prior to pursuing his career as a superintendent. He served as assistant superintendent and then as superintendent for 29 consecutive years at Amboy (IL), Prairie Grove (IL), Trevor and Trevor-Wilmot (WI).

He has served as an adjunct professor at Aurora Univ. and Northeastern Illinois Univ. and a guest lecturer at Loyola Univ. in the field of educational administration. In addition, George is trained in the DPI model of teacher and principal observation/evaluation.

Cheryl Stinski, B.S. Human Services
Governance Consultant
President and Founder, Alternative Resolutions, Inc.

cstinski@wasb.org, 920-850-4527

Cheryl Stinski is a highly experienced facilitator, trainer, mediator, and coach who brings more than 20 years of know-how to working with school boards.

In addition to building strong leaders through training and coaching, she excels in facilitating productive conversations and collaborative problem-solving that leads to effective, durable solutions. Her work in the school arena includes training school board members, administrators, teachers and students; facilitating referendum planning, community/school problem solving, parent/school board meetings, and IEP meetings; and mediating staff issues and special education cases.

Kelly Thompson, Ph.D.
Search and Governance Consultant

kthompson@wasb.org, 262-366-4904

Kelly specializes in continuous improvement processes, strategic plan development, progress monitoring and stakeholder and survey feedback. She also has significant experience with referendums, facility master planning, human resources and school board governance. Kelly retired from Muskego-Norway Schools after serving 30 years in various roles, including superintendent for 11 years, assistant superintendent for human resources, director of curriculum and instruction, associate high school principal and director of pupil services.

Kelly has a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee along with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in educational psychology.

Patti Vickman, M. Ed.
Search and Governance Consultant

pvickman@wasb.org, 920-495-0400

Patti specializes in human resources and community relations. She has experience with referendums, surveys, summits and other methods of collecting community feedback. Patti was most recently superintendent of the Southern Door County School District, a position she held since 2012. Before that, she was executive director of administration and executive director of human resources at the Oshkosh Area School District.

She has a bachelor’s degree from Saint Norbert College and a master’s in education from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Her administrator certification is from UW-Madison and her superintendent licensure from Marian University.