Northern Splendor
byMy mom owned a cottage in Grand Marais, Minnesota, for 17 years. When people asked why in the world she chose a vacation destination requiring an eight-hour car ride north, she’d respond, “Because that’s where Grand Marais is.”
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Invisible Boundaries
byClosing out Theatre LILA’s 2017-2018 season, “Lines” is meant to sharpen its audiences’ ears, minds and hearts to the external struggles and internal turmoil that women of color grapple with daily.
2018 W2W Soiree Recap
byBRAVA Magazine’s annual Women to Watch Soiree was a joyful success! Nearly 200 guests mingled during a night of revelry and celebration while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts at this year’s event venue The Brink Lounge.
YWCA Madison’s Measurable Community Impact
byThe YWCA Madison has a great impact in our community every day – from housing and shelters to equity programs to job training and transportation assistance.
ALYSSA KENNEY: DIALING UP DIGITAL EQUITY
byAlyssa Kenney, executive director of DANEnet, reminds us that 14,000 homes in Dane County don’t have access to the Internet as of 2017. Many don’t have computers. She vows to get 1,000 computers out into the community and connect 1,000 households to the Internet by the end of 2018.
AMY RECOB: PUTTING KIDS’ HEALTH FIRST
by“I’m all about supporting kids in healthcare initiatives,” exclaims Meriter Foundation senior development director and BugaBees creator Amy Recob. “Because it’s hard to see children struggle, especially knowing when they have the right support, they learn to be self-reliant…”
NICKI VANDER MEULEN: ADVOCATING FOR THE DISABLED
byGrowing up in Walworth County, labeled with Asperger’s syndrome, attention deficit disorder and cerebral palsy, Nicki Vander Meulen was a disability advocate by age 7, fighting for her right to attend the local public school.
DEB THOMPSON + LAURA BERKNER: GIVING VOICE TO THE VOICELESS
byThe business plan for the Stimmi app started with manila folders. As primary caretaker for her 25-year-old nonverbal son with autism, Deb Thompson worried what would become of him if something happened to her and her husband.
KARA O’CONNOR: PLANTING SEEDS ON CAPITOL HILL
byFighting uphill political and corporate battles is just another day at the office for Kara O’Connor. The Wisconsin Farmers Union Government Relations Director has been grappling with the shifting dynamics affecting modern agriculture throughout her eight-year tenure.
KALYANNA WILLIAMS: MOO-VING THE EQUITY NEEDLE IN THE AG INDUSTRY
byA non-farm girl raised on the west side of Chicago and in the suburbs of Phoenix, Kalyanna Williams didn’t know she’d be serving her community via a career in agriculture.