Collective Impact Spring 2014 by Greater Green Bay Chamber

SPRING 2014

CRADLE TO CAREER

WORK-BASED LEARNING

TRAINING

CAREER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PATHWAYS

PIPELINE LEADERSHIP

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G R E E N B AY A R E A C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E

from the president

Workforce development. It’s a moniker we use more times than I can count in a given day. And yet if you met with the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce or visited our website even a few years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to see or hear that term much anywhere. Instead, what you’d find – and continue to find – are references to Partners in Education. And workforce development, by definition, is what Partners in Education was created to – and continues to – focus on. As you can imagine, there are as many definitions of workforce development as there are workers. To me, workforce development is a recipe that requires the right ingredients. It requires making a concerted effort to enhance a region’s economic stability by focusing on the people – with the right degrees or certificates or training, the right skill sets, the right interpersonal skills, etc. – as well as the businesses that will ultimately employ them. You can’t have well-prepared people without the jobs; conversely, you can’t have an amazing array of job opportunities without the skilled people to fill them. It is not a stand-alone effort; it’s intertwined with economic development as well as community development, all of which are pillars of emphasis for the Chamber. Talent development, business development and community development are like sugar, flour and salt in a recipe; before long, they are indistinguishable from each other, but each plays a significant and important role in the final product. Workforce development is largely – although not exclusively – the providence of the Chamber’s Partners in Education program. This 22-year-old program brings together representatives from participating Partners in Education school districts, post-secondary institutions and businesses. Collectively, we have candid discussions about what today’s students need to become successful employees and community members tomorrow. We look at a holistic picture; businesses and educators cannot live in separate microcosms. Both need to have seats at the same table to share perspectives to create a balanced approach to workforce development that represents the interests of everyone at the table. The right ingredients, in the right amounts, can create the collective impact I keep talking about and produce a strong return on investment. Partners in Education includes the Golden Apple Awards, now in its 21st year and occurring later this month. But it’s also yearlong programming that includes career exploration, youth leadership development, workbased learning, scholarship and grant opportunities, fundraising that benefits Parent Networks in Partners in Education schools and much more. We continue to facilitate discussions between business and education on how education can pave the way for workforce development while, simultaneously, businesses create an environment of strong economic development. I hope you enjoy the feature stories in this issue highlighting not only the Achieve Brown County initiative, but also our Partners in Education program and numerous school partners’ efforts to prepare today’s students as tomorrow’s workforce.

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Contents. SPRING 2014 | ISSUE #5

workforce features... PRESIDENT Laurie Radke EDITOR Lori Kaye Lodes GRAPHIC DESIGNER Dana Jacobson Collective Impact is published quarterly by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, 300 N. Broadway, Ste. 3A, Green Bay WI 54305. Collective Impact is supported by advertising revenue from member companies of the Green Bay Area Chamber of commerce. For information about the advertising rates and deadlines, contact sales at 920.593.3404. Collective Impact (USPS 10-206) is published quarterly for $18 a year by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, 300 N. Broadway, Ste. 3A, Green Bay WI 54305. Periodicals postage paid at Green Bay, WI. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Collective Impact, 300 N. Broadway, Ste. 3A, Green Bay WI 54305. PH: 920.593.3423.

08 ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY 18 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN 21 WISCONSIN FAST FORWARD 22 FOCUS ON OUR SCHOOLS 35 GREEN BAY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS

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57 Austin Straubel International Airpor t 52 Keller 3 8 First Merit Bank

02 LIBRARY RESOURCES 04 EMERGING TRENDS 38 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

43 Valley Insurance Associates Inc.

40 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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57 American Transmission Company 53 Robinson Heating and Cooling

46 MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Cooperative 4 0 The Aquatic Center at CP 43 Element 3 9 Green Bay Blizzard 49 Ryan Photography 5 6 Prevea360 47 Express Employment Professionals 33 Ray & Joan KROC Corps Community Center 42 First Business BACK COVE R Cellcom

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07 Common Ground Healthcare

library resources WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PICKS SUBMITTED BY JEANETTE JACQMIN

THE 2020 WORKPLACE: HOW INNOVATIVE COMPANIES ATTRACT, DEVELOP, AND KEEP TOMORROW’S EMPLOYEES TODAY by Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd; New York: Harper Business; 2010 658.301 MEISTER Also Overdrive downloadable audio

MANAGERS AS MENTORS: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR LEARNING by Chip R. Bell; 2nd ed., completely rev. and expanded; North Kingstown, R.I.: AudioGO; 2013 [Electronic resource] Overdrive downloadable audio

SERVICE FAILURE: THE REAL REASONS EMPLOYEES STRUGGLE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT by Jeff Toister and Joe Geoffrey, Recorded Books LLC. Gildan Media Corporation. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books; [2012] 2013 658.82 TOISTER CD-UNABRIDGED

By 2020 there will be five generations in the workplace, each bringing its own values, beliefs, social skills and social media skills to the workplace.

This is a book about leaders creating leaders. In this new edition, Bell, a consultant, trainer and speaker to many major organizations, places increased emphasis on the mentor acting as learning catalyst with coaching the protégé in self-learning, rather than simply handing down knowledge. New chapters cover such topics as the role of mentoring in spurring innovation, and how to mentor a diverse and dispersed workforce accustomed to interacting digitally.

How might your worst employee turn out to be your best? Ask Jeff Toister, a customer service expert with more than 20 years of experience, serving customers at the highest level and helping his clients improve customer satisfaction, sales and efficiency. Toister believes poor customer service is created by bad systems, procedures and processes. Compounding this problem, each customer enters the customer service transaction with his own individualized expectations of what is and is not good customer service. Thus Toister believes that creating a clear objective before taking action is critically important to an organization’s customer service success.

Fifty percent of that workforce will be the millennials, born between 1977 and 1997, 88 million in their 20s and early 30s. Variously referred to as digital natives, Generation Y, or the Net or Google generation, they are described as ambitious, demanding, hperconnected and firm in their belief that they can change the world — the most socially conscious generation since the 1960s, and they have been living online from a very young age.The authors provide both practical and inspired advice on how to recruit and retain people from this group as employees. Meister and Willyerd also give an excellent detailed description and analysis of the multiple generations who will be at work in 2020 and how their differing experiences and expectations will impact the employeremployee relationship.

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Bell provides advice on everything from assessing your mentoring talents, to developing rapport, calming an anxious protégé and more. There is advice for the protégé as well. Thoroughly revised throughout with 12 new chapters, this new edition includes interviews with six top U.S. CEOs. Also new to this edition is the Mentor’s Toolkit, six resources to help in developing the mentor-protégé relationship.

