Joe VonDerVellen retired as Vice President - Taxation of Kohler Company in July 2003, after many years of service.  He currently serves as a consultant to the company on taxation matters.  Joe is past president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Tax Executives Institute; a prior member of the Tax Committee of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce; a prior member of the Tax Advisory committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC; a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of State Taxation; and a prior member of the tax advisory committee of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.  He is a U.S. Army veteran.  Joe is the husband of Arlene VonDerVellen, a proud father of five, and grandfather of eleven.