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2022-2023 Community Report 


 The Women in Technology, Wisconsin 2022-2023 Community Report is now available for our community to view!


 The report outlines our 2022-2023 season event engagement data, and also highlights the purpose and activities of the three pillars of our organization: WIT@WorkWITonCampus and WIT4Girls


 *Click through the flip book version of the 2022-2023 community report.


 *View a pdf of the report.




  • Thursday, October 20, 2022 9:24 AM | Anonymous

    Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Women in Technology, WI, President and co-founder Michelle Schuler as a 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wisconsin’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion. 

    Collectively the 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100 and their companies employ more than 100,000 individuals and generate $36 billion dollars in annual revenues.  This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at the annual awards ceremony on January 12th, 2023 at Fiserv Forum, and will be given the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with their fellow Titans.

    “The Titan 100 are shaping the future of the Wisconsin business community by building a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their successes and contributions. We know that they will have a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their customers and clients across the nation.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO.

    WIT president Michelle Schuler will be honored at the annual Titan 100 awards celebration on January 12th, 2023 at Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks. This unique cocktail-style awards event will gather 100 Titans of Industry and their guests for an evening unlike anything that exists in the Wisconsin business community.

    “On behalf of all the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan100 winners. It’s an honor to recognize this diverse group of leaders in Wisconsin. We appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance both here in Wisconsin and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as an industry Titan is richly deserved,” says Gina Skibo, Partner at Wipfli.


  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:50 PM | Anonymous

    Congratulations to the newly elected 2022-2023 Board of Directors for the South Central, Southeast, and Northeast WI regions! 

    non-profit organization founded in 2014, Women in Technology, Wisconsin, focuses on collaborating with communities across Wisconsin to encourage girls and retain women in technology careers. Thank you board members, for volunteering your time and energy to supporting Wisconsin girls and women in tech-related careers.

    See the new board members for each respective region on the Board of Directors page, https://www.witwisconsin.com/Board-of-Directors.


  • Friday, January 31, 2020 5:18 PM | Anonymous

    MILWAUKEE, WI -- FEB 1, 2020 -- Women in Technology, Wisconsin, Inc. (WIT), a non-profit organization aiming to attract, grow and retain women of all ages in technology-related careers, is expanding to a new region in Milwaukee! The organization focuses on collaborating with Wisconsin communities to help women in technology of all ages and stages -- from the classroom to the boardroom— by providing a variety of leadership development, technology education, networking, and mentoring opportunities for women and girls. 

    At a January WIT meeting in Appleton, WIT President Adrienne Hartman announced to attendees that the organization’s fifth season will continue to focus on growth and Greater Milwaukee/Southeast WI is the ideal fit for the organization’s next region.

    "Milwaukee has made significant strides to position itself as the place for tech and start-up growth for 2020 and beyond. Milwaukee’s energy and the tech community’s goal to double the local tech workforce by 2025 is remarkable. We are glad to have WIT Wisconsin there to support that goal and to support the women of the region," Hartman said.

    The new Milwaukee focus elevates WIT’s reach to three regions – Northeast WI, South Central WI, and Southeast WI. Since WIT’s founding in 2014, it has impacted more than 13,000 students and a countless number of professionals.

    “Through education, training, and mentorship, we want to empower our members to change the current status quo in the industry and leave their mark on the thriving Milwaukee tech scene and beyond.”

    For more information about Women in Technology, Wisconsin, Inc. and the upcoming events scheduled in the Milwaukee area visit https://www.witwisconsin.com.

    Women In Technology Wisconsin Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Please email lacourselindsay@gmail.com for more information.

     



  • Friday, July 26, 2019 5:45 AM | Anonymous

    WISCONSIN - Women in Technology, WI, (WIT) has announced their Board of Directors for their 2019-2020 season. The non-profit organization, founded in 2014, focuses on collaborating with the community of Northeast Wisconsin to help encourage girls and retain women in technology careers. Their involvement reaches over 16 counties in Northeast Wisconsin, has impacted more than 11,000 students.

    At the 2019 Annual Meeting, WIT President Adrienne Hartman announced to attendees the fourth season was focused on sustainable growth. She shared data from Wisconsin and around the country which showed there is a significant gap in the number of young women pursuing technology careers and technology leadership positions.

    Hartman said, "We're working in collaboration with our generous sponsors and partners to change this -- to inspire girls to explore technology, to help college students see their potential, and to give professional technologists a safe and nurturing environment for continuing education and networking."

