Mission Dedicated to promoting education by fostering supportive relationships with the Eau Claire Area School District and the community; raising funds to provide learning opportunities for students, teachers and staff; and awarding grants for value-added projects.
Vision Ensuring the Future
2019–2020 Board of Trustees Dr. Blenda Yun, Chair Physician, Mayo Clinic Health System
Jim McDougall, Vice Chair CEO & Founder, UpStream
Dustin Wiesner, Treasurer Senior Manager, Wipfli
Grant Beardsley Corporate Counsel, RCU
Ned Donnellan Owner/Broker, Donnellan Real Estate
Mike Emberson Co-Owner, Zacho Sports Center
Letter from the ECPSF Chair The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation is proud to serve as the charitable partner of the Eau Claire Area School District. Together with you, we are supporting Eau Claire’s public schools and students today… and for generations to come! Your support has allowed the Foundation to grant over $170,000 – a record number – in 2019! These grants funded a multitude of opportunities for our students: a visiting yoga instructor for DeLong phy ed, a makers space at McKinley, new before- and after-school clubs at Robbins and South, a class entrepreneurship experience at Montessori, Lily Pad Lab Kids in the Kitchen experiences, college scholarships, an artist in residence working with Flynn students, new unit art supplies at Meadowview, Odyssey of the Mind finals, cellos at Northstar and ukuleles at Lakeshore, flexible classroom seating at Locust Lane, a French class field trip to a French play at the Guthrie Theatre for North and Memorial, countless field trips across Wisconsin and Minnesota, and so much more! You can view the full list of the year’s grants in this report
Jenny Postlewaite Fesenmaier Engineer, Pablo Group
Kimberly Hill Phelps Educator
Dr. Jeff Jones CVTC Instructor, DDS Oral Surgeon
Heather Market-Sullivan Educator, Community Volunteer
Jennifer McHugh Director of Public Affairs & Financial Education, RCU
David Morley Retired Educator & Administrator
Rebecca Noland Retired, Fin. Director of City of EC
Flo Sheridan Retired Administrative Coordinator
Wayne Willie Vice President, Portfolio Manager U.S. Bank Wealth Management
and see the impact of your support. As an active member of the Eau Claire community and the parent of two ECASD students, I am awestruck by what an impact the partnerships created through the Foundation make. And how greatly these added experiences truly benefit our kids. Join me with a gift or a pledge to the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation! Planned and endowed gifts have an especially lasting impact, and gifts of any size can be used to support our students today. Together, we are Ensuring the Future of quality public school education in Eau Claire. Thank you for your support!
Ex-Officio: Dr. Mary Ann Hardebeck Superintendent, ECASD
Dr. Lori Bica Commisioner, Board of Education, ECASD
Past Chairs: Charles Grossklaus (2015-2017) Dan Market (2011-2015)
Dr. Blenda Yun, Chair Physician, Mayo Clinic Health System 1
Contact Sarah French, Executive Director 500 Main St, P.O. Box 511 Eau Claire, WI 54702 715-852-3015 sarahfrench@ecpsfound.org