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"Facing Change: Wisconsin Leaders Collaborate" May 21 - 22, 2010 at the Madison Club on the shores of Lake Mendota and steps of our Capitol.
Conference Guest Speakers
| Mike Knetter, Dean, University of Wisconsin Business School KEYNOTE Forging a Stronger Wisconsin Economy: The Evolving Role of Higher Education Michael M. Knetter joined the Wisconsin School of Business as its dean in July 2002. As Dean, he has orchestrated the novel $85 million Wisconsin Naming Gift, the expansion of Grainger Hall, the restructuring and improved national standing of the full-time MBA, and the restructuring and expansion of the Enterprise MBA. Prior to joining the school, he was associate dean of the MBA program and professor of international economics in the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. |
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| Mary Starmann-Harrison, President/CEO of SSM Health Care of Wisconsin Plenary Speaker, Facing Change: Health Care Reform Mary Starmann-Harrison is the President/CEO of SSM Health Care of Wisconsin and has worked in the health care field for the past 24 years. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Masters Degree in Health Service Administration, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Mary is the Wisconsin Hospital Association Board Chair for 2006 and a member of the Wisconsin Hospital Association Board of Directors since 2000. She also has served on the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board, chaired the Wisconsin Hospital Association Public Policy Committee, and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. |
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| State Representative, Donna Seidel (D-Wausau) Plenary Speaker, Wisconsin and the Emerging Economy A Neenah native, Seidel is the top ranking Democrat woman in the Wisconsin legislature. She is a former Marathon County Clerk of Courts, police officer and investigator for the district attorney’s office. Active in her community she has served on many boards including the United Way of Marathon Co.; The Women’s’ Community Board; and the YMCA Board. She has received many awards for her service to others including WI Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired Legislator of the Year 2007; WCCO Outstanding Legislator Award 2008, 2006; Legislator Rookie of the Year 2005; and Family Planning Health Services Public Service Support of Reproductive Rights Award 2006. |
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| State Representative, Pat Strachota (R-West Bend) Plenary Speaker, Wisconsin and the Emerging Economy A native of Ohio, Strachota is a leading Republican legislator in the Wisconsin Assembly. First elected in 2004 after many years on the Washington County board , she is active in many community groups including the West Bend Rotary; Kettle Moraine YMCA; West Bend Chamber of Commerce; Washington County Agriculture and Industry Society; and the Washington County Historical Society. She is a former member of the West Bend Economic Development Corporation, the Washington County Board and the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. |
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| Wendy Baumann, CEO, The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation Helping Women Succeed: Access to Capital and Business Education Support Bauman serves as President of WWBIC, a statewide economic development corporation. Baumann is expert in developing new and innovative models for business assistance programming and small business development. She currently serves on numerous national and local boards including: The Association of Enterprise Opportunity, Office Depot – National Women’s Advisory Committee, Johnson Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, The Institute of World Affairs and others. In 1998 she was honored by UW–Milwaukee as The Graduate of the Last Decade. |
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| Donna Beestman, President, Career Success Strategies, LLC Career Strategies in a Tough Economy Donna is a seasoned career strategist and executive career coach and the founder of Career Success Strategies, LLC, in Madison. She has worked for regional and international Career Management firms as a Career and Executive Coach, General Manager, Business Developer and International Liaison. On the East Coast she was Senior Vice President & Managing Director for a major human resources consulting firm with over 20 offices providing career management services and executive team development and coaching to Fortune 100 companies as well as to smaller organizations. |
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| Scott Neitzel, Vice President, Madison Gas & Electric Facing Change: Power, Energy & Jobs Scott Neitzel has been Vice President of Energy Supply Policy of Madison Gas & Electric Co since 2006. Scott has served MGE in previous roles as VP of Business Development and Fuels and VP of Gas Rates and Fuels. Neitzel received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1996. He serves on the Executive Boards of Downtown Madison, Inc. and as part of the Governor's 2008 Task Force on Global Warming where he shares his expertise on creating and producing economic and environmentally responsible energy for the future in Wisconsin. |
