A. THE YEARLY KICKOFF MEETING (speakers below) will be a little longer than the
rest of the monthly web meetings to pack in multiple speakers and again will
also be recorded for viewing at your convenience.
Date: 6/6/2022 at 9 am until 2:30 pm (also recorded for watching
later). Speakers/agenda:
9:00 am - Arrival, Check-in, Welcome.
9:20 am - Opening Introduction.
by Marianne Huskey, Chief Operations Officer: Valley Building Systems, Emcee,
Milwaukee Women Leaders.
9:30 am - Keynote: Finding Your Purpose.
by Nicki Vo, Director at Rustoleum.
10:00 am - Keynote: Silencing Self Doubt and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome.
by Brooke Van Asten, Director at Acuity.
10:30 am - Break.
10:45 am - Panel: Achieving Optimal Work/Life Balance.
by Laura Scherer, Director at GE Healthcare (Milwaukee), Susan Hjelsand,
Director at National Kidney Foundation (Milwaukee), Patricia Smigla, Vice
President at U.S. Bnk (Milwaukee), Addie Gerritts, Vice President at Continuus
Technologies, and Sitara Unni, Senior Director at GE Healthcare.
11:30am – Keynote – Emotional Intelligence
By Melissa Henning, Senior Talent Management at Rev Group
12:00 pm - Lunch.
1:00 pm - Keynote: Driving Culture and Strategy.
by Amy Schubert, Vice President at BMO Welth Management.
1:30 pm - Keynote: Leadership in a Male Dominated Workplace.
by Marianne Huskey, Chief Operations Officer at Valley Building Systems.
2:15 pm - Closing remarks.
by Marianne Huskey, Chief Operations Officer: Valley Building Systems, Emcee,
Milwaukee Women Leaders.
2:30 pm - Event closure.
B. FUTURE MONTHLY WEB DATES.
Please mark these future monthly web dates from 2-3 pm for an hour each (again
all recorded for you to watch at your convenience as well):
- 6/6/2022. Jul.11, Aug.8, Sep.12, Oct.10, Nov.14, Dec.12, 2022.
2023: Jan 9, Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug 7, Sep 11,
Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11.
(featuring top women leaders from Southwest Airlines, Symantec, Vanderbilt,
Cox, Microsoft, and many more).
C. ONLINE RESOURCES.
You will find past meetings recorded (also completion certificates if you track
your development hours), upcoming dates, key articles, book summaries,
mentoring resources and more by logging in and your registration includes a
full year's access.
Wisconsin Author Review
A peer sharing site of all things Wisconsin
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Wisconsin Women Leaders Conference June 6
Monday, May 16, 2022
Write Now literary tour and giveaway with Chanelle Coleman



Tony instantly began screaming and yelling. I continued to bite down harder. I continued biting and grinding my teeth until I couldn’t bite anymore. I let go. He fell back onto the bed. I jumped up out of the bed, my heart was pounding, terrified I opened the door, and I was met with darkness. Hurriedly I ran out past the dining room, through the hallway to the kitchen. Panicked, I reached the back door. I began pulling on the door, but it was locked. Fear seized me as I began fumbling with the knob trying to unlock the door. The latch finally twisted up and I raced up the back-hallway stairs. At last, there was light. I ran as fast as I could through the open kitchen door. The light continued to welcome me as I forged ahead running through the hallway past the bathroom and my aunt’s and grandparent’s bedrooms, the dining-room and into the living room to the couch where my grandmother was sitting. I distinctly remember her shocked expression as I pounded towards her as she sat there speechless, on the couch holding my baby brother. I felt relieved and a sense of security momentarily came over me until my grandmother spoke. She stared at me, with her mouth opened in shock. She screamed, “Chanelle, you’re naked! Where are your clothes?” Momentarily, I had forgotten that I was naked, but the awful realization of my nakedness began to cover me like a garment. It was the evidence of my pain, humiliation, and fear. I stood there breathlessly as I gasped, painting for air, naked and ashamed, I told her my story.
Enter the giveaway
10 E-books and One paperback
Tour organized by Write Now Literary Book Tours
Friday, April 15, 2022
Seeking Truth with Elgin Husbeck
About the Book:
My Review:
I appreciate the examples from
science and history about how theories of elements, disease, and energy have
evolved as the methods of testing improved; how the Lincoln-Douglass debates of
the mid-nineteenth century US show that complexities of context shape public
opinion, echoing down through the generations.
Moving beyond bickering can only happen when people are willing. “Reason does not work on those who embrace irrationality,” Hushbeck points out. “For some, truth is just a power structure, a tool for oppressors to use on the oppressed.”
