Waunakee Neighborhood Connection

Learn about our Executive Director and Program Coordinators below.  Read about our Board of Directors on our Our Board page.

Genna Eaton – Executive Director

Genna Eaton is the founder of the Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC), which she informally started in 2004, when she saw neighbors in need, whom no one else was helping. It started with coordinating through email with her friends to collect coats for kids Genna saw walking to school without any. From that Genna has created a non-profit 501(c)3 organization (officially created the corporation and started a store front in early 2007) that serves Waunakee area residents who are in need of assistance. Being president of the board of directors of a volunteer organization, Genna is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the organization, as well as providing strategic direction for the growth of the organization.

Program Coordinators Team

The program coordinators team is the people who make all of the magic happen for WNC.  This group of volunteers has taken on either specific roles in our organization or coordinate multilple of our programs.  This group, under the direction of Executive Director Genna Eaton, manages the daily operations of the organization, and leads the planning and implementation of our annual programs.  Read below to find out more about these dedicated volunteers.

Colleen Woerner – Office Coordinator

Colleen is a full-time mother to Sarah and Jacob, and a full-time wife to Joe.  Her part time jobs include Sunday School Superintendent at Mission Hill Lutheran Church, sporadic volunteering at Heritage Elementary, and very light housework.  For WNC she is the manager of the “free Store”, updates the website, writes for the newsletters, and even scrubs toilets and vacuums.  She also prays for each and every client who reaches out to us for help and likes to call or send notes of encouragement.  In a past life she received a bachelors in Biology and a masters in Science Education from the University of Iowa.

Amy Guttenberg – School Supply Coordinator

Amy and her family moved to Waunakee in 2008 after spending four years in Montello, eleven years in Baraboo, and growing up in Monroe. She and her husband Randy have five daughters, Mya, Paige, Megan, Kate and Kayla . Professionally, Amy worked as an Interior Designer, but with five children and an active household, she has been a stay-at-home parent for a number of years. Church involvement and community service are important to her. Prior to coming to Waunakee, she served on the Board for the Sauk County Children’s Giving Tree, worked with Sunday school and vacation bible school, and has traveled on an English teaching mission trip to Haiti. Amy believes that Waunakee Neighborhood Connection provides a great service to families in Waunakee, and feels blessed to be able to work with the great people in this community.

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