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By Rachel Werner MADISON AREA CHEF NETWORK’S Executive Director Theresa Feiner votes with her heart, and her fork. Piggybacking off her day gig at Wisconsin…

By Lisa Bauer IF NOT US, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?” A quote attributed to an early Jewish leader, this is Vanessa McDowell’s mantra. “If…

By Candice Wagener AS A LEGAL SECRETARY in the Public Defender’s Office, Jillian Falligant wondered about the victims. “Everybody else in the case has left…

By Lisa Bauer IF YOU FOLLOW CORINDA RAINEYMOORE on Facebook, you’d think she must have a twin. She’s checking in at the Boys & Girls…

By Joyce Novacek Few people consider Madison a video game development hub, but Jennifer Javornik wants to change that. As a cofounder of the Madison…

By Candice Wagener SHANA LEWIS DESIGNED HER LAW practice— which she launched in 2015—to meet the needs of the 40 school districts she represents statewide….

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…