As WECC’s executive director, Mary Schlaefer serves as general manager for the mid-sized nonprofit, which has general oversight of more than 35 regional, state and national contracts for consulting and energy services in more than 10 states.
Mary brings to WECC 17 years of experience in policy, planning and management. Most recently, Mary served as deputy secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), where she oversaw the Department’s work on energy and climate change. Mary has been a key advisor to the Governor’s Office on energy issues. She served as the Governor’s designee on the Climate Registry board and as a lead staff to the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming.
Mary earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983 and a law degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota in 1989.