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| Sonya Newenhouse, Ph.D., President, Madison Environmental Group Going Green: Practical Solutions for Your Business & the Environment Newenhouse is the Founder and President of Madison Environmental Group with more than 10 years experience in qualitative method development, waste management and recycling, and community outreach. She is also the President of Community Car LLC and Crescent LLC, the building home of their office, Community Car and L’Etoile Restaurant. She serves on numerous civic and environmental committees and boards. She speaks Swedish and is proficient in French. |
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| Laurel Rice, Chair, UW Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Tipping Points for Women's Health: Avoiding Missed Opportunities Prior to her appointment at Wisconsin, Dr. Rice was vice chair at the University of Virginia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and head of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Rice is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology. She received the 2006 Sharon L Hostler Women in Medicine Award from the U. of Virginia, and she won a National Faculty Award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2003. She has also been recognized for her research into the causes and treatment of endometrial cancer. |
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| John Siebert, M.D., Professor, UW School of Medicine and Private Practice in Madison & New York City The Bionic Woman in the 21st Century Dr. Siebert is an internationally recognized plastic surgeon who graduated from the UW School of Medicine and completed general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and plastic surgery residency and microsurgery fellowships at New York University School of Medicine. He was Professor of Surgery and Director of Microsurgery at NYU for nearly 20 years. He now is Professor of Surgery at UW School of Medicine and Hospitals and in private practice in both Madison and New York City. Dr. Siebert's reputation is world wide in plastic surgery both for esthetic surgery and reconstructive surgery of the face and body utilizing microsurgery. |
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| Andy Wallman, President, Knupp & Watson Advertising Using The Power of Social Networking Andy Wallman is president and owner of Knupp & Watson, a creative communications company based in Madison that specializes in effective advertising and communications in all kinds of consumer and business-to-business categories. Wallman has produced several social marketing campaigns that have garnered national attention for their effectiveness and creativity. His 20-year advertising career was preceded by spending a ton of time in improv and sketch comedy, and he brings those skills to his engaging professional presentations on the business of communications. |
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| Pat Barone, CPCC, PCC, Catalyst Coaching Parenting and Grandparenting Today (Panel Moderator) Pat Barone founded Catalyst Coaching LLC in 2000 and assists an international client roster of executives and business owners to design new lives and reach their dreams, goals and potentials. Pat divides her time between speaking engagements, corporate wellness presentations and coaching both private clients and groups. She also conducts seminars and retreats, is featured twice a month as NBC-15's Life Coach on the 11 a.m. news and contributes as the Health/Fitness expert for a New York City radio station with over 1 million weekly listeners. |
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| Bhawani Ballamudi, MD, Dean Health System. Parenting and Grandparenting Today (Panelist ) Dr. Ballamudi is a pediatric psychiatrist who focuses on anxiety, mood and eating disorders in children and adolescents. She is an executive council member of the Wisconsin Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association, enjoys traveling and is fluent in five additional languages besides English. |
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| Kim Sveum, Manager External Communications, Dean Health Parenting and Grandparenting Today (Panelist) Kim recently joined the Dean Health communications team. Kim moved to Madison in 2000 as a reporter for WKOW-TV. In 2003 she joined FOX 47 where for several years she anchored the 9 o'clock news. At WKOW-TV she reported on The Parenting Project. Kim graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Speech Communications. At the U of M, she was part of the women's gymnastics team and a member of the 1998 Big Ten Championship team. These days she spends a lot of her time with her 2 sons, Jordan and Hunter, her husband Eric and their yellow lab Bailey. |
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| Wendy Soucie, Wendy Soucie Consulting LLC Post Conference Social Media Workshop Wendy Soucie has provided clients with strategic counsel and plan development to use and measure social media in the marketing mix for more than 30 years. She trains clients throughout Wisconsin to use social media tools through customized group presentations and private one-on-one training. Wendy holds a BS in engineering and is an elite member of the Black Diamond Group and a founding member of the Social Media Academy. |
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Conference Committee Chairs and Facilitators
Regina Millner, RMM Enterprises
Christin Mlsna, J. H. Findorf & Sons, Inc.
Alice O'Connor, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, SC
Sonja Patterson, The Business Forum President, Dane County School Consortium
Dr. Joy Rice, TEMPO International President, Psychiatric Services, SC.
Nancy Young, Mental Health Counseling, Conflict Resolution & EAP
Ellen Foley, Madison Area Technical College
Carla Rutley, Rutley Group, LLC
Vickie Wenzel, Target Commercial Interiors
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