2010

JoCasta (or Joey) is the Community Outreach Coordinator for Planned Parenthood. Having run for local office, JoCasta continues to be passionate about voter engagement and organizing the Latino community to get out and vote. Recently, she was elected co-chair of the Milwaukee Teen Pregnancy Prevention Network (MTPPN), a coalition of community partners coordinated by Milwaukee Brighter Futures.

After a long and distinguished career as an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor, Anita is now active in community work. She volunteers extensively at a branch of the Madison Public Library, is a member of the Friends of Cherokee Marsh, serves on the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Northside Planning Council.  Anita has been married 40 years to John Weier.  Her daughter Georgia manages member services for Wisconsin Literacy.

LaShawndra is employed by Community Advocates, but is busy in various other volunteer and work activities, including Restorative Justice Collective and Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health.  She has also been involved with 9 to 5 Milwaukee and Make It Work! Milwaukee.  LaShawndra also is a professional singer who uses her music to promote the causes she believes in.

Mary is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison where she is majoring in Sociology.  She most recently studied abroad in South Africa and has also done work with the Special Olympics, Students for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. 

Vanessa currently works in the capitol for State Representative Pedro Colón (D – 8^th AD).  She is originally from the south side of Chicago.  Vanessa has been involved in various campaigns, including Representative Colon’s re-election campaign and Barack Obama’s campaign for president.  She is also active in the Latino community, including working with immigration rights organization Voces de la Frontera. 

Sarah is the Global Warming Program Associate for Clean Wisconsin and staffs the Global Warming Solutions Working Group of REAMP.  She works on a variety of tasks including research, analysis and organizing work related to global warming solutions.  Her prior experience includes a legislative internship with WISPIRG working on a textbooks campaign, canvassing and running a summer campaign office for the Fund for Public Interest, and various other public mobilizations efforts.  Sarah is a graduate of UW-Madison where she received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science.

An attorney in Menasha, Kate is also very active in her community and her professional field, serving on two Wisconsin State Bar Association committees.  She has served as president of the Winnebago County Bar Association, served on the board of Boys and Girls Brigade of Neenah and has also worked in judicial campaigns in Winnebago County. 

Janice works for the City of Kenosha Department of Public Works and is a graduate of the Wisconsin Women in Government Graduate Seminar.  Janice is a life-long Democrat, a member of the Kenosha County Democrats and a member of the steering committee of Leadership Kenosha. 

Shelle currently works as a Legislative Assistant for State Representative Cory Mason (D - 62^nd AD) and is also involved in organizations such as Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association Council and National Organization for Women Madison Chapter.  Shelle also has a union background, as an OPEIU Local #9 member for four years and as an employee of IBEW #715.  She has also participated and completed the following training programs: Wellstone Action! Advanced Campaign Management School and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Advanced Democratic Leadership Institute. 

Ellen is an RN by occupation and training, and is a member of AFSCME.  Since 1993, she has served as a School Board Member for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District.  Ellen is also involved in other organizations such as Friends of the Middleton Public Library, Friends of Pheasant Branch and Soujourners.  Her political campaign experience includes President Obama, Senator Feingold and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to name a few.