Dane County Executive Melissa Agard on Friday announced the appointments of John Schlueter as the new director of the Dane County Department of Human Services and Mark Papko as the new director of the Dane County Regional Airport.
Schlueter most recently served as an area director of the Social Security Administration for Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. He oversaw over 500 employees in 30 different offices managing services to Social Security recipients for retirement, disability, family, survivor and supplemental income benefits as well as enrolling people in Medicare.
Papko was most recently the director of operations and projects for the Duluth International Airport. He held that position since 2020, overseeing the planning and execution of a $200 million capital improvement plan and leading airport environmental compliance initiatives by working with federal, state and local partners to address stormwater and PFAs mitigation issues. He has also worked at Grand Junction Regional Airport, San Jose International Airport and O’Hare International Airport.
The contract for the new human services director will go to the Health and Human Needs Committee and then the Personnel and Finance Committee for consideration before going to the full County Board for a vote. The contract for the new airport director will go to the Airport Commission, the Public Works and Transportation Committee and then the Personnel and Finance Committee before going to the full County Board for a vote.