Service Failure will definitely aid a customer service manager in identifying the problems an organization has with its customer service and will help in creating a company culture based on a clear-cut plan to delight customers and achieve outstanding customer service.

WWW. 4 WORKFORCE WEBSITE AND MAGAZINE HTTP://WWW.WORKFORCE.COM/ Workforce is a multimedia publication that covers the intersection of people management and business strategy. The website offers tools, best practices, blogs, videos, discussion forums on specific issues and events. Each magazine issue contains a cover story, feature articles, columns, articles on trends and benefits, and special reports. “Our community of senior-level human resources executives and C-level officers are the key decision-makers on talent management matters in the 2,500 largest corporations in America. They read us for our editorial focus and relevance to help them improve their

business — and their bottom line — through effective management of the workforce. While employees and executives often bemoan the bureaucratic nature of HR processes, companies increasingly realize they need to be smarter about the ways they attract, retain and train their workforce.”

Stepping up

to recognize small business in Wisconsin

Your business succeeds when you take care of your people. We succeed when we take care of you. UnitedHealthcare provides a broad portfolio of health care plans developed with the needs of small business in mind. And our plans include services and extras to help small businesses and their employees make the most of their time and money.

uhc.com/stepup ©2014 United HealthCare Services, Inc. Insurance coverage provided by or through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or its affiliates. Administrative services provided by United HealthCare Services, Inc. or their affiliates. Health Plan coverage provided by or through UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. UHCWI684860-000 SPRING 14

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emerging trends

FIND THE NEWS APP THAT FITS YOUR READING STYLE Staying up-to-date on the latest news across the Internet does not have to mean visiting all of your favorite news sites or downloading multiple apps. There are a wide variety of news applications available that efficiently aggregate news and appeal to various reading styles. Flipboard helps you discover news. It is broken down by topic and brings world and social news together in a magazine format.You can select topics to follow, add your social networks and search for people, hashtags or your favorite sites to read articles curated from across the web. Articles can be saved for later or added to your own magazine. Your magazines, or collections of articles, can then be shared with friends and managed from the web. Circa News aims to be the most efficient way to keep up on headlines.The app employs a team of journalists who condense news stories to the basic facts so they are optimized for the small screen of the smartphone. You can follow news stories that you want to know more about and get push notifications when new information

is available. It also provides links for more information if you want to get a more in-depth look of the story. For fans of RSS readers, Feedly is a great solution to deliver all your favorite news to one place. You can set up feeds for your favorite blogs, news sites, YouTube shows, podcasts, Craigslist categories, Hulu shows,and more. All of the updates are transformed into cards for fast loading and easy browsing.

* Chris Lukes, sales manager, Cellcom, 920.619.8800, chris.lukes@cellcom.com

There are also a number of “read it later” apps, like Pocket, that help you manage news that you find when you’re browsing the web that you can’t read right away.Whenever you come across an interesting article, video or website you want to check out later, you “put it in your Pocket.” Once something is added to the app, it automatically syncs across your phone, tablet and computer so you can view it anytime on any device, without an Internet connection.

TECHNOLOGY BRINGS NEW LIFE Many companies invest in technology to enhance individual employee efficiency. But extending that investment into meeting rooms can have even more impact on productivity. * Ethan Becker, engineering manager at CEC (Communications Engineering Company), ebecker@cecinfo.com

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Meetings do serve a purpose for brainstorming, problem-solving and decision-making. But a University of Minnesota study shows that executives spend up to 50 percent of working hours in meetings (and half of that time is unproductive). You can’t stop having meetings, but you can invest in technology to improve their productivity, communication, connectivity and

efficiency. The right technology facilitates useful meetings instead of difficulties with getting the meeting started. (The average employee wastes almost three days each year due to meeting room technology problems.) The newest meeting room tools can turn your space into a highly productive, highly collaborative environment that is energy efficient, intuitive and allows remote troubleshooting. • Room controls easily manage audio,

BAD HAIR DAY:

HOW TO CATCH MORE DRUG USERS BEFORE THEY JOIN YOUR COMPANY Every business is as unique as the people who power it. Which means every business has its own distinct way of deciding how to bring new members on to its team. Schneider, one of the largest employers in Brown County, certainly recognizes this; we carefully screen thousands of prospective associates every year. As we search for new associates to fill roles across the country, we take extra steps to ensure they are a good cultural fit for Schneider. We believe there is one particular hiring practice that every employer in a safety-sensitive vocation should embrace: adding hair testing to drug-screen procedures.

* Don Osterberg, senior vice president of safety, security and driver training, Schneider, 920.592.2000

If you think urine testing is a surefire way to identify applicants who use (and likely abuse) illegal substances, think again. While urine tests can only detect most drugs 24–48 hours after consumption, the window of detection goes back several months when testing hair. And unlike urine testing, it’s extremely difficult to tamper with the validity of hair tests. Additionally, hair samples are easier and less invasive to collect than urine.

For those who question the accuracy of urine versus hair testing, the proof is in the numbers: Between the date of Schneider’s first hair test in 2008 to today, approximately 182 prospective driver employees failed the urine test. Shockingly though, about 2,066 had drugpositive hair tests. The good news: Hair testing kept 1,884 drivers out of Schneider’s fleet. The bad news: These drivers likely joined a carrier who only tested urine and are on the road.

While your team members are probably not on the road as much as a professional truck driver, they are likely getting to and from work via the same roads that our families travel, putting all of us at risk. An illegal substance abuser isn’t someone you want on your team, whether it’s behind a wheel or behind a desk. Ideally, employers should have the option to use hair testing in their employment screenings in lieu of less effective urine testing. Urine testing plays a valuable role in identifying recent drug use through the presence of drug metabolites; therefore,

it’s desirable when determining whether drug use caused a crash or incident, whereas a drug’s metabolite isn’t detectable in hair until it grows past the scalp. Hair testing, on the other hand, is the method of choice for preemployment and random testing — times when it’s crucial to identify chronic abusers. The case for adding hair testing to your organization’s hiring checklist is compelling. After all, the difference between a clean and healthy staff and one that puts your organization at great risk may very well be as fine as a strand of hair.

