Kevin Witt
President:
Kevin lives in Sheboygan with his wife Carol. They are members of St. Peter Lutheran Church – ELCA. They have two daughters; one that lives in Milwaukee with her husband and son and the other lives in Washington D.C. Kevin recently retired as an Engineer at Kohler Company where he had worked for over 30 years. He believes that SCIO is a catalyst that works to develop and strengthen relationships within our local community. SCIO does this with God’s help and by being partners with organizations that provide basic needs for people in our community. He believes that in this process a world of justice, generosity and compassion is created.
Jennifer Meverden
Secretary:
Jennifer resides in Milwaukee with her husband, John. Jennifer spends a significant amount of time in Sheboygan, as she is employed by Sheboygan County Health and Human Services. Jennifer has been a Child Protective Services Social Worker with the county for the last year and a half. Prior to this, she worked as a Child Protective Services Social Worker for Saint A in Milwaukee. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University with a major in Social Welfare and Justice and a minor in Family Studies. She loves traveling to visit family all over Wisconsin and spending time with her wonderful friends in Milwaukee and Sheboygan. Jennifer also enjoys camping and enjoying all that Wisconsin has to offer during the summer months, playing tennis, cooking, and going on occasional runs.
Karen Grupe
Treasurer:
Karen lives in the rural Cleveland area with her husband, Keith and their children. They have three sons and one daughter. The two older sons have left the nest and reside in Green Bay and Madison. Their daughter attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The youngest is a senior at Sheboygan North High School. She loves to spend time with her family first and foremost. She also enjoys traveling, reading, hiking and is a novice bird watcher.
Karen has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. She is also a Founder and the Treasurer of Sheboygan Leadership Academy. This background has given her the experience she needs to serve SCIO in the Treasurer role.
Currently Karen works with her husband, Keith, who is a Thrivent Financial Representative. She is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Falls. She loves spending her time and using her God given talents to make a difference in our community. Thrivent, Sheboygan Leadership Academy and SCIO provide countless opportunities to serve others and make a positive impact every day.
Kerri Schaefer
Kerri lives in Sheboygan and has one daughter who is currently at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Kerri recently left Kohler Company after serving as a Confidential Assistant for ten years. Kerri has volunteered for most of her adult life with many different organizations. She has been blessed to be able to help many organizations through her job at Kohler which includes recruiting groups of 80-100 associates to help local organizations including but not limited to the Sharon Richardson Hospice. On her free time, Kerri chooses to give more of her one-on-one time in everything from Habitat for Humanity to Compassionate Parents support group and many others. Her stewardship that she is most proud of is her Lunch Buddy/Little Sister. At this point they have been together for six years which is half of her little sister’s life! Kerri has dedicated her life to giving back to our community because she was assisted in her time of need oh so many years ago. She learned that one person can truly change the world for another simply by caring!