Meet the Board of Education

Each Board Member serves a three-year term. Members are elected positions or appointed if a board vacancy occurs.

• Tracy Hennes, President
• Scott Henke, Vice President
• Jeff Becker, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
• Craig Westfall, Clerk
• Tina Pridemore, Treasurer

Tracy Hennes, President

2010 - present
Current Term: April 2020 - April 2023
tracy.hennes@huhs.org

Tracy Hennes was appointed to the Board of Education in August 2010. She has 18 years of experience working in Wisconsin Public Schools and county services for children.  Tracy has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Marian University and a Master’s of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Marquette University and is a certified yoga instructor and health coach.

Tracy has lived in the Hartford Union High School District for most of her life. She and her husband, Matt Hennes, have three children Logan, Delaney, and Connor currently attending college, HUHS and Richfield School. Tracy’s children are the third generation of family to be HUHS graduates.

Tracy and her family are active in community recreation, sports clubs, and volunteering, including 4H, Girl Scouts, Hartford United Soccer Club, and Northbrook Church. Tracy owns a natural health and wellness business and enjoys hiking, yoga, interval training, reading, tweaking recipes, and tending to the family’s pets and small hobby farm. Tracy’s favorite quote for life is “Do all things with love”.

Scott Henke, Vice President

2018-present
Current Term: April 2018-April 2021
scott.henke@huhs.org

Scott Henke was elected to the Board in April 2018. He is an HUHS alumnus and the Washington County Treasurer. Both of his children are HUHS graduates.

Scott was born in Hartford and graduated from HUHS in 1981. He holds degrees from UW Washington County and UW Oshkosh. After college, his first job was teaching ballroom dance lessons at Fred Astaire Studios in Bloomington, MN! He has also held positions at the Milwaukee Metro YMCA, as mid-management in the local industry, and was the Director of Training and Education at PJ's Dental Lab. Scott has also served as 1st District Alderperson and Hartford's Mayor (1998-2010).

Scott lives in the city he loves with his wife, Laura (HUHS class of '82), and their two sons, Nolan (HUHS Class of 2009) and Grant (HUHS Class of 2012).

Jeff Becker, Treasurer

2018 - present
Current Term: April 2018-April 2021
jeff.becker@huhs.org

Jeff Becker is currently Board President in the Hartford Joint 1 School District and is a manager at our Hartford Walmart. He is married and has a current HUHS junior. 

Craig Westfall, Clerk

2018 - present
Current Term: April 2019 - April 2022
craig.westfall@huhs.org

Craig Westfall was appointed to the HUHS Board of Education in October 2018 and elected to retain his role in April 2019. He is a graduate of UW-Platteville and has resided in Hartford since 2003. Craig is a Corporate Account Manager at Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. in Mayville, WI. Craig is also a Jack Russell Memorial Library Board Trustee, involved in Boy Scouts with his sons, and served on the HUHS Strategic Planning Committee. He is also a current member of the Strategic Goal 1: Career, College, and Life Readiness Achievement Team and the HUHS Safety/Security Team.

Craig is married to Traci with three sons; a 2019 HUHS graduate, an HUHS sophomore, and a 7th grader at Central Middle School. I am a parent who wants to be involved in the future of our students. 

Tina Pridemore, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer

Current Term: April 2019 - April 2022
tina.pridemore@huhs.org

Tina Pridemore is retired but busy volunteering for a variety of local and non-for-profit state groups such as; education reform, VFW & Legion Auxiliary, Wellspring Community Church, and Hartford Citizens Academy Alumni Association. 

Tina has many years of experience in ministerial, political, and business start-ups.

Tina is married with 4 beautiful adult children and 2 exceptional grandsons that she hopes will attend HUHS in the future.