TO MEETINGS video, projection, lighting, screens, blinds and communication equipment. Touch systems save time and frustration by making it easy to complete a task (making calls, adding new participants, directing cameras during videoconferencing, etc.) with one swipe or press of an icon. For example, selecting the “watch movie” icon dims the lights, closes shades, turns on the display and DVD player, and presents play, pause and rewind icons. • Videoconferencing uses phone or data lines to transmit audio and video. Digital video cameras support USB interfaces and

zoom in on participants based on sound and motion. Videoconferencing can provide an environment that’s as realistic as having everyone together. This saves thousands in travel and hotel costs, improves productivity and collaboration with out-of-town clients and offices, and reduces carbon footprints. • Unified communication moves business conversations beyond the conference room. For instance, communication through instant message can be turned into a phone call if necessary by pressing one button. One more click turns it into a video call, or activates screen sharing. These systems also let users see who is available, and the best way to reach them. SPRING 14

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tech watch | * Al Pahl

Windows XP is fading into the sunset Windows XP runs on a quarter to a third of desktops worldwide. Published reports suggest perhaps 40 percent of those users have no immediate plans to replace XP when Microsoft officially stops supporting the 12-year-old operating system (OS) on April 8. Security will be the biggest problem. Bad guys will keep working on getting in, but good guys will no longer be bolstering XP’s defenses, although Microsoft announced last month it will continue providing anti-malware support through July 2015. XP’s popularity has prompted many other security vendors to pledge their continued support. But other than that, Microsoft will cease providing any patches or fixes. If you run XP Mode in Windows 7, you can certainly continue to. If you have a copy of XP you have not yet activated, you can even do that after April 8. Copies of XP will still work after that

date; there just won’t be any updates. The updates that already exist will still be available; they will not be taken down from the Microsoft website or from Windows Update. Factors contributing to some organizations keeping at least some XP machines around include:  Mission-critical legacy packages  Workforce disruption during the changeover  Expense One survey said 75 percent of those leaving XP have or will install Windows 7. Some decision-makers hope to ride XP until Windows 9 arrives. Rumors place that date somewhere between October 2014 and spring 2015.

GOOGLE OS A WORKHORSE OR FUN? Business is no longer the Microsoft monolith it was. Macintosh is smaller in education but bigger in business; Google’s Chrome OS is very popular in education and beginning to nose into corporate; while Google’s Android OS may be posed to make a major inroad into business. Some say that as long as an OS has a browser, a vast proportion of home users will be happy. Throw in a few apps and the happy numbers increase. But is that enough to make a successful OS at work? So far this calendar year, Lenovo, the Chinese venture that bought out IBM’s laptop business a few years back, released an Android-powered all-in-one living room multimedia PC. Hewlett-Packard released an Android box aimed at business. The case for both systems is that mobile is increasingly driving desktop computing; Android is familiar and has a thriving world of apps. HP sees its all-inone filling a need for inexpensive kiosks in the travel industry, including hotels. There is also code that allows it to handle non-Android

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apps, Citrix Receiver (a client which lets you access your applications, desktops and data from any device), and an Office viewer. One tech writer opined, “You can make an argument that Android is the next Windows. It’s an OS that’s everywhere, even if it has a few rough edges.The difference is that Android is coming to computing from a mobile-first perspective.Windows is also an OS that’s everywhere, and it has a few rough edges. As Android winds up in cars, robots, tablets, phones and PCs, it’ll increasingly show up in business.” It should be noted HP added a bevy of security features that will matter to business. Hooks into device management also won’t hurt. PC makers can better customize Android and will gravitate to that Google OS over the Chrome OS.

tech watch | * Al Pahl

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<you code> <i code> <we all code> Have you heard about the “Hour of Code” campaign? You can learn more at code.org, but here are the highlights: Code.org wants to change the general U.S. attitude of coding.The organization suggests two main ideas: Everybody should know a little about it (if not about coding specifically, then about computers), and more kids should consider computer science as a career. Toward both ends, it has a web-based campaign to get students to invest an hour learning about coding. According to its website on Feb. 20, more than 26 million students had taken it up on that challenge, writing more than 974 million lines of code. Apple and Microsoft offered “Hour of Code” tutorials at their retail outlets. We also saw computer science-based materials on the home pages of Google, YouTube, Disney and others.

SCHOOLS FALLING SHORT ON COMPUTER SCIENCE

With technology so intertwined with our lives today, it would seem that the more we know about computers the better. On the other hand, the industry (nationwide, not just in the Silicon Valley) needs present and future employees. Did you know only 10 percent of schools nationwide teach computer science and that just 67 schools do in Wisconsin, according to code.org? Many existing computer science courses are electives, which reduces students’ incentive to pursue the subject as part of a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career. Girls and women are underrepresented in STEM in general and computers in particular. There is even the opinion that computer science rivals the importance of foreign-language education. Kentucky is considering legislation that would allow computer programming to count as a high-school foreign-language credit. Other states may follow.

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ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY

chieve Brown County (ABC) is a unique group of community leaders representing the education, business, faith, nonprofit, philanthropic and civic sectors, along with input from the community-at-large, who are committed to creating a world-class system to further enhance the success of all children and youth from birth through becoming a contributing member of our greater community.

A cradle to career initiative

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— Tim Weyenberg, chair of the Leadership Council of Achieve Brown County

The ABC initiative pulls together the resources, people and organizations that already exist in the community and focuses them on collaboration, according to Tim Weyenberg, chairman, Foth, and chair of the Leadership Council of Achieve Brown County. “If you look at the hundreds of services you have in the Brown County area that serve the population from cradle to career, they each have their own board of directors and their own mission. There is a lot of work being done in the community, but if you can sit everyone down at the table together and say, ‘How can you take what you are doing and help make the community better,’ we can try to connect the silos around a common goal,” says Weyenberg. Weyenberg reveals the idea to create a cradle to career initiative was the result of several events and organizations coming together at the same time — along with results from the 2011 LIFE study and discussions from the Brown County 20/20 Summit. Leaders from various sectors within Brown County wanted to create a system that would further enhance the success of children from birth to career. Key community leaders reviewed similar initiatives and explored successful efforts in other communities around the U.S. Weyenberg adds,“They took the best practices and advice to develop the framework of Brown County’s cradle to career initiative.”

The idea to pull the community together rather than create a new entity came from StriveTogether, a Cincinnati-based organization that connects, supports and facilitates a growing network of communities committed to building the civic infrastructure to support children from cradle to career. Weyenberg explains there are 90-some communities across the U.S. learning the same way Brown County is, by emulating their success. “The core principle upon which this effor t is based is one of collaborative action by the many and diverse stakeholders to deliver positive collective impact toward achieving the vision of a collaborative, thriving, inclusive Brown County community,” says Weyenberg. To ensure it was heading in the right direction, Brown County hired StriveTogether as a consultant. Weyenberg shares one of the organization’s first recommendations was to decide on a name quickly. Several teams met, but the first attempt to come up with a name was not well-received by the larger community. Many participants agreed the word “achieve” was important to include — add “Brown County” and you have Achieve Brown County, with the initials ABC. “ABC fit. It resonated with the group and represented the youth we hope to impact,” adds Weyenberg.

