Women to Watch: Dana Wendt
byBy Shelby Deering DANA WENDT WAS NOT A CONFIDENT TEENAGER. Inspired by her own experiences and her teenage daughter, Hadley, she says, “I don’t want…
ENGAGING COMMUNITY
Women to Watch: Renee Moe
byBy Kate Blast “PASSIONATE LEADER WITH VISION TO CHANGE THE HUMAN CONDITION IN DANE COUNTY.” That’s the opening statement on Renee Moe’s resume. This…
Women to Watch: Marilyn Ruffin
byBy Lisa Bauer “THIS IS NOT YOUR DADDY’S Sun Prairie,” says Marilyn Ruffin, who in April was elected as the first African-American school board member—and…
Women to Watch: Julie Baisa and Kim Curran
byBy Candice Wagener AS CO-COORDINATORS OF MERITER’S Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, Julie Baisa and Kim Curran strive to provide compassionate, one-on-one care and…
Women to Watch: Grisel Tapia
byBy Marni McEntee ON THE WALL of Grisel Tapia’s shared office at the Vera Court Neighborhood Center, a sign reads “I cross my T’s, dot…
Women to Watch: Brenna Holzhauer
byBy Joyce Novacek GROWING UP IN WISCONSIN, Brenna Holzhauer fostered a strong connection with nature from an early age. Now, she shares her love for…
Women to Watch: Kate Sample, Katherine O’Rourke and Mary Landry
byBy Candice Wagener Watching one of her ER patients quickly die from a very preventable cancer, OB/GYN resident Katherine O’Rourke asked Dr. Mary Landry where…
DESIGN FOR A DIFFERENCE
byBy Shelby Deering | Photographed by Shanna Wolf A few days after the reveal of the Center for Families’ renovated Respite Center, a family…
In Her Shoes
byBy Melissa Falcon Field | Photographed by Hillary Schave What does it take to create a world-class contemporary art museum? Amazing art. Madison Museum…
THE CURIOUS COLLECTOR
byBy Rachel Werner One man’s trash is coveted, collected and converted into a remarkable woman’s gems. Thus is the life of artist Natasha Nicholson….