Changing the Face and Quality of Leadership

Formed in 2002, Milwaukee Women inc (MWi) is a collaborative effort of executive and professional women working to change the face and quality of leadership through the advancement of women. The organization was formed to:

  • Accelerate the advancement of women in key leadership positions.
  • Change the face and quality of leadership through the advancement of women.
  • Encourage and support catalytic action by partnering with other organizations that share these goals.

Who We Are: 2011-12 Steering Committee

Patricia Ackerman | VP Investor Relations, A.O. Smith

Jilaine Bauer | Principal, Bauer Consulting

Anne Ballentine | Vice President Communications & Public Relations, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Wendy K. Baumann | President/CVO, Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation

Krista Brookman | Senior Manager, Deloitte

Kristin Bergstrom | Shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Marsha Block | President, MBA - My Business Advisor

Sharon Canter | Chair Emeritus, Milwaukee Women inc.

Mary Dowell | Director of Community Relations, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Christine Fenske-Eben | Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause

Julie Granger | Vice President - Communications, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

Lindsay Hammerer | Partner, KPMG LLP Milwaukee

Gail Hansen | CFO, Aurora Health Care

Pam Janisse | Assistant Director — Market Development, Northwestern Mutual

Shelley Jurewicz | Vice President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

Kimberly Kane | Vice President, Communications and Government Affairs, Dohmen

Phyllis King | Associate Dean, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Tracey Klein | Shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Gail Lione | Retired President, The Harley-Davidson Foundation

Amelia E. Macareno | Vice President, First Bank Financial Centre

Kristine F. Martinsek | President, Martinsek & Associates

Jennifer Mattes | Director, Global Public Affairs, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Mary McCormick | Executive Director, Rotary Club of Milwaukee

Maureen A. McGinnity | Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Maria Monreal-Cameron | President & CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin

Elizabeth Orelup | Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP

Joan Prince | Vice Chancellor for Partnerships & Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Betty Quadracci | Publisher/President, Milwaukee Magazine and QuadCreative

Sharon Reed | Director - Business Development, Ernst & Young, LLP Milwaukee

Carol Skornica | Retired - Midwest Airlines

Janet Slater | Senior Vice President, BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Lynn Sprangers | Executive in Residence for Women's Leadership, Mount Mary College

Mary Ellen Stanek | Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer, Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.

Margy Stratton | Founder/Executive Producer, Milwaukee Reads

Julia Taylor | President, Greater Milwaukee Committee

Jackie Valent | CEO, Fast Foodie

Sandy Wysocki | Director of Circulation/Marketing, The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

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The number of women in boardrooms and senior executive offices of Wisconsin's corporations has lagged far behind women's growing influence as consumers, wage earners, investors and business owners.