Women to Watch: Theresa Feiner
byBy 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…
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Women to Watch: Vanessa McDowell
byBy 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…
Women to Watch: Jillian Falligant
byBy 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…
Women to Watch: Corinda Rainey-Moore
byBy Lisa Bauer IF YOU FOLLOW CORINDA RAINEY-MOORE on Facebook, you’d think she must have a twin. She’s checking in at the Boys & Girls…
Women to Watch: Jennifer Javornik
byBy Joyce Novacek Few people consider Madison a video game development hub, but Jennifer Javornik wants to change that. As a cofounder of the Madison…
Women to Watch: Shana Lewis
byBy 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….
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…
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…