MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) today announced nine new members to the 2011 Board of Directors and its 2011 leadership team.
The new board members are:
•Theola Carter, Department of Workforce Development;
•Jennifer Gebert, Office of State Employment Relations;
•Kimberly Hoffman, Stone Bank School, 132nd Army Band, WEAC, NEA;
•Representative Amy Loudenbeck, 45th Assembly District;
•Rebecca Mason, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.;
•Megan Purtell, Purtell Marketing & Planning, LLC;
•Lisa Schultz, WI DATCP;
•Representative Donna Seidel, 85th Assembly District; and
•Kimberly Shaul, CUNA Mutual Group MI.
“We are excited to announce a diverse and talented group of professional women to lead Wisconsin Women in Government in our 25th anniversary year,” WWIG President Kelli Thompson said. “This year, we look forward to working together to move forward WWIG’s mission to empower women pursuing careers in government service.”
WWIG also announced new leadership for this year’s Board of Directors: President Kelli Thompson, WI State Public Defenders Office; Vice President Marina Dupler, Martin Schreiber & Associates, Inc.; Secretary Anne Rodriguez, WPPI Energy; and Treasurer Traici Brockman, WI Department of Health Services.
Returning Wisconsin Women in Government board members are: Past President Angela Arrington, WI Department of Safety & Professional Services; Ruth Anderson, UW System Administration; Ayla Annac, Invivosciences, LLC; Grace Cudney, WI Department of Health Services; Annie Early, Martin Schreiber & Associates, Inc.; Jessica Erickson, AT&T; Eve Galanter, Galanter Public Affairs Consulting; Heather Smith, Office of WI Senator Darling; and Laura Smith, Melissa Mulliken Consulting.
Wisconsin Women in Government was founded in 1987 to celebrate and support the talented women who choose a career in government service. Through the generous support of our sponsors at our annual banquet, WWIG has the ability to award scholarships to women pursuing undergraduate and post-graduate study at any Wisconsin institution of higher education. WWIG also awards a number of other scholarships to women pursuing careers in government service, including the La Follette Graduate Seminar program, the Bonnie Reese legislative internship, the Optimizing Your Position leadership seminar, and Badger Girls State.