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ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK AND ACHIEVE BROWN SETTING PRIORITIES FOR ABC COUNTY — A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

n Sept. 16, 2013, 150 community leaders gathered to help launch Achieve Brown County (ABC), an initiative with a mission to create a coordinated, accountable and connected community that prepares all children and youth to become engaged, successful adults.

ABC consists of three community engagement partners — the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Brown County United Way and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation. These organizations helped develop the framework for the community initiative. They realized the value of a communitywide, educational-focused initiative and sought other partners to establish ABC. Brown County United Way has established many programs designed to help children be successful and welcomed the opportunity to be vested in ABC. Adam Hardy, a representative at the Brown County United Way, brought his skill for analyzing data and led ABC’s outcomes team. David Pamperin, president and CEO of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, was actively involved in building the structure of ABC. He’s now shifted his focus to funding for the initiative.

The engagement team works with ABC’s Community Leadership Council (CLC), the governing body of Achieve Brown County, which is made up of 25 representatives from various sectors. A backbone team will be formed to support the needs of ABC. Outcomes teams do the work, serving the various age ranges. Communication will flow from the outcomes teams up to an outcomes collaborative steering committee. Discussions will be had between the CLC and the outcomes collaborative steering committee to ensure the initiative is making progress toward its goals. The two groups will thoughtfully and methodically decide the next strategy to pursue. “Our vision is for Brown County to be inclusive, thriving and vibrant,” says Weyenberg. “The trouble is, where do we start. The magnitude of what we can do is huge, but one of the fundamental principles of ABC is to use an evidence-based decision-making process.”

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY PREPARES TO MAKE AN IMPACT

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PICTURED ABOVE: LAURIE RADKE (TOP), DAVID PAMPERIN (BOTTOM) PICTURED RIGHT: DR. GREGORY MAASS (TOP), ADAM HARDY (BOTTOM)

chieve Brown County (ABC) has the opportunity to make an impression on the entire community. Dr. Gregory Maass, president and CEO of the Brown County United Way, believes the area’s youth and businesses will feel the greatest impact from ABC.

“Individually, every person is going to have the opportunity to reach their full potential. A young student, a high school student or someone post-high school looking for a career … each of these individuals now has an opportunity, thanks to this holistic community approach, to be more successful,” says Maass.

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY PREPARES TO MOVE FORWARD

s Achieve Brown County (ABC) puts its team and strategy in place, it prepares to move forward.

Dr. Gregory Maass, president and CEO of the Brown County United Way, reveals the Community Leadership Council (CLC) plans to meet regularly. “We were charged with putting together the structure to get things going,” he says. “The constitution and operating principles of the Community Leadership Council are in final form so the first time this group of community leaders will come together, we’ll review those and discuss the operating standards we are going to work by.”

INTRODUCING... Following that meeting, the CLC will then concentrate on the outcomes team. “We’ll star t

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY asking individuals and volunteers to be par t of each of those outcomes teams that are yet to be identified,” adds Maass.

Tim Weyenberg, chairman, Foth, and chair of the Leadership Council of Achieve Brown County, says, “Our approach right now is to slowly continue to inform and engage people that have been involved. It’s like this train is moving through the city and people are slowly jumping on it, realizing it’s a good place to be.”

— A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

Weyenberg explains the vision and mission of ABC can’t be accomplished overnight. This community engagement model is going to require systemic change. He adds, “I think if we are going to really move the needle on some of these indicators, it is going to take people working strongly together over a period of time.”

“It isn’t often you have a room full of community leaders focused on a common goal.” He explains that when community resources are brought to the schools and the schools reach out into the community, everyone is on the same page. Maass adds, “I think from an educational outcome standpoint, it is going to be at a higher level, and students are going to have more options in Brown County.”

an increased number of young people prepared to enter the workforce. Maass says, “I believe there is going to be a higher quality workforce because again when everyone is working together on the same benchmark — and we are doing this over a period of 12 to 14 years — it’s going to make a difference.”

Finally, from a workforce development perspective, Adam Hardy, United Way, believes businesses will benefit from

Weyenberg explains one of ABC’s most significant benefits is its power to get people talking.

“It isn’t often you have a room full of community leaders focused on a common goal. I think there are going to be intangible benefits achieved by getting people talking together who normally wouldn’t,” says Weyenberg. He explains a measurable benefit of ABC is retaining more people in the community, as well as being contributing members to the community.

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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL GUIDES ABC

he Community Leadership Council (CLC) is the governing body of Achieve Brown County (ABC).

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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL BOARD ROSTER NANCY ARMBRUST community expert JOHN BENBERG director Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay

GREG MAASS president and CEO Brown County United Way DAVID PAMPERIN CEO Greater Green Bay Community Foundation

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY Members of this group, which includes individuals from businesses, educational institutions, healthcare, and philanthropic, nonprofit and civic organizations, are responsible for adopting the vision, mission and goals of the ABC partnership.The CLC also sets the strategy for this cradle to career community initiative.

CHUCK CLONINGER CEO Wisconsin Public Service

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vice president and general counsel — A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE. STEVE HARTY Green Bay Packers

Tim Weyenberg, chairman, Foth, and chair of the Leadership Council of Achieve Brown County, explains ABC needs support while it’s in development. As a result, the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Brown County United Way temporarily formed CLC’s backbone team. “The backbone team will ultimately include an executive director, a data manager, a facilitator and support staff, and it will grow as we need it. But right now, these resources are accounted for by staff at the Chamber and United Way,” says Weyenberg. The CLC consists of up to 25 voting members from partner organizations or the community at large. Members of the CLC are appointed for a three-year term by vote of the CLC. The organizing structures team selected community leaders from various segments of the community. Weyenberg reveals going forward the overall selection and election process will attempt to create a membership representative of Brown County in terms of diversity. CLC members are responsible for setting the overall plan and advocacy of ABC, approving the annual operating budget for the backbone team, providing resources for the staff and programs of the backbone team, selecting membership for an executive team and approving or amending the operating principles as necessary.