    An image of the new 2019-2020 board is here: WIT board image annual mtg.PNG


    Officers

    Past President - Michelle Schuler, Manager of TechSpark Wisconsin, Microsoft Corporation

    President –  Adrienne Hartman, Director of E-Commerce & Inbound Sales, J. J. Keller & Associates

    President Elect –  Sara Bernard, Manager IT Governance, Oshkosh Corporation

    Treasurer – Mary Genrich, Director of Digital Workspace Services, Kimberly Clark Corporation

    Secretary  – Diane Doersch, Chief Technology Officer, Green Bay Area Public School District


    Board Members

    Membership Chair – Trish Curry, Software Developer, J. J. Keller & Associates

    Marketing Chair – Lindsay LaCourse, Digital Marketing Manager, Schneider

    WIT@Work Chair – Vicki Leinbach, Chief Information Officer, Ariens Co.

    WIT4Girls Chair – Kim Cannon, Engineering Manager, Plexus Corporation

    WITonCampus Chair – Steph Van Handel, ETL Developer, Thrivent Financial


  • Monday, July 23, 2018 8:00 AM | Anonymous

    Women in Technology Wisconsin (WIT) has announced their Board of Directors for their 2018-2019 season. The non-profit organization, founded in 2014, focuses on collaborating with the community of Northeast Wisconsin to help encourage girls and retain women in technology careers. Their involvement reaches over 16 counties in Northeast Wisconsin and has impacted over 11,000 students.

    Officers

    Past President - Michelle Schuler, Manager of TechSpark Wisconsin, Microsoft Corporation

    President –  Adrienne Hartman, Director of E-Commerce & Inbound Sales, J. J. Keller & Associates

    President Elect –  Sara Bernard, Manager IT Governance, Oshkosh Corporation

    Treasurer – Mary Genrich, Director of Digital Workspace Services, Kimberly Clark Corporation

    Secretary  – Diane Doersch, Chief Technology Officer, Green Bay Area Public School District


    Board Members

    Programs & Events Chair – Katie Labedz, Director of Continuous Improvement, Plexus

    Marketing Chair – Danica Killam, Manager Software Engineering, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group

    Membership Chair – Trish Curry, Software Developer, J. J. Keller & Associates

    WIT@Work Chair – Vicki Leinbach, Chief Information Officer, Ariens Co.

    WITonCampus Chair – Monika Heninger, Continuous Delivery Engineer, Thrivent Financial

    WIT4Girls Chair – Kim Iversen, Director, NEW IT Alliance



  • Monday, July 23, 2018 7:00 AM | Anonymous

    Women in Technology Wisconsin (WIT) has announced the winners of their Impact Awards for their 2017-2018 season. The non-profit organization, founded in 2014, focuses on collaborating with the community of Northeast Wisconsin to help encourage girls and retain women in technology careers. Their involvement reaches over 16 counties in Northeast Wisconsin and has impacted over 11,000 students.


    Impact Award recognizes WIT Member role models who are making significant contributions to their community through their time, actions, talents, and dedication.


    Impact Award Winners:

    Involvement in WIT4Girls,  Girls Who Code, TEALS:

    Erin Draheim, Skyline Technologies

    Trish Curry, J. J. Keller & Associates

    Kathleen Stephany, Oshkosh Public School District

    Nicolette Spear, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group

    Mackenzie Grondahl, TEALS


    Involvement in WITOnCampus, Professional Connection, Intern

    Rachel Rosenberg, Pieper Power

    Sallie Pettie, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

    Crystarra Batten, Social Media Consulting


    Involvement in WIT@Work

    Nicole Cyphers, Skyline Technologies

    Nicole Wilson, iGen Fuels

    Elaine Stephens, Breakthrough Fuels

    Vicki Leinbach, Ariens Company



  • Wednesday, August 16, 2017 2:47 PM | Anonymous

    Two local software developers involved with Women in Technology Wisconsin are taking leadership roles in the local Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) movement. Erin Draheim, Skyline Technologies, and Nicolette Spear, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, have applied and have been accepted to bring technology education  to New London and Hortonville schools.

    TEALS, a program created by Microsoft, helps high schools build and grow sustainable computer science programs through partnerships between classroom teachers and tech industry volunteers. They work as a team to deliver CS education to students who would otherwise not have the opportunity to learn CS in their school. TEALS has two standard course offerings: Introduction to Computer Science and  AP Computer Science A (AP CS A).

    Currently, there are 9 schools in Northeast Wisconsin participating in the TEALS program: Appleton West, Appleton East, Appleton North, Kimberly, New London, Green Bay Preble, Pulaski, Denmark and Hortonville. Draheim will be volunteering at Hortonville High School teaching the AP Computer Science class. Spears will be volunteering at New London Middle School teaching the Introduction to Computer Science. Each participating school requires three volunteers with a background in computer science.

