Our Board

Meet your Board of Directors supporting Sun Prairie Neighborhood Navigators

Lorie Candelmo is an amazing asset to our community (living here for over 25 years) and our organization! She has a passion for volunteering and making a difference with everything she touches. Since retiring from her 42+ years in global and sales marketing in the automotive industry she has been a SCO treasurer, Sound of Music chaperone chair, Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership - BEP Board Member, Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Secretary, Sun Prairie Optimist Club member, Vice President of the SP Education Foundation, Sun Prairie Museum Board Member, Sun Prairie Police Department advisory board and SP United Methodist Outreach and HR Board. In addition to all of those serving capacities, she can also be seen volunteering at the Sunshine Place, Sun Prairie Colonial Club doing Meals on Wheels, Corn Fest, DECA judge and any other thing she can say yes to!

Lorie's passion and drive to make our community better is interwoven in all she does!

When not seen volunteering and making an impact, she is making memories with her husband and daughter and putting just as much energy into her family.

Lorie, thank you for all you do for us on the Friends of the Neighborhood Navigators and every other organization you touch! Sun Prairie is so lucky to have you!

Meet your Board of Directors supporting Sun Prairie Neighborhood Navigators

Maureen Crombie has been a member of the City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA City Council since 2016 representing the 3rd district. Maureen is involved at the County level by being appointed to the Capital Area Renal Planning Commission and is also part of the Executive team. She was raised to give back to her community. Maureen has always had a passion for youth and families. She is actively involved in the Sun Prairie Optimist Club and has been involved at the District and Optimist International level for years. In 2017, she was elected Governor of the Southern Wisconsin District for the 2018-19 Optimist International year. Maureen has also shown her dedication to youth and families by volunteering for Community Schools. She is currently on the Westside Community School Site Leadership team and Creekside site leadership team. She was also appointed by Mayor Esser to serve on the Community Schools Executive Board. In addition to volunteering for the Neighborhood Navigators as a Board Member, Maureen also serves as a Board Member for the Friends of the Media Center. (Currently chairs the Events committee for the Media Center) and the Sunshine Supper Committee.

In her free time, she enjoys bicycling, watching sporting events and spending time with her family.

Katie Peterson and her husband, Todd, have lived in Sun Prairie since 2007. Together they have three active children who attend Sun Prairie Schools. Katie and her family are very involved in the community, engaging regularly in community events and supporting local youth/student athletics. In addition to serving on the Friends of the Neighborhood Navigators, Katie is a member of the Community Schools Executive Team.

Katie has a long history of professional nursing and leadership roles. She currently holds a professional position as the Community-based Public Health Nurse with Public Health Madison & Dane County. Through this work, Katie utilizes relationship building, community partnerships and collaborations and community engagements to address community conditions at a systems, up-stream level. Most recently prior to joining Public Health Madison & Dane County, Katie was a school nurse within the district and enjoyed it immensely.

Katie is an amazing asset to our Board of Directors, as she is integrated in so many areas of our community with her professional position and her role as a mom. The knowledge, skills and understanding she has of how we can improve and support our community make us all better!

We are so appreciative of Katie and all she does within Sun Prairie!

Rich has been a Sun Prairie resident for about 30 years! Really enjoying pickleball, cooking and family, Rich had dedicated his retirement to volunteering throughout the community and has devoted time to the Sun Prairie Food Pantry, American Red Cross of Wisconsin, Sun Prairie Rotary, and now has found a passion for the Navigators.

We are grateful that Rich serves as our President and Treasurer. Thank you, Rich, for all you do within our community!

Pam is the AVP, Senior Branch Manager and Financial Literacy Instructor for Bank of Sun Prairie. She also serves as a board member for Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership - BEP and advocates for those throughout Wisconsin with limb anomalies or have been impacted by limb loss through an event Limbitless Wisconsin. Pam was recently named the Best Businesswoman in Sun Prairie 2024.

When Pam has spare time, you can find her making memories with her adorable children.

Thanks, Pam, for all you do for our organization and our community!