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director YMCA, Greater Green Bay TOM HEDGE vice president - technologies Schreiber Foods DENIS HOGAN market president Associated Bank MARK KAISER owner and CEO Lindquist Machine Company GEORGE KERWIN president and CEO Bellin Health TONY KLAUBAUF superintendent Denmark Public School District TOM KUNKEL president St. Norbert College DAMIAN LACROIX superintendent Howard Suamico Public School District MICHELLE LANGENFELD superintendent Green Bay Area Public School District

FATHER DANE RADECKI superintendent GRACE System LAURIE RADKE CEO Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce JEFF RAFN president Northeast Wisconsin Technical College DR. ASHOK RAI CEO Prevea Health Services JEN VAN DEN ELZEN director Live54218 SUE VINCENT director Encompass Early Childhood

TIM WEYENBERG executive chairman Foth DON WHITE division director, governmental svcs Oneida Tribe of Indians of WI TOD ZACHARIAS vice president Humana Inc.

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY GETS THE SPOTLIGHT AT CHICAGO CONFERENCE

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ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY — A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

chieve Brown County is getting noticed nationally.

On March 24-25, StriveTogether, a Cincinnatibased organization that connects, supports and facilitates a growing network of communities committed to building the civic infrastructure to support children from cradle to career, hosted a conference in Chicago titled “Exploring Communities Convening.” This conference targets communities in the early stages of building their own cradle to career partnership. StriveTogether asked members of the Achieve Brown County (ABC) initiative to present on two topics at the conference. “Both the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and the Brown County United Way were asked to present at the Chicago conference because Brown County has done so much to hit the ground running and to bring collaborative par tners together,” says Laurie Radke, president of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Radke and Adam Hardy from Brown County United Way represented the community. “This was an honor and an exciting opportunity for us to meet with other communities that are really just starting on their journey and considering collective impact and civic infrastructure,” adds Hardy.

Hardy explains there are many established civic infrastructures across the U.S. — Brown County’s is rather new — but StriveTogether, having worked with the community, saw merit in ABC’s approach. “We have a unique partnership with the Chamber and United Way, and we have extremely important support coming from the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation. We also have had great support from the community across the board as to what the vision for ABC can be if implemented properly,” says Hardy. Radke and Hardy discussed ABC’s accountability structure as well as the strategy for setting up the initiative’s backbone and anchor teams.

“We are happy to serve as mentors for others who aren’t as far along in building partnerships within their community, and to share how we went about successfully doing that,” says Radke.

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“Why is the Achieve Brown County (ABC) initiative crucial to Brown County’s future?”

“Nationwide, employers are struggling to fill jobs due to the rapidly changing economy, an increase in retirements and INTRODUCING... the increased skills gap. In Brown County, we are experiencing similar issues, and this is why it is critical for Achieve

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY

Brown County (ABC) to be successful. If we are going to meet the demands of future commerce, we need to address this enormous problem by re-engaging young adults who are unprepared to enter the workforce. The community that closes the gap on the dropout rates and prepares young students for post-secondary education will be well-positioned to welcome employers to their respective communities and be able to compete on a global level. To be competitive in the future, our community needs to be recognized as a national leader for preparing our youth for the future. The ABC initiative will put Brown County back on the educational map.” — TROY STRECKENBACH, BROWN COUNTY EXECUTIVE

— A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

“ABC is essential to the economic well-being and quality of life in Brown County. It is increasingly evident that the workforce of today and tomorrow must be more highly skilled in order to allow local businesses to be globally competitive and for the employee to be able to maintain a family-supporting wage. Education begins from the moment of birth. Every day in a child’s and young adult’s development is an opportunity, indeed our imperative, to grow intellectually, socially and spiritually. ABC ensures that every person, every organization, every institution works together to achieve one goal: to allow every person in Brown County to fully realize his or her potential. Through our children and young adults, Brown County will be the place to be!” — DR. H. JEFFREY RAFN, PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

“The future of any community is only as strong as the preparation of its young people. The Achieve Brown County initiative is vital for many reasons. On the most personal level, we owe it to our children to provide them every opportunity to succeed, and that can only happen with a robust and comprehensive education. On a more selfish level, Northeast Wisconsin is relying on those same young people to keep our home region productive and economically robust. We are fortunate because we have such a great educational and civic foundation to build on. But that means we have no real excuses to fail.” — THOMAS KUNKEL, PRESIDENT, ST. NORBERT COLLEGE

“A strong and prosperous Brown County requires a vibrant and growing business community. Businesses require a steady supply of workers with the education, skills and training to enable those businesses to grow and become successful. The ABC ‘cradle to career’ initiative will help ensure a sustainable and high-quality workforce through its focus on all children and youth succeeding in school and attaining some level of post-secondary and/or career training to prepare them for a successful work life and career.” — TOD ZACHARIAS,VICE PRESIDENT, HUMANA

“Achieve Brown County is an exciting initiative as it is a true collaborative activity that will have a significant positive impact on the children in Brown County. These same children will be the leaders of our community tomorrow, and anything we can do to help better prepare these kids – all of these kids – is an initiative we should all support.” — GAIL MCNUTT, CEO, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES

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“While schools work tirelessly each day to educate all children for college, career and community, many children in Brown County experience significant challenges to educational attainment that extend far beyond the classroom. Schools simply can’t do it alone. By working collaboratively through the Achieve Brown County initiative, we can break down the barriers to educational attainment and ensure success for each and every child from cradle to career. Successful children then become successful adults who contribute to a world-class workforce, a thriving economy and a vibrant community. By investing in Achieve Brown County,our future will be very bright!” — DR.MICHELLE LANGENFELD, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND LEARNING, GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

“The future of a quality workforce begins with quality education. Achieve Brown County assures every child in the Green Bay area, no matter their background or economic status, will be able to partake in a continuum of education from cradle to career.” — MAYOR JIM SCHMITT

INTRODUCING... “Through the collaborative efforts of many, a successful Achieve Brown County initiative will

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY be transformational in helping to break the cycle of children living in poverty.” — STEVE HARTY, PRESIDENT/CEO, GREATER GREEN BAY YMCA

— A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

“The focus of ABC is to provide support to the youth of Brown County. The handful of communities that have undertaken this type of initiative have demonstrated RESULTS: success in school, success in community and success beginning a career. We all want our youth to do well. Dedicating ourselves to a Brown County community initiative of support and collaboration on behalf of young people … will result in a better future for us all.” — TOM HEDGE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT – TECHNOLOGIES, SCHREIBER FOODS