Offering plenty of advice for defining and refining disagreements and errors and avoiding repression and censorship, Seeking Truth is not an answer, but a process. Reaching a common goal is a commitment, a constant testing of theory and practice, and keeping communication open. “Hopefully, if a side consistently loses because of bad arguments, they will seek to develop better ones. As a result, the level of discussion will improve.”
We are fallible, Hushbeck concludes, but learning better arguments “can only improve the process of seeking and bringing us all closer to the truth.”
Mr. Hushbeck's background includes academic studies in religion, history, and engineering, culminating with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, and Master's degrees in both Christian Apologetics and an MBA/Technology Management. As an engineer, he worked for several engineering and technology firms, including five years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. There he was part of a team developing a high accuracy GPS receiver. He was also part of the Voyager Flight Team for the encounter with the planet Neptune. His wife Hanna also has dual Master's degrees, one in Nursing with an emphasis in Informatics, and the other in Applied Computer Science. From 1999-2007 they owned their own company, which designed and developed databases and custom software applications for small businesses.
Mr. Hushbeck has taught at the University of Phoenix, and most recently for
Rassmussen College. He has taught, among other things, classes in Information
Technology, Computers Science, and Business. He also taught critical thinking
both to students and to other faculty. http://www.hushbeck.com
Friday, April 8, 2022
New YA Adventure from Amy Laundrie
YA Adventure, 262
pp
Buy
Ex-best friends Annie and Mirra are shipwrecked and must try to survive on a remote island near Nova Scotia inhabited only by wild horses—or that’s what the fourteen-year-old girls think at first. Then they discover warm embers and strange footprints.
About the Author
Amy Laundrie taught elementary school for over thirty years. She loved sharing her love of nature with her students and incubated chickens, quail, ducks, and geese with them in the spring. Her latest book, FOLLOW ME INTO THE WOODS, is a nature picture book and the first in a series. NOAH'S ARK PET CARE CLUB is a fun story about three kids who pet-sit. Amy’s also the author of WHINNY OF THE WILD HORSES, and the Kayla Montgomery mystery series for older readers. EYE OF TRUTH, THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, and WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING include suspense, light romance, and horses. Visit her at www.laundrie.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2022
The storied magazine returns as
an on-line periodical is open for submission.
In 2022 we will publish and email two editions, one on or about June 1, and the Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring contest winners and placers edition on or about September 1.
We invite writers who are members of any writing organization to submit. Please include a 2-sentence bio with each submission. Attach your Word doc or docx, or paste your submission in the body of your email. Please send material via email to submit@wiwrite.org before or by May 1, 2022 for publication in the June 1, 2022 edition. For the full guidelines, please see the website page. http://wiwrite.org/wwapress/creative-wisconsin-magazine
Creative Wisconsin
is about and for you.
What we are looking for:
Previously unpublished (posted once on a blog or your own website is not considered
previously published):
·
Poetry (up to about 25 lines, please; ask about
longer pieces)
·
Short fiction – up to 2,000 words
·
Book reviews – up to 500 words
·
Essays/Advice/How to/Filler anecdotes – up to
1,500 words
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Interviews – up to 1,500 words
·
Artwork/photography (must be able to submit hi
res work) Art to feature for the covers are most welcome.
·
News of your publication or contest wins or
interviews or intriguing blogs
Submissions and questions to submit@wiwrite.org
If you don’t hear back, I
probably didn’t receive your message, so send again. Acceptances and further
instructions will be sent later.
Lisa Lickel, editor
Alternate email: lisalickel@yahoo.com
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Wisconsin Writers Connect event April 14 2022
Come out to hear Wisconsin authors read from their works during this special evening with renowned authors Matt Cashion and Jeff Snowbarger. We’ll also celebrate the winners of our student writing contest, Write on the Money.
Refreshments provided.
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Stevens Point Campus – CER 635
Student Awards
Matt Cashion
Jeff Snowbarger
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Leading with Clarity Connection and Courage by Cindy Warner
Leading with Clarity, Connection and Courage: The Secret to Whole Leadership
Nonfiction, Education leadership
July, 2020
108 pp.
Print $19.99
Buy from the author, Amazon
Cindy, what do you love about this book?
It is based on solid research, it is entertaining, and it provides information to help us lead more enriched, empowered, impactful lives.
Leadership needs to engage our thought, emotion and action. Most people have a bias towards using one of these. The best leaders balance all three. This book gives practical ways to use all of our intelligence and abilities to lead with more authenticity and effectiveness. It is written for leaders, but anyone benefits from the knowledge and wisdom this book offers.
The book inspired and empowered them to use more of their natural intelligence and gifts to be happier and more effective in everything they do.
I continue to bring more “Horse Wisdom” to leaders around the world. Perhaps a second book in the future!
Check out my Horse Wisdom Blog, and my posts on Facebook and LinkedIn for up-to-the-minute ideas and inspiration!