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Mike Boehm has been with Family and
Children’s Center for over 15 years and has served in many capacities,
most recently as the Chief Program Officer for the past 4 years and is
the President/CEO of the organization as of January 1, 2012. The
Family and Children’s Center is a regional private not-for-profit
human services agency providing a continuum of community services for
children, adults, and families throughout Western Wis. and Southeastern
Minn. Mike is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and earned his Master’s degree from Winona State University. |
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David Foran is the recently retired Executive Director of Academics for the Kaplan University School of Professional and Continuing Education. Prior to holding that position, Dave was involved in the development and deployment of online education for Kaplan Financial Education. Mr. Foran's tenure with Kaplan Professional Education and the School of Professional and Continuing Education included management of resource allocation and project implementation for 16 product lines. Prior to coming to Kaplan Dave was involved in the management of both regional and national securities broker-dealers. He held positions including CEO, COO and Chief Compliance Officer. His reporting responsibilities included Boards of Directors ranging from those running small regional companies to those of a Fortune 500 company.
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Cheryl Gill brings varied and extensive experience to her work both as an attorney specializing in civil litigation at Johns, Flaherty & Collins and as a community volunteer. In addition to practicing law for the last fifteen years, Cheryl is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, Missouri State Bar, Kansas State Bar, Bar Association of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Bar Association, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and the La Crosse County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the District of Kansas and the Western District of Wisconsin. Cheryl has been involved in several professional, civic and community organizations. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Youth Symphony and the CNMI Bar Association and as the attorney coach for the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse mock trial team. Additionally, she served as treasurer of the Coulee Catholic Schools Home and School Association
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Melanie Lockwood Herman serves as Executive
Director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center and has held management
positions in nonprofit organizations throughout her 25-year career. She
has authored and co-authored more than 15 books covering a wide spectrum of risk management issues. In August 2011 Melanie was named to the 14th annual NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50, a list of “the 50 most influential executives in the sector for the previous 12 months”. Melanie
earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Affairs from the American
University (Washington, DC) and a Juris Doctor from George Mason
University (Arlington, VA). In addition to her professional work,
Melanie is an active volunteer in both professional organizations and
community-serving nonprofits and was recently appointed to the
Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB).
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Peter Hughes is the Regional Vice President
for Business Development and Marketing for the Mayo Clinic Health
System/Franciscan Healthcare’s Southwest Wisconsin region (includes
southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin). His
responsibilities include Business Development and Planning, Marketing
and Communications, Graphic Design and Printing, External Affairs
(Government and Community Relations), Market Research, and Analytics. He
has served on numerous community boards as a volunteer, most recently
as a member of the Board for the Chicago Metropolitan Council, Boy
Scouts of America and the Moraine Valley Community College Foundation
Board of Directors. Peter’s academic
background includes a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of
Evansville, an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati and
is a graduate of The Ohio State University Executive Management Program
for Healthcare Executives. He has also completed
coursework for a doctorate in Sociology (ABD) and master’s of Community
Planning (MCP) at the University of Cincinnati.
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Dennis Johnson is a Vice President with
Forward Community Investments. Dennis brings more than 20 years’
experience in management to the firm. Dennis is a professional coach to many non-profit executives, board leaders and management staff. Active
in community service, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Out
Professional and Executive Network and is a past board member of the New
Harvest Foundation and Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools. Dennis
holds an MBA in Leadership from the University of Nebraska’s Gallup
Leadership Institute. He received a BA in Sociology with an emphasis in
Organizational Behavior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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Rick Kyte is Director of the D. B. Reinhart
Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Professor of Philosophy at
Viterbo University where he teaches a variety of ethics courses dealing
with issues in business, health care, law, politics, and the
environment. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University in 1994. Before
coming to Viterbo in 2000, he taught at several colleges and
universities including Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. Rick writes a regular column for the La Crosse Tribune titled “The Ethical Life.” He is currently working on a new ethics textbook for Anselm Academic press.
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Heather Kujak-Coon has managed IT projects for 10 years
in various industries, including software, government and healthcare. She is a past president of the La Crosse
Project Management Institute (PMI) chapter, a certified Project Management
Professional (PMP) and a Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE). Heather also holds Bachelor's degrees in
Psychology and Computer Science, a Master's degree in Software Engineering, and
is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Viterbo University. |
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Anita Wood is an assistant professor in the Dahl School of Business at Viterbo University. Prior
to joining Viterbo, Anita had nearly two decades of experience working
in the global corporate world, including systems analysis and design,
project management, and business analysis. She has experience in various
industries (IT, software development, manufacturing, and advertising)
in public and private sectors. Anita is a charter member of the La
Crosse chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI, www.pmi.org),
a global non-profit organization dedicated to the project management
profession. She served on the board of the La Crosse chapter for five
years, including as president and director of events. In addition, Anita
is product management certified by Pragmatic Marketing (www.pragmaticmarketing.com). |