Cuene named to tech college board News-Chronicle Mary Quinnette Cuene, Business and Marketing Department instructor at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, has been appointed to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. Her position began on May 14 and will continue until May 1, 2007. Cuene is the former faculty association president with NWTC, as well as a member and previous chairwoman of the NWTC Arts Committee, board member of Bayland UniServ and member of the Wisconsin Education Association Council's political action committee. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and her master's from UW-Milwaukee. She graduated from the Wisconsin Leadership Development Institute in 2002. In a news release, Gov. Jim Doyle said, "Now more than ever, our technical college system needs people who are committed to maintaining and strengthening the educational values of this state. These individuals are dedicated to furthering the educational opportunities of the people of Wisconsin, and their collective talents and experience will help them face the tough challenges that lie ahead." Three others were appointed to the board: Kenosha County Executive Allan Kehl, La Crosse attorney Brent Smith and Jose Vasquez, southeast district director for the University of Wisconsin-Extension.