Caledonia Resident Named River Bend Executive Director
The former director of the Small World Montessori School, Jeanne Dernehl, is now leader of the River Bend Nature Center.
A Caledonia resident has been hired as the new executive director of the River Bend Nature Center. Jeanne Dernehl was most recently the director of the Small World Montessori School in Racine and has also been co-director of Discovery World in Milwaukee. She has extensive business start-up experience and a strong commitment to environmental education, according to a River Bend news release. "We are very happy and very pleased to announce the hiring of Jeanne Dernehl to lead our staff, volunteers and our organization,” said Roger Chernik, president of the board of directors. Added board member Michelle Gabor: "This community will quickly come to learn what a great choice Jeanne is as River Bend's executive director." In an interview, …
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