“The case statement or value equation for ABC is simple — right now what we are doing for our young people unilaterally or via small collaborations is not enough to help them overcome the challenges of poverty, culture/language differences, absence of home supports and negative environmental influence. So unless we change something, more will slip through the cracks.That just can’t happen if we want Brown County to continue being a great place to live, work and raise a family. This ABC effort is critical to our long-term quality of life here — period.” — JOHN BENBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREEN BAY

“When organizations work together in pursuit of common interests they can realize the power of collective impact. Achieve Brown County (ABC) is an exciting new initiative that holds the potential to make the Greater Green Bay area an even better place to learn, work and live. ABC is comprised of a unique group of community leaders representing the education, business, faith, nonprofit, philanthropic and civic sectors. This group of leaders is committed to creating a world-class system to further enhance the success of all children and youth from the ‘cradle to career.’ This process includes identifying priority strategies, facilitating resources and deploying evidence-based practices in support of student outcomes.” — DAMIAN LACROIX, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, HOWARD-SUAMICO SCHOOL DISTRICT

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BROWN COUNTY 20/20 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS

n February 2012, the Bay Area Community Council brought together 240 community leaders to take part in Brown County 20/20: Envisioning the Future, a two-day conference to address topics identified in a 2011 LIFE Study. This study was conducted to develop a clearer understanding of the overall quality of life in the Green Bay metro area and Brown County.

INTRODUCING... In the LIFE Study, leaders were asked to rate

Each of the groups came out with a series of visions for the community, explains Nan Nelson, secretary/treasurer for Bay Area Community Council. She adds, “The main product of the conference was what do these community leaders want our community to look like — and this area broadly stated as education — by the year 2020.”

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY their priorities for the future. Strengthening Brown County’s education system was one of their top three priorities, so education became one of the five topics discussed at the Brown County 20/20 Community Summit. Participants were provided with a copy of the LIFE Study prior to attending but were randomly assigned to discussion groups. “Only a smattering of the group came from education. Others were realtors, medical professionals, lawyers — there was a broadbase representation of the community,” says Dennis Rader, past president of Bay Area Community Council.

“One of the visionary outcomes of the 20/20 conference was the need for a cradle to career approach to education. This type of initiative would engage school, community, businesses and families to maximize student graduate rates and career readiness,” says Rader.

— A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE. Nelson reveals the group discovered education doesn’t just happen in school — it starts at the beginning of life and it’s lifelong. To reach the goals and visions of the group Brown County needed better processes, cooperation and interaction between all the facets that support education.

After the summit, community leaders began searching for models throughout the country that were doing this type of work well. Achieve Brown County has since been organized as the driver for Brown County’s cradle to career effort.

BACC EDUCATION COMMITTEE DISSOLVES WITH NEW INITIATIVE

he Bay Area Community Council (BACC) was created in 1990 as a result of a community leadership forum. For nearly 25 years, the BACC has focused on big-picture, strategic issues that are important to Brown County’s quality of life. Issues related to education, diversity, localism and sustainability were at the center of its efforts.

“I look at the BACC as a think tank,” says Tom Hinz, BACC president. “Our mission and goal is to look at issues in the community and explore how parts of our community can work better together.” The BACC responded to the results of a 2011 LIFE Study and developed Brown County 20/20: Envisioning the Future, a two-day conference held in February 2012. The hope was the 2012 Brown

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County 20/20 Summit would bring people together with the exper tise and the desire to work together to solve problems in the community. Hinz explains the educational initiative has done that. One of the visionary outcomes of this conference was the need for a cradle-tocareer approach to education. “Getting people in the same room talking about the same issues can tear down silos.

We are able to look at things and make an impact on a much larger scale,” says Hinz. Representatives from the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Brown County United Way and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, along with community leaders, began researching and then developing the framework for Brown County’s cradle-to-career initiative, Achieve Brown County (ABC).

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION CONSIDERS FUTURE

he Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce established Partners in Education in 1992 to connect businesses, area schools, post-secondary institutions and community organizations. Its mission was to assist all students developing the skills necessary for successful transition from school to career and to promote lifelong learning. It was workforce development before that moniker rolled off all our tongues.

Today, Par tners in Education’s workforce development programming includes the well-publicized Golden Apple Awards, but extends far beyond that into Youth Apprenticeship, Brown County Teen Leadership, other career exploration programs, scholarships and grants. With the formation of Achieve Brown County (ABC), Gary Lofquist, chairman for the Partners in Education board of directors, expects Partners in Education will evolve as well. Its board held a strategic session on Friday, Jan. 17, with local school superintendents, business representatives and nonprofit organizations to discuss “what’s next.”

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Lofquist had two goals for the group at that meeting: to talk about the things that needed to be addressed and to walk out of the room with more energy than when they walked into it. He says, “Just over halfway through the meeting you could feel the energy rise, especially when we started talking about the whole child and what impact we are having on the hear ts and souls of these kids. I think we accomplished our two goals. Now the work begins.”

ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY Partners in Education will continue to look for opportunities to make an impact and to remain part of the community conversation regarding education.

— A CRADLE TO C AREER INITIATIVE.

“The session brought out a bunch of good thinking. Our intention wasn’t to walk out of there with an action plan,” says Lofquist. “After spending nearly 18 months helping to get ABC moving, we’ve now found ourselves saying, ‘How do we fit into what ABC is doing? And how do we create new purpose, focus and reason to gather?’”

“It is really encouraging from a community standpoint that there is so much interest in the connection between education and keeping the community strong — that so many community leaders are willing to work together to resolve any issues that are out there,” adds Lofquist.

“Getting people in the same room talking about the same issues can tear down silos.” — Tom Hinz, BACC president Tim Weyenberg, Foth, and chair of the Leadership Council of Achieve Brown County, explains the ABC initiative pulls together the resources, people and organizations that already exist in the community and gets them focused on collaboration. Given this communitywide initiative, Hinz suggests much of the work of BACC’s education committee would be accomplished through the ABC initiative, so the group dissolved. He adds, “That isn’t to

say members of the BACC can’t be part of the new initiative.” Four of the BACC issue groups still active are economic development, personal and community health, overcoming divisions and self-sufficiency. Hintz explains because there is overlap within all the groups related to education there are pieces no longer functioning due to the effor ts of ABC.

