About Rusk Prairie Consulting Group

Rusk Prairie Consulting, LLC is a privately held consulting firm that provides strategic planning, fund raising, marketing and group facilitation services to small and medium sized businesses and economic development organizations.

Dr. Bruce Siebold is currently President and owner of Rusk Prairie Consulting Group, LLC. He offers over 35 years of leadership and management experience in change management, strategic planning, marketing research, economic development, and corporate management services.

Prior to forming Rusk Prairie Consulting, Dr. Siebold worked as the Director of the Phillips Plastics' Technology Center in Prescott, Wisconsin. As Director of the Technology Center, Dr. Siebold led the Corporation's R&D efforts, facilitated the start-up of two new companies, and was responsible for the technology transfer back to ten manufacturing plants located in N.W. Wisconsin.

Dr. Siebold spent over 25 years in higher education at University of Wisconsin-Stout as a Business Professor. The last ten years he served as the dean of the College of Technology, Engineering and Management. During his tenure as dean, his oversight responsibilities included the Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center, a campus business development incubator, the Stout Technology Industrial Park, and the introduction of several new technology and management programs. He also generated over $16 million in gifts during two major fundraising campaigns. During his entire time at UW-Stout, he was actively involved in the economic development community and held numerous board positions, including Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA), Momentum Chippewa Valley, and Forward Wisconsin's Regional Planning Commission.

Today, he serves on the Governor's Technology Council, Minnesota Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence, Menomonie Development Corporation, UW-River Falls College of Business Advisory Board, as well as several regional nonprofit boards.