Village Board Members

President Bob Goral
Bob Goral served on the Village Board previously as a Trustee from May 1998 to May 2004. Then in November 2005 he ran in a special election and was re-elected as a Trustee  to the Village Board. In the Spring election of 2006 he was elected Village President. Bob is employed by Bay Industries and his wife B.J. Goral owns and operates B.J.’s  Boutique at 105 Wisconsin Ave. Denmark. They have six children and seven grandchildren.  As a Trustee Bob served on just about every committee. Bob continues to guide the Board as its President paying strict attention to the tax rate and level of services provided the residents while Denmark expands with new homes and businesses.

Trustee Dan Dvorak
Dan Dvorak has been on the Village Board for four years. Since becoming a Trustee, Dan has developed a reputation as being one of the “go to” Trustees whenever there is a difficult situation or issue that needs to be addressed. A recent example is that of the wastewater treatment plant. The aging facility had been experiencing a host of problems and the Village needed someone who could take on the responsibility of turning things around at the plant. Dan took on the challenge and has been able to get people to work together and set the stage for future improvements at the facility. Dan was instrumental in convincing the DNR to reissue our facility a new five year discharge elimination system permit. He also assisted in obtaining a grant and low interest financing to reduce the financial burden of the Village. Dan and his wife Sara and their two children live on Diamond Ridge Circle. When Dan isn’t working on ways to improve our community he works as an electrician with Town & Country.

Trustee Cathy Duescher
Cathy Duescher is a long-time resident of the Denmark area. She has two adult children and Cathy has been employed for over 25 years with Georgia Pacific. Working with serveral people, involved in community activities, has made her aware of the concerns of this community. Cathy's position on the Village Board runs until April 2009. She can be reached at home to listen to your concerns and comments. Cathy looks forward to serving the Denmark community.

Trustee Bob Sekora
Bob Sekora is the Site Supervisor for Wisconsin Public Service at the Pulliam Power Plant. Bob graduated from Denmark High School and has an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering from N.W.T.C. As a lifelong resident of Denmark he has seen many changes throughout the Village, and is working to manage the growth and expansion to benefit the citizens of Denmark. Bob and his wife Mary Lou have three children, Tina, Tracy and Nathan. Bob has been on the Village Board for the last two years and Chairs the Law Enforcement Committee and serves on the Water Utility, Public Works Committee and Storm Water Committee. Bob is a member of All Saints Parish and has served on the Denmark Fire Department for 34 years.

Trustee Roger Stein
Roger Stein and his wife Kathy have two sons, one daughter and one granddaughter. Roger graduated from De Pere High School and NWTC in industrial mechanics. Roger serves as the Chair of the Public Works Committee and is a member of the Law Enforcement and Water Utility Committees. Roger Stein has served on the Village Board for over eight years gaining enough experience to know what residents expect from local government.

Trustee Marian Haltaufderheide
Marian Haltaufderheide was first elected to the Village Board in April, 2004. Being retired  she divides her time between working on resident concerns and spending time with her two children and four grandchildren. While serving on the village board she has had to address many challenging issues and doing things she believes have been in the best interest of village residents as well as the future well-being of the Village of Denmark. Marian continues to work hard to ensure residents’ concerns and ideas are heard and addressed and that the needs of the village to grow for the future are not being compromised. Marian serves as the Chair of the Forestry, Park and Recreation Committee and is a member of the Administration & Finance and Sewer Utility committees.

Trustee Gerald Steinberger
Gerald Steinberger, who is a retired paper mill worker and currently is a  part-time carpenter. Before making any decisions on an issue, Gerald believes we need to listen to all sides, for and against. We also need to get all the facts. Then we can make an informed decision that will benefit all the residents of the Village. Gerald and his wife Diane have three children and one grandson. Gerald is the Chair of the Administration and Finance Committee. He also serves on  the Forestry, Park and Recreation committee and Public Works Committee.

Administrator - Gordon E. Ellis
Gordon Ellis has been with the Village since August 1999. Gordon previously served as the County Coordinator for Shawano County for five years and the City Business Administrator for the City of Lake Geneva. He also was a City Planner & Grants Coordinator with the City of Oshkosh for five years. Ellis attended three semesters in the PhD political science program at U.W. Milwaukee, has a M.A. in Public Administration from U.W. Oshkosh and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from U.W. Madison. He also served as a City Councilman on the Middleton City Council for two terms. Ellis has taken additional classes at Milwaukee Marquette in labor law plus accounting courses at Madison Area Tech College.