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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN PARTNERS WITH HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITIES

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is a private institution that has been in Milwaukee for the last 120 years. It is in the top onethird of medical schools in terms of size and scope, but Dr. John Raymond Sr., president and CEO of MCW, believes MCW is the best-kept secret in Wisconsin. “We would like to grow into our name — that is part of the reason we are expanding into other parts of the state,” he says. MCW is also hoping to address a physician shortage and a physician misdistribution in the upper sections of the state by bringing medical education to the region. “We looked at eight regions in Wisconsin and chose to start our first node in the Green Bay area because the region has strong healthcare systems and three strong academic institutions, and we thought there would be great opportunities for partnership,” says Dr. Raymond.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN DEVELOPS UNIQUE EDUCATION MODEL

While University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, St. Norbert College and Bellin College all offered to partner with MCW, the college decided to purchase space for classrooms and academic offices on the St. Norbert College campus. It will also lease and share an anatomy lab and high-tech classrooms with St. Norbert College students. Dr. Raymond adds, “They were building a new science building that would have the types of students we’d hope to attract to the medical school, and they were willing to share space with us.” MCW’s regional campus in De Pere will also have faculty offices and a significant presence at Bellin College. “At Bellin College, we are going to do simulation work — mannequins, computers and actors will help teach our students how to interact with patients,” says Dr. Raymond. “One of the things we love about that partnership is that nursing students will be on site with our medical students. So they’ll learn how to interact with each other in the real world before seeing a single patient.” MCW-Green Bay intends to renovate some of the existing offices, classrooms and laboratories on the Bellin College campus. St. Norbert College’s new state-of-the-art Gehl-Mulva Science Center is expected to be fit for occupancy around May 2015 — just two

Students enrolled at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) regional campuses will live and learn within that community for almost the entirety of their education. MCW-Green Bay students will receive their basic science education in the Green Bay area, on the St. Norbert College or Bellin College campus. Clinical training will be done at the area’s three hospital systems and affiliated physician practices. Students are given the opportunity to rotate in Milwaukee or the medical college’s other regional site in central Wisconsin, which is scheduled to open in 2016. “This isn’t a model that most medical colleges have tried,” says Dr. John Raymond, president and CEO of MCW. “We think by using the talent base and the physician resources already in the area, we

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months before the medical college intends to welcome its initial class of 15-20 students. The regional site is currently going through an accreditation process. MCW hopes to receive permission from the Higher Learning Commission and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) sometime this spring. With the first students starting in July 2015, Dr. Raymond explains MCW-Green Bay has plenty of planning and preparing yet to do — at the top of the list is hiring faculty. “When we hire the teaching faculty over the next year they will be practicing alongside the faculty from Milwaukee that

can avoid excess cost on the community. We also don’t have to raise the tuition because we are being responsible stewards of the resources already in the region.” MCW is aware of the tremendous cost of completing medical school — the financial debt for most medical college students is between $175,000 and $200,000. Dr. Raymond explains this model offers an accelerated curriculum to reduce costs; students can complete medical school in three years instead of the standard four. He says, “We are going to compress the experience for students so they can save a

have experience teaching medical students,” says Dr. Raymond. MCW-GB will use a number of teaching methods including distance learning from the Milwaukee campus with on-site faculty preceptors.

MCW intends to establish a second regional site in central Wisconsin in 2016. DR. JOHN RAYMOND SR.

year’s worth of tuition and living expenses and get into the workforce a year earlier.” Unlike other medical schools, MCWGreen Bay students are able to pursue any career in medicine. While all the details haven’t been worked out yet, Dr. Raymond explains students who attend one of the three Green Bay area colleges — University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, St. Norber t College and Bellin College — or who live in the region will be given preferential treatment. By developing relationships with the area health systems, MCW believes students

will find role models that work within the community and ultimately choose to stay there to practice. “We know from experience that if a student is from the region, or goes to medical school there, and they complete their residency training there, they are most likely to stay than if they move away for any part of that training,” says Dr. Raymond. “The Medical College of Wisconsin hopes to bring a ready workforce that will help to maintain or enhance the high quality of healthcare people are already enjoying in the Green Bay area.” SPRING 14

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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN HIRES DEAN AND NAMES BOARD FOR GREEN BAY REGIONAL CAMPUS

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN – GREEN BAY COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS CONNIE BOERST, ED.D., RN-BC President and CEO, professor of nursing Bellin College

FREDERIC SCHMIDT, M.D. MCW alumni association representative Northeast Wisconsin ENT, S.C.

MICHAEL ERDMANN, M.D. Chief of staff Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center

PAUL SUMMERSIDE, M.D., FAAEM, MMM Chief medical officer BayCare Clinic Chairperson Aurora BayCare Medical Center

JEFFREY FRICK, PH.D. Dean of the college and academic vice president St. Norbert College

KURT VOSS Chief executive officer Amerilux International LLC

CRAIG HANKE, PH.D. Associate professor of biology University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Matthew Hunsaker, M.D., is the face of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Green Bay. Dr. Hunsaker began his role as campus dean of MCW-Green Bay on Jan. 1. Among many other responsibilities, he will serve as the college’s regional point person. “He’s been in the hospitals and the offices of academic institutions, he’s met with local government leaders and he’s going to be working hard to make himself wellknown to the business community as well,” says Dr. John Raymond Sr. president and CEO of Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hunsaker is a tenured associate professor in family and community medicine. He comes to MCW-Green Bay from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford where he held the position of director of the Rural Medical Education Program. MCW also recently named the community advisory board members for the Green Bay regional campus. “The community advisory board includes members from business, government and academic and healthcare sectors,” says Dr. Raymond. “They are helping to advise us on admissions criteria, participating in the interview process, raising money to get started and developing community ties.” 20

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JULIA WALLACE, PH.D. Provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

MARK HIGGINS Regional president Johnson Bank

WARREN WANEZEK, J.D. Attorney Wanezek & Jaekels S.C.

NORBERT HILL, PH.D. Area manager for education and training Oneida Tribe

BRENDA WARREN, M.D. School board president Green Bay Area Public School District

KEN JOHNSON, M.D. Chief physician executive St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and St.Vincent Hospital Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division

LARRY WEYERS Vice president and lead director Green Bay Packers Board of Directors ALICE ARCHABAL Chief development officer/vice president of development Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital Foundation

J. RICHARD LUDGIN, M.D., J.D. Vice president of medical affairs Aurora BayCare Medical Center ED MILLERMAIER, M.D., MBA, FACP Chief medical officer Bellin Health

MATTHEW HUNSAKER, M.D. * Campus dean Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay

MORGAN RABATINE NAGEL Physical education coordinator Bellin Health

KATHRYN KUHN Vice president of government and community relations Medical College of Wisconsin

THERESE PANDL, RN, FACHE President and CEO St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and St.Vincent Hospital Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division

JON LEHRMANN, M.D. Faculty residency lead and Charles E. Kubly professor and chairman of psychiatry and behavioral medicine Medical College of Wisconsin

