Wendy Overturf, Ed.D., came to the Delavan-Darien in 2007 as its District Administrator. Prior to that she was the principal at Darien Elementary School. Before coming to the Delavan-Darien School District, she was an Associate Principal in Fort Atkinson. Her 20-plus years of educational experiences include teaching students with special educational needs in Fort Atkinson, Stoughton, as well as in Michigan and Louisiana.

Carey Bradley came to Delavan-Darien as Business Administrator in 2006. Her primary responsibilities are the operation of the business office and managing support services functions for the district. She holds three degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the highest being a Master’s in Education. Bradley has worked in education for more than a decade, with most of her experience as a licensed School Business Manager. She has always enjoyed learning and finds many such opportunities in her current role. Bradley is grateful to work for an employer whose mission is to prepare children for the future.

Tracy Deavers is the Director of Instruction and Technology for the Delavan-Darien School District. She came to the district in 1998 as a sixth grade Language Arts Teacher. She is responsible for curriculum, textbooks, resources, hardware, software, the Bilingual Program, the Gifted and Talented Program and district assessments. Prior to 1998, she was a sixth grade Language Arts teacher in Prairie du Chien. Deavers received both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from UW-Oshkosh and her Administration Degree from UW-Madison. 

Janet Green has been with the Delavan-Darien School District since 2007. She was Principal at Turtle Creek Elementary School and subsequently moved into the role of District Coordinator for Student Achievement and Assessment. Green manages the district’s Virtual Program, which targets students who struggle in the traditional “brick and mortar” learning environment. Students in the Virtual Program are able to receive their education through asynchronous learning (anytime, any place learning) via the Internet. Additionally, Green is responsible for the district’s Preschool Community Collaboration Council and providing data analysis to support program enhancements in all schools. 

Kathy Adams is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Special Education/Pupil Services for the Delavan-Darien School District. She came to the district in 2003 after working in various office positions as well as being a stay-at-home mom when her children were young. Adams is a 1980 graduate of Williams Bay High School and has lived in several locations in the U.S. and Europe, but happily moved back 1992. She loves spending time with her family, cooking, reading, hiking and biking. Adams also enjoys the contact she has with the community when taking phone calls and greeting visitors to the Administration Center.

Sheryl Anderson is the Human Resources Administrative Assistant for the Delavan-Darien School District. She came to the district in June 2005 and is the first person to hold the position, which was designed to develop and administer human resource activities for the district. Anderson is a 1988 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School. She received an Associate Degree in Accounting in 1992 and an Associate Degree in Supervisory Management in 2000 from Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn. Prior to coming to the district, she worked for Delavan’s Pentair Corporation in the Human Resource Department. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters and supporting 4H. Anderson finds great satisfaction in assisting the employees of the district so that they can concentrate on making a difference for the students.

Peggy Fleck is the District Library Media Coordinator for all five schools in the district. Fleck came to the school district in 1999. Prior to that she was the Director at Aram Public Library. She started her career in the district working at both Darien and Wileman in their school libraries. She has also been a third and fourth grade teacher in the district. In 2008, she became the District Media Coordinator.

Mike Heine is the Coordinator of School-Community Relations for the Delavan-Darien School District. He came to Delavan-Darien in October 2009 and is the first person to hold the position, which is designed to increase understanding of the district in the community. Heine is a 1998 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School and was a student in the district since fourth grade. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Processes/Public Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2002. He has worked as a professional newspaper reporter for the Delavan Enterprise, The Janesville Gazette, and The Week newspapers. He previously worked as the UW-Green Bay News and Media Relations Coordinator. Heine has found promoting educational institutions a satisfying career, and he’s happy to be promoting his home school district.