Anne Michels: Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis
byThe deepest pain can often become an individual’s biggest passion — something Anne Michels knows well.
FEATURES
Prenicia Clifton: Fighting for Youth Mental Health
byWith a background in music as well as youth protection and compliance, Prenicia Clifton founded Seein’ is Believin’ to provide culturally-focused programming to promote mental health and resilience in children and teenagers.
Amanda Marek: Racing to Keep Kids Healthy
byAmanda Marek is the executive director of Active Youth Wisconsin, a nonprofit working to give kids accessible opportunities to be active and promote the physical and mental benefits of movement.
Rachelle Stone: Supporting Teachers and Students of Color
byRachelle Stone is driven by a desire to create experiences she didn’t have as a student — in K-12 and as an undergrad at UW-Madison.
Bravery in Action
byThe city’s female first responders keep us safe and work through stressful situations — and all the while, love what they do.
In the Line of Fire
byYou’d be hard-pressed to find women more enthusiastic about their work than the Madison Fire Department’s Debi Dahl, Jillian Kjeldahl and Lisa Becher.
Sky Savior
byBy Shayna Mace | Photography by Hillary Schave During her college years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Cynthia Griffin answered an ad…
Breaking Down Barriers
byBy Shayna Mace | Photography by Hillary Schave Being a police officer can be one of the most challenging jobs — but with it…
The Voice of Calm During an Emergency
byBy Nikki Kallio | Photography by Hillary Schave Walking into a huge auditorium full of applicants for the Dane County Public Safety Communications Center,…
Purely Political
bySure, politics are divisive. But area women who work in the field say there’s so much more to politics than that — mentorship, making an impact and bridging divides are all reasons they say they love what they do.