Dan Erdman has been involved in developing commercial real estate after working many years for Marshall Erdman and Associates. He also owns and operates the Prairie Cafe & Bakery in Middleton Hills. He has served on numerous non-profit boards including board chair of The Nature Conservancy Wisconsin chapter. Dan has a bachelor of arts degree in art history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in Champaign.