Staff
John D. Forester
John Forester joined the SAA as Director of Government Relations in January 2002. Prior to joining the SAA, he spent the majority of his professional career as the Director of Education and Development for the nonpartisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX). He also served the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) as its Director of Business World, and then-Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum as a staff assistant. A UW-Whitewater graduate trained as a social studies teacher, John also holds a Master of Arts degree in History from UW-Madison.
Beth A. Holznagel
Beth Holznagel joined the SAA as Administrative Assistant in August 2008. Beth’s role at the SAA is that of administering the office, from answering the telephone to maintaining the SAA’s web site and multiple database systems.