Sam Scinta, CEO, La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce

Sam Scinta is the CEO of the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce. He has been a Lecturer in the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Lecturer in servant leadership and political science at Viterbo University. He is the creator, in partnership with Viterbo's Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership, of Rebuilding American Civics, a program providing civics education and a space for civil discourse for community members, and Civics and Cinema, in partnership with the Rivoli Theater. For over 25 years, he served as president and publisher for an independent book publisher and was the founder of a nonprofit focusing on critical thinking and civil discourse within regional high schools. He received his JD from the University of Denver and has served on several boards in the Western Wisconsin region, including Leader Ethics and the Reinhart Institute.

Martha Boehm '23, Author & Marketing and Communications Leader

Martha Boehm is the author of the book, Just Keep Growing: 25 Servant Leadership Lessons and a producer/videographer of the upcoming documentary, Come Here, Brother Wolf: A Veterans Pilgrimage. She began her career as an award-winning journalist and later shifted to communications and marketing in addition to leadership development. She is also an adjunct instructor, currently specializing in professional communication. She received a Servant Leader Award from Viterbo University, where she earned a Master of Arts in Servant Leadership. She also earned a Master of Arts in Media Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

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