Dave Marcouiller

Personal Background

My path into the interdisciplinary field of planning occurred with little pre-planned destiny. A certified professional planner, my past practical experience is highly varied. Early formative years were spent as a radio broadcaster, cab driver, and pizza cook in Minnesota and a lift-operator/ski bum in Utah. After marrying Margaret Otto (my college sweetheart) and finding some direction, I worked for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service in Idaho and South Dakota. Before Ferdinand Marcos was deposed, Margaret and I served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of the Philippines for a few years. Subsequently, I've worked in several Extension capacities in Minnesota and Oklahoma before finally ending up, now in my 17th year, in Wisconsin.

On a personal note, my life revolves around family, skiing, and life on the lake. When not on campus, you can find me at home in Portage, Wisconsin. Margaret and I have five kids ... Thomas (11) and John (15) are still at home while their older siblings are in college. Will is a fifth year senior studying Civil & Environmental Engineering here at the UW-Madison and works in the asphalt lab. Ellie is a Junior studying business administration at UW-LaCrosse. Joe is a Freshman at the UW-Madison studying Education and is a trombone player with the UW-Marching Band). As for Margaret and me, we are active in our community serving as music boosters, soccer coaches, park board members, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts..Margaret works as a copy-editor, substitute teacher, stained glass artist, social worker, and gardener. In the winter, I volunteer as a National Ski Patroller at one of our local ski hills.