Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation (WCEDC): has named Judi Murphy as CONVERSAcTIONS Outcomes Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Waukesha, WI April 20, 2005 – The Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation (WCEDC) has named Judi Murphy as CONVERSAcTIONSÒ Outcomes Director. Murphy was formerly Director of Operations for TechStar, a southeastern Wisconsin technology transfer agency and has a 20-year background in sales and marketing, public relations and project direction. She is a member of the board of directors, the executive committee, and is the immediate past president of the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the strategic planning committee for the Brookfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. Murphy is a former director of Metropolitan Milwaukee Speakers Group and Envision. She has also been a volunteer with United Cerebral Palsy, ElmBrook Humane Society, and the Cornell University Alumni Scholarship Programs.

Bill Mitchell, Executive Director of WCEDC, said “We are thrilled to welcome Judi to the team. The business community we serve demands action that builds its capacity; Judi will convert innovative business ideas into real-world, measurable action.”

The CONVERSAcTIONSÒ initiative of WCEDC facilitates responsible economic development through courageous conversations + actions. Through inspired brainstorming, targeted research, proposal development and model design, CONVERSAcTIONSÒ participants take full ownership of action plans created specifically to help unite Waukesha County and southeastern Wisconsin toward successful long-term, regional objectives.

For further information, call Judi Murphy, CONVERSAcTIONSÒ Outcomes Director, Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation at 262-695-7904.