Rawhide Board of Directors

Chris Myhre

Chris MyhreBoard Chairman
Chairman of Executive Committee
Board Governance Committee Member
Marketing and Development Committee

Chris is the Director of IT - Supply Chain at Oshkosh Truck Corporation. Prior to that, he was a senior manager and practice leader in Hitachi Consulting industrial sector applications group for 12 years. Chris also spent 10 years with IBM as an industrial sector systems specialist. He has focused his career in the manufacturing and information technology for 22 years.

While attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Chris earned his bachelor of science in Industrial Engineering. His educational focus was Manufacturing Operations and Cost Accounting.

Chris has been involved in church planning, teaching, and feels privileged to be a part of God’s ministry here at Rawhide.

Chris and his wife Suzan have two daughters and a son and live in Appleton, Wisconsin. His hobbies include hunting, youth soccer, and history.

Candy Conard

Candy ConradBoard Vice Chair
Executive Committee Member

Candy has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. During that time she met and married her husband Al, and has had two children and four grandchildren. Al and Candy have a hobby farm where they raise horses, goats, chickens, geese, cats, and dogs.

Over these years Candy has served in youth ministry, missions, (most recently Myanmar and Thailand with Pathfinders, Inc.), multiple committees, and currently she provides training and supervision for the counseling ministry at Bayside Christian Fellowship in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Candy holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as well as a Master's of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, she has worked in the public and private sectors for many years as a practitioner as well as an administrator. She recently retired from the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as an instructor in the Social Work Professional Program.

Candy has served on the board of directors for the NEW Community Homeless Shelter in Green Bay and the Boys & Girls Club of Door County. She currently serves on the advisory board for Freedom House, a Christian homeless shelter in Green Bay.

Larry Carey

Larry CareyBoard Treasurer
Finance Committee Chairman
Executive Committee Member

Larry Carey is a native of Michigan's upper peninsula and currently lives in Appleton. He is president and owner of Dodge Country of Appleton, Inc., a five-star auto retail and service center. Dodge Country was the first dealer in Wisconsin to adopt 'One Best Price'.

Larry is the past president of WATDA, (Wisconsin Auto & Truck Dealers Association), and is also active in the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Northeastern Wisconsin.

Larry, his wife Deb, and their three children enjoy camping, skiing, and their farm retreat. He and his family are members of the Appleton Alliance Church in Appleton.

Thomas J. Regan

Board Secretary
Executive Committee Member
Marketing and Development Committee

Tom has been married to his wife, Marlys, for 45 years. They have two children, Scott and Vicki, and five grandchildren, ages 8 to 21.

Tom retired from his career as a Vice–President and Trust Officer on December 31, 1999. He has served at a number of banks in the Fox Valley, developing new business, managing assets, settling estates, estate planning, and managing endowments and foundations.

During those years, he was active in the United Way, and served on the boards of the Boys & Girls Club, Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, and more.

During his retirement, Tom is still involved in many of these same organizations, as well as the Oshkosh Senior Center. In all cases assisting as a volunteer in developing planned giving programs if they do not have one.

Tom is very active in his church, helps other congregations in conducting their stewardship programs, and has conducted three church capital campaigns.

Tom became acquainted with Rawhide in the 1970’s and reacquainted in 2004. He considers it a privilege to assist in the development of Rawhide in the Planned Giving area. The Lord has given Tom a gift to love and serve others and he finds great joy in helping those in need.

Sarah Long-Radolff

Sarah Long-RadolffSarah was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been a resident of Appleton, Wisconsin, for 30 years and was an employee of Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, Wisconsin, for over 27 years.

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

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 serves on the Appleton Police Intercultural Relations Advisory Committee (IRC) and Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region. (Fox Valley Jail Ministries and Salvation Army are other areas of involvement.)

Along with her husband Larry, they facilitate a Care Group in their home. They attend a weekly Monday night Bible class 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 walked full and half Fox Cities’ marathons. That’s enjoyment!

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 in Milwaukee inner-city schools. They have two girls, precious granddaughters whom Sarah adores. Both Carl and Neva obtained their masters degrees.

Steve Borden

Steve BordenGovernance Committee Chairman
Steve brings extensive knowledge of human resources to the Rawhide Board. He enjoyed a 10-year career at Kimberly Clark and has recently retired from Alta Resources. Steve is a graduate of 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. As a member of Rawhide's Board of Directors, Steve feels that he gains as much from this ministry as he gives.

Gerald Halron

Gerald HalronJerry attended Green Bay West High School and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He worked with Halron Oil Company from 1950 to 1963. In 1963 he became president and owner of the company along with his brother.

Since his retirement in 1995, Jerry is able to do more fishing and hunting as well as enjoy golf, skiing, and woodcarving. He is a member of the Green Bay Christian Businessmen's Association and is associated with Christian Athletes in Action. He is an active member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church.

Jerry and his wife Marlene, live in Green Bay. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

Michael Randerson

Mike RandersonBoard Governance Committee Member
Marketing and Development Committee

Mike is the founding and senior pastor of Pathways Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. Being totally dependant on God, he established Pathways Church in 1994 and has led the church through growth, capital campaigns, and new ministry offerings.

Mike has strong leadership experience and a heart for youth. He previously served as the director and houseparent of a licensed, residential treatment home for adjudicated juvenile boys from 1981 through 1986 in Outagamie County.

Mike earned a bachelor of arts in Communications at Trinity College as well as a Biblical Studies degree from Berean Bible College. He is also a licensed Church Consultant and the author of Invade the Darkness, a drama performed across the US and Canada.

Mike and his wife Terri live in Greenville, Wisconsin; they have two grown children. His hobbies include racquetball, jet skiing and working in the yard.

Steve Bender

A native of Oshkosh, 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 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, just as it was done for them in the past.

In their lesiure 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 the club. They enjoy spending time with Sandy’s six children and ten grandchildren and also share their home with their Springer Spaniel “Libbey” and kitten “Zora”.