WeCAB Board of Directors
WeCAB is governed by a Board of Directors. WeCAB is very interested in attracting additional Board Members to add to the depth and knowledge of its current Board of Directors. WeCAB Board members serve 3-year terms on a rotating basis. You can read about our Executive Director here.
Current Board Members include:
Tom Venable
My purpose in life has always to been to challenge the status quo; resist the “we have always done it this way” mentality; find better ways to get stuff done; and be a change agent to move individuals, teams and organizations to a better position.” A serial software startup guy and market disruptor, Tom spent the 90’s helping bringing office automation software to the corporate world and making the typewriter obsolete. The 00’s saw him help usher in the era of ecommerce and put the floppy disk on the extinct list. When not disrupting entire markets, he can be found on the water, the golf course, the snow or the deck at Lord Fletcher’s on Lake Minnetonka.
Jake Foster
Jake Foster is the current City Administrator of Watertown, MN. Prior to Watertown, Jake worked for the cities of Chanhassen, Lake Elmo, and Fridley in various capacities. He attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN for his undergraduate studies and received a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Jake was born and raised in Minnesota, and still lives in the West Metro with his wife, two young children, and Boston Terrier. In his free time, Jake likes to spend as much time outdoors with his family; especially at his mother-in-law’s cabin in Ottertail County.
Mike Skinner
WeCAB founder Mike Skinner sits on our Board of Directors. Mike is also very busy in the day to day workings of the organization—particularly the Westonka Chapter where he is a dispatcher, is the Dispatch Coordinator, and Westonka Program Coordinator. Mike enjoys spending time with his sons and his dog Kato.
KC Ahrens
KC Ahrens is an experienced business litigator and accomplished insurance law trial attorney. KC brings to Hellmuth & Johnson nearly 30 years of extensive trial experience in complex litigation, business disputes and insurance law. As a trusted professional advisor and trial advocate, KC possesses a rare combination of business judgment, strategic leadership and crisis management skills. As a persuasive and successful trial lawyer, KC captures the respect of clients and opposing counsel alike.
KC serves as chair of Hellmuth & Johnson’s insurance defense practice group. Through proven success in the courtroom, KC has long been recognized as one of the leading trial attorneys defending multi-national insurance companies and their insureds in a multitude of matters involving general liability, products liability, premises liability, insurance coverage and fraud, and automobile casualty.
Tom Anderson
I’m Tom Anderson, 88 years of age, have recently made our 10th move in our 65 year marriage. We came from Hudson, WI and now reside at Minnetonka Shores, Presbyterian Homes.
Katy and I have 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
My favorite pastime activities are: cruising Lake Minnetonka, taking and sharing pictures, keeping in touch with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
I spent 42 years in the Marine Industry with Scott-Atwater Outboard Motor Company, S. M. Osgood Co. manufacturer’s reps focused on selling marine distributors and boat builders as well as the snow ski industry and then forming and owning my own rep company, Midwest Outdoor Marketing ‘’MOM’’ till I retired in 1996.
Have served Northwest Marine Association as board member and served as president for 4 years. Served on the board of directors for the state of Minnesota of VOAD, (Volunteers Organized Acting in Disaster). Served as the co-chairman of the 1960 National Water Ski Tournament held here on Lake of the Isles. Served as president of the Wapogasset Ski and Outing Club, Amery, WI.