    TEALS is leading the charge of closing the computer science gap. In the U.S., there will be 1.4 million CS-related jobs by 2020, yet U.S. college graduates are expected to fill less than a third of those jobs.

    Draheim states, “By increasing access for youth in Northeast Wisconsin to experience computer science, we will give them the opportunity to become creators of technology and the world’s future innovators.”

    About TEALS:  TEALS was started in 2009 by Microsoft employee Kevin Wang, who developed and ran the program in his spare time, and is supported by Microsoft Philanthropies. Since its founding, TEALS has helped over 6,000 students and hundreds of teachers succeed in AP CS A. In 2015, per end-of-class surveys, 95% of students saw improvement in their programming skills, 87% of students mentioned the volunteers were helpful in learning computer science, and students averaged scores 1 standard deviation above the national average. In 2016, more than 57,000 students took the AP CS A exam and only 10 students earned a perfect score. One of those perfect scores was earned by a TEALS student.

    Resources:  Becoming a TEALS Volunteer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNyjBvjbXP0




  • Tuesday, August 01, 2017 7:04 PM | Anonymous

    Women in Technology Wisconsin (WIT) has announced the winners of two newly created awards:  President’s Award, and Impact Awards for their 2017-2018 season. The non-profit organization, founded in 2014, focuses on advancing women in technology careers. Their involvement reaches over 16 counties in Northeast Wisconsin and has impacted over 4500 students.

    President’s Award recognizes WIT Members for Outstanding Community Leadership in Northeast Wisconsin.

    The President’s Award Winners

    Erin Draheim, Sr. Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

    Erin is a founding board member. We have talked to her numerous times about being on the board, but she said all that strategy stuff is not for her. She would rather just help. Well, she does more than just help. She is a driving force of WIT4Girls, helping develope the WIT4Girls lesson plans.. She has taught Girls Who Code Club at Hortonville School District for 2 years. She has reached over 35 girls with this program. She teaches at the FVTC Girls Camp and active in various regional Career Fairs promoting girls in technology. She is a great role model for girls that are interested in learning technology. Skyline Technologies recognized her for her involvement with WIT Wisconsin.

    Kim Iversen, Director, NEW IT  Alliance

    Kim found her passion early on as she committed to being the Co-Chair for WIT4Girls. As a mother of girls, she quickly found that her true mission was to encourage girls to discover technology. She followed her passion and became the Director of the newly formed NEW IT Alliance in Northeast Wisconsin. She is currently leading many technology efforts in our region. Here leadership is being recognized by the top leaders in the state.

    Prachi Khare, Student, Fox Valley Technical College

    She is a great role model for students. She has been at various WIT Events always willing to participate and meet professional women. She also participated in JJ Kellers Give Camp. She is an active member of the WITonCampus Professional Connection. Her willingness to learn from others and meet professionals from various companies is amazing.

    Impact Award recognizes WIT Members as Outstanding Community Volunteers. These members have volunteered over 40 hours.

    Impact Award Winners

    Amy Roffers, Client Systems Analyst, US Venture Inc.

    Erin Draheim, Sr. Software Developer, Skyline Technologies

    Kathi Bellotti, Sr. Information Security Analyst, US Venture Inc.

    Kim Iversen, Director, NEW IT Alliance

    Patricia Curry, Software Developer, Concurrency

    Rachel Rosenberg, Office Coordinator, Pieper Electric Inc.

    Vicki Leinbach, Chief Information Officer, Ariens Company


  • Tuesday, August 01, 2017 7:01 PM | Anonymous

    Women in Technology Wisconsin (WIT) has announced their Board of Directors for their 2017-2018 season. The non-profit organization, founded in 2014, focuses on advancing women in technology careers. Their involvement reaches over 16 counties in Northeast Wisconsin and has impacted over 4500 students.

    Officers

    President – Michelle Schuler, Community Engagement Manager, Microsoft Corporation

    President Elect –  Adrienne Hartman, Director of E-Commerce & Inbound Sales, J. J. Keller & Associates

    Treasurer – Mary Genrich, Sr. Manager - Midrange Services, Kimberly Clark Corporation

    Secretary  – Diane Doersch, Chief Technology Officer, Green Bay Area Public School District

    Board Members

    Programs Chair  – Sara Bernard,  Lead IT Business Analyst, Oshkosh Corporation

    Marketing Chair – Danica Killam, Manager Application Services, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company

    Membership Chair – Jes Borland, SQL Server Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

    WIT@Work Chair – Briana Rygg, Director IT, Ascension Information Services

    WITonCampus Chair – Monika Heninger, Continuous Automation Tools Engineer, Thrivent Financial

    WIT4Girls Chair – Kim Iversen, Director, NEW IT Alliance

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