Board of Directors

Steve brings extensive human resources knowledge to the Rawhide Board. He enjoyed a 10 year career at Kimberly Clark and has recently retired from Alta Resources. Steve is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with degrees in Business and Sociology.

He and his wife, Kim, have three sons, Zachary, Alex, and Phillip. Steve enjoys spending time at his sons' athletic events, playing tennis, golfing, and windsurfing in his spare time. His family currently attends Christ the Rock Community Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. As a member of Rawhide's Board of Directors, Steve feels that he gains as much from this ministry as he gives.

An Oshkosh native, Steve resides with his wife Sandy in rural Wautoma, Wisconsin. Steve is an alumnus of Rawhide’s 1972 summer camp program, a 1974 graduate of Oshkosh North High School, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is currently employed as a maintenance technician for the Livesey Company.

Steve and Sandy attend Grace United Methodist Church in Wautoma. They have been involved with fundraising for Rawhide's youth scholarships since 2005. Steve wishes to set an example for other alumni of Rawhide and show them that they can make a difference for today’s young men.

In their leisure time, Steve and Sandy are active members of the Valley Vettes Corvette club of Appleton, Wisconsin and have served as officers and board members for that club. They enjoy spending time with their six children and ten grandchildren and also share their home with their Springer Spaniel “Libbey” and kitten “Zora."

Marion was born and raised in Wausau, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin Madison where she earned her Bachelor of Science in American Institutions and Secondary Education. She earned a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education and Library Science from the University of Utah. She later returned to UW-Madison for an additional year of advanced work specializing in school libraries.

Marion was employed by the Neenah Joint School District as a middle school social studies teacher at Horace Mann Junior High and opened the Conant Junior High library. She served at five different elementary schools as a librarian and computer lab instructor. When Lakeview Elementary School was reopened, she re-established their library program. During this time she also served as the Neenah Joint School District Library Media Department Chair, before retiring in 2003. Marion has also held the position of Children's and Adolescent Literature and School Library Management instructor for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and East Texas State University. She also worked as a temporary employee in the Children’s Department at the Neenah Public Library.

Marion has earned several awards during her career. She received the "Neenah Special Services Teacher of the Year" award and was considered a "Herb Kohl Fellow". The library at Lakeview Elementary School, was named the "National School Library of the Year" by the American Association of School Librarians. While she was serving as the school's Library Media Specialist, 

Marion is currently a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Neenah, Wisconsin and is serving on the Board of Evangelism. She has been a member of the Board of Education and has been a Sunday School Teacher and superintendent. She is also a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and has been the secretary. She and her husband have been members of an adult couples Bible Study group for 35 years. Marion retired in 2011 after serving seven and a half years as the Volunteer Library Media Specialist at New Hope Christian School in Neenah.  During her time their she established the library and computer programs.

She is married to Ed, a retired science teacher. They have two sons: John and Paul (Kate). They also have one granddaughter, Elizabeth. Some of her hobbies and interests include travel (most recently Egypt, Israel, and Jordan), crafts, knitting, and reading. She is a member of the Y.T.F. Book Club and the Women’s Saturday Breakfast Book Club at her church.

Sarah has been a resident of Appleton, Wisconsin, for 30 years and was an employee of Kimberly Clark for over 27 years.

She has a strong ability to work and interact well with others regardless of their background, and is committed to helping make our community a better place to live.

Her current community involvement includes: monthly volunteer hours with Appleton Police Department, Fox Cities Performing Arts, and ThedaCare-Hospice; weekly volunteer hours at Echoes and St. Vincent De Paul thrift stores. She also serves on the Appleton Police Intercultural Relations Advisory Committee (IRC) and Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region. Fox Valley Jail Ministries and the Salvation Army are other areas of Sarah's involvement.

Along with her husband Larry, Sarah facilitates a Care Group in their home. They attend weekly Monday night Bible classes and use September Sunday school classes to introduce Third Grade children to the Bible.

Recent training includes: Bethel Bible Series and East Wisconsin Lay School of Ministry. Sarah has served as an Ambassador in Missions (AIM) in the Grand Cayman Islands and Rugby, England. She has also walked full and half Fox Cities Marathons.

Her son Carl, and his wife live in Boston, Massachusetts. He was recently inducted into his Appleton High School hall of fame. Sarah’s daughter Neva, and her husband, are teachers at inner-city schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have two girls, whom Sarah adores. Both Carl and Neva have also obtained their masters degrees.

Clyde earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Augsburg College in 1969. Shortly after, he met Linda, who satisfied the spiritual vacuum in his life by introducing him to Jesus Christ on September 21, 1969. Linda and Clyde married on Valentine's Day in 1970 and began working for Rawhide in March of 1970 where they assisted John and Jan Gillespie with many aspects of maintaining the daily needs of the youth at the ranch.  Clyde assisted Gary Thompson in coordinating the summer camp program for youth. Due to lack of funding, Clyde was given a recommendation by Rawhide and began employment at the Winnebago County Department of Human Services in November 1971, where he continues to be employed as a Licensed Child Protection Social Worker.

Within this public agency, Clyde has served in a variety of Social Work positions that equip him to provide effective governance to the Rawhide program. He is experienced in working to reunite families after an out-of-home placement, resolving delinquent behavior of children and teens, providing juvenile intake services with law enforcement agencies within Winnebago County, and assessing the safety of children within their homes. Clyde has also served as the governing board secretary of Calvary Bible Church and currently serves in the Divorce Care ministry as a facilitator. 

Clyde has also worked as a Group Home Coordinator for Winnebago County for several years, serving youth experiencing emotional and behavioral problems, AODA dependency, delinquency, abuse, and neglect.

Clyde and Linda have served in youth ministry with junior high and high school youth, taught Sunday school, and facilitated small groups in their home. They are active in church mission teams and have accompanied youth mission trips to Mexico, New York, Idaho, Colorado, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Linda is actively involved with their three sons and their families, as well as being a grandmother of nine.