Advisory Committee – Women Leaders Conference

Honorary Co-Chairs

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Corry Joe Biddle
VP of Community Affairs + Executive Director, FUEL Milwaukee, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)
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Roberta Oldenburg
Director of Business Development – Science & Tech, Findorff
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Advisory Committee

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Wendy K. Baumann
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
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Ashley Beckford
Project Manager for Corporate Responsibility, Quad
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Heather Bennett
Heather Bennett
Digital Marketer, Brand Strategist, Team Leader, IEWC
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Kathy Blumenfeld
Secretary, Department of Administration for the State of Wisconsin
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Shelley Boehm
Director of the Performance Infrastructure Sales Enablement Team , Johnson Controls
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Sally Falci
Sally L. Falci
Vice President & Financial Advisor, The Falci Group at Robert W. Baird
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Stacey Force
Chief Commercial Officer, Geminon
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Noleta Franz
Assistant Director, Legal Process, Northwestern Mutual
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Melissa Goecks
Project Manager, Rockwell Automation
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Deborah Hoffman
Deborah Hoffman
Senior Channel Manager, Rehlko
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Jessica Janiszewski
Jessica Janiszewski
Chief Human Resources Officer, Johnson Financial
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Phyllis M. King
Chief Strategist for AI Advancement, Waukesha County Technical College
Strategy & Education Advisor, Food + Farm Exploration Center
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Christina Knudsen
Christina Knudsen, MEPD
Chief Operating Officer, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)
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Shannon Kraus
Senior Director of Operations, Direct Supply
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Jenny Liesenfelt
Senior Training Coordinator, Old Republic Risk Management
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Laura Lutter Cole
Housing Director at Democratic National Convention Committee, VISIT Milwaukee
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Keri McConnell
Organizational Development Leader, MetalTek
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Stephanie Melnick
Owner, Melnick & Melnick, S.C. and She Stands Tall, LLC
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Kim Randall
Legal Executive Assistant, Godfrey & Kahn
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Emily Roberts.
Emily Roberts
Digital Marketing Team Lead, Heartland Business Systems
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Antoinette Thomas
Antoinette Thomas
Assistant Director – Enroll Client Experience, Northwestern Mutual
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Sarah Urban
Vice President Finance, Briggs and Stratton Power Division
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Lori Videkovich
Director IT Enterprise CRM, Generac Power Systems
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Samantha J. Wood
Labor and Employment Attorney, Lindner & Marsack
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UWM Team

Angela Kelber, School of Continuing Education, Acting Director
Gyulsina (Sina) Baisova, Program Manager
Liza Longhini, University Advancement Director
Megan Shea, Assistant Director of Registration Services
Wendy Norem, Associate Marketing Director
Ron Wiza, Director of Multimedia Conference Center
Jules Balli, Program Assistant
Erik Peterson, Multimedia Designer