{"id":106695,"date":"2022-05-12T15:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T20:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=106695"},"modified":"2022-09-16T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:24:34","slug":"new-associate-vice-chancellor-aims-to-set-up-the-next-generation-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/new-associate-vice-chancellor-aims-to-set-up-the-next-generation-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"New associate vice chancellor aims to \u2018set up the next generation for success\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Makda Fessahaye decided in 7<sup>th<\/sup> grade that she wanted to be a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her parents moved to the U.S. from Eritrea before she was born, but it was their experiences that inspired her to start looking at a career in law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy family was dealing with some immigration issues, so I realized at that point how critical it was to have a good attorney that really cared about the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She earned her undergraduate degree in communications at Northwestern University before moving on to Marquette University Law School. \u201cBecause I\u2019m Type A and a planner, I just kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her law degree eventually led her into a career in administration and human resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fessahaye joined UWM in April as associate vice chancellor and chief human resources officer.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8217;40 Under 40&#8242; winner<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">About the same time, the Milwaukee Business Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/milwaukee\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/40-under-40-makda-fessahaye-city-of-milwaukee.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recognized her career and her volunteer work<\/a>, selecting her for one of the publication\u2019s 2022 \u201c40 Under 40\u201d awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fessahaye\u2019s interest in human resources grew out of law school internships at Milwaukee Public Schools and the Wauwatosa School District.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThat was my first experience in understanding how employment law and human resources work together.\u201d So, when she graduated, she looked for a position that melded both interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her first job out of law school was working for the Department of Corrections as an employee relations specialist. She was eventually promoted to legal counsel for the department.<\/p>\n<h3>Varied experience<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In January 2019, Gov. Tony Evers appointed her to oversee the Department of Correction\u2019s Division of Adult Institutions, overseeing the state\u2019s prisons and division employees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA big part of why I said yes to that position was because Governor Evers had won on a platform of criminal justice reform,\u201d Fessahaye said. \u201cI was asked to lead that area because I was bringing something different to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In that position, she worked with the legal counsel on issues, but also on policies, protocols and operational issues, with special challenges during the first year of the pandemic. \u201cThat\u2019s how I got into the administration side of my career,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before coming to UWM, she served as chief human resources officer for the City of Milwaukee and was a member of \u00a0Mayor Tom Barrett and Mayor Cavalier Johnson\u2019s cabinets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She chose to come to the university for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBeing from Milwaukee, UWM has always been a background of my childhood. It\u2019s a fixture in the community.\u201d She liked the idea, Fessahaye said, of working with students and those who supported them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA lot of my experiences in my career and in my extracurricular activities has been to try to set up the next generation for success,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h3>Ready to help<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She is looking forward to helping the university move ahead on the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/2030-action-team\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2030 Plan<\/a>, particularly the efforts around diversity, inclusion and excellence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHuman resources is a big part of that,\u201d she said. \u201cYou want to be sure you\u2019re not only recruiting diverse candidates but retaining them.\u201d She said she plans to be actively involved in 2030 strategic plan efforts, focusing on building a workplace where people feel safe and are valued and appreciated. \u201cI really believe a diverse workforce is a better workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fessahaye sees challenges ahead for human resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLike every other company and organization, the \u2018Great Resignation\u2019 has certainly impacted UWM. That\u2019s something I know the HR department has been working diligently to try to tackle. So that\u2019s certainly something that is a challenge, but it\u2019s not unique to UWM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On a broader scale, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/milwaukee\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/40-under-40-makda-fessahaye-city-of-milwaukee.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she told the Business Journal<\/a>, one of the concerns for the Milwaukee area is the brain drain. \u201cWe continue to lose qualified and talented professionals to other cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Enthusiasm appreciated<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the plus side, she sees a great deal of enthusiasm among employees at the university.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cJust in my couple weeks here, I\u2019ve seen how excited people are to serve UWM. There are so many bright and talented people here that are really committed to the success of the university. I think that\u2019s pretty exciting because not every organization has that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In her spare time, Fessahaye enjoys tennis, eating out, traveling and singing in the well-known gospel choir at All Saints Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also started and runs a brunch networking organization for women. \u201cIt gives me an outlet and lets me cultivate women professionals and support local businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her community involvement is inspired by many mentors, but particularly her parents, Fessahaye Mebrahtu and Tsebaot Hailemichael. The family includes two younger brothers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI grew up in an environment where my father was always giving back to the community and still does. I think just being under his wing inspired me that service is a necessity. 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