PAUL PRITCHARD, M.D. Medical director of quality Prevea Health

CHERYL MAURANA, PH.D. Vice president for strategic outreach Medical College of Wisconsin

LARRY SCHEICH, PH.D. Associate dean of natural science and professor of chemistry St. Norbert College

PAULA TERMUHLEN, M.D. * Faculty leader and director of community medical education program Medical College of Wisconsin

*Ex Officio (without vote)

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WISCONSIN FAST FORWARD EXTENDS OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to a new grant program, local workers may get training to make them better at their current jobs and more attractive to future employers. Last year, Gov. Scott Walker earmarked $20 million for Wisconsin Fast Forward, also called 2013 Wisconsin Act 9. It matches dollar-for-dollar investments in job-skills training through the Department of Workforce Development. The $20 million includes $15 million for grants and $5 million for the new Office of Skills Development, which administers the program, according to Scott Jansen, division administrator for employment and training at the Wisconsin DWD. “The idea behind Fast Forward is to give employers the opportunity to have some very targeted, very specific training for either incumbent workers or new hires,” says James Golembeski, director of the Bay Area Workforce Development Board. Grants totaling $2.6 million have been awarded to 32 organizations in Wisconsin.

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$35,000 for the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance for mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.

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$96,463 for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin for welding training for 30 local unemployed or underemployed people. They’ll be hired by Manitowoc Cranes.

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$38,555 to Forward Service Corp. to train 24 people at UnitedHealth Group’s call center in customer service, problemsolving and industry jargon.

$92,000 for North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance to train new hires in welding and composites (materials like fiberglass and plastic).

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Ann Franz, director of two manufacturing groups — North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance and Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance — says the grant will provide machine-repair training. “This should improve productivity and result in less downtime,” Franz says. A survey of alliance members showed current employees lacked mechanical trouble-shooting skills. Currently, many machinists must wait for specialists to fix machines. “Now we’ll give them the skills to fix machines themselves,” Franz says. North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance will use its grant for training in composite materials. “Composites is a growing field, and not a lot of training has been available in the past,” Franz says. It’ll make employees more employable because they’ll have a skill not very many people have.” MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://DWD.WISCONSIN.GOV/WFF/

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The grants come with stipulations: “Anybody you put through that training has to show us an outcome — either they have to be hired, they have to be promoted, or they have to get a raise,” Golembeski says. Golembeski says some employers have balked at stipulations. “Frankly, it’s a well-balanced approach” to require that employees be hired, promoted or given a raise in exchange for the money, Golembeski says. “To hand employers money and say, ‘Go do something with it’ is a bad idea. It’s nice to see the employees also need to benefit from this.” It’s sometimes tough to guarantee results, and employers often hesitate to do so, he says. “The nature of staying in business just makes it difficult to promise wages or promotions or even [commit to hiring] people within a given time.” DWD will monitor Fast Forward trainees for two years. Even if they move on to another employer, DWD will track that. “We’re trying to identify what are those transferable skill sets that would work not only at the employer that sponsored the training, but where else in the market the employee could go,” Jansen says. SPRING 14

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Focus on our

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Workforce development is a top priority for area educators, local businesses and professional associations, and for more than two decades Partners in Education, a program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, has had as its mission bringing all these partners together with one goal in mind: assisting area students to develop the skills they need for successful transition from school to careers as lifelong learners. How are our school districts helping students ramp up for the workplace of tomorrow? Check out the following stories to learn more.

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D e Pe r e

nly 16 percent of American high school seniors are proficient in mathematics and interested in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) career, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Yet that’s where America’s good-paying job growth exists. De Pere High School is among a group of schools in Northeastern Wisconsin par ticipating in Project Lead the Way, the nation’s leading STEM program. Project Lead the Way’s curriculum gives students hands-on, real-world experience designed to develop the skills they need in the job market. About 125 of De Pere High School’s 1,300 students participate. De Pere High School has been part of Project Lead the Way since 2006, offering the Pathway to Engineering program including courses in Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing. “Through these courses, students get a hands-on experience with engineering. Students are also able to earn three credits for each course at the Milwaukee School

Students get a taste of engineering in

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of Engineering (MSOE) for completing the courses and scoring well on an endof-course exam,” explains Nic Zeitler, technology and engineering teacher at De Pere High School. Pathway to Engineering provides students with a track for success, whether they pursue it as a career or simply want to learn to think critically, work collaboratively and explore how math and science work in everyday life. They investigate aerodynamics and astronautics, biological engineering and sustainability, and digital electronics and circuit design, giving them an opportunity to learn about various engineering disciplines before beginning post-secondary education.

machine shop courses offer transcribed credits with Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). Field trips to businesses like KI and Robinson Metals help round out student experiences. Zeitler finds the students enrolled in the engineering and other technical education courses highly motivated.

Students can star t taking Pathway to Engineering courses as a freshman. Teched staff begins recruiting students in seventh and eighth grades to consider the technical educational opportunities at De Pere High School. De Pere High School also offers a wide range of other hands-on technical education experiences that students can take into the workplace, such as metals, robotics, woodworking, construction and machine shop. The construction and

ABOVE: NIC ZEITLER, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING TEACHER AT DE PERE HIGH SCHOOL, EXPLAINS PROJECT LEAD THE WAY TO WRITER NANCY BARTHEL.

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Project Lead the Way offers four “pathways”

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This experience is designed to instill in elementary school children a lifelong interest in math and science.

Project Lead the Way participating schools The high schools in our area participating in Project Lead the Way’s “Pathway to Engineering” are: Ashwaubenon High School De Pere High School Green Bay East High School Green Bay West High School Preble High School, Green Bay Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay Southwest High School, Green Bay Pulaski High School The area middle schools participating in Project Lead the Way’s “Gateway to Technology” are: Parkview Middle School, Ashwaubenon Holy Family School, Green Bay Pulaski Middle School

PATHWAY TO ENGINEERING

GATEWAY TO TECHNOLOGY

Through topics like robotics, flight and space, and DNA and crime scene analysis, middle school students find their natural curiosity and imagination engaged in creative problem-solving.

High school students engage in open-ended problem-solving, learn and apply the engineering design process, and work with the same industry-leading technology and software used by top companies.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM

This four-course program allows high school students to play the roles of biomedical professionals as they investigate and study the concepts of human medicine, physiology, genetics, microbiology and public health.

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MANUFACTURING DEGREES NWTC is now in partnership with UW-Stout to offer a four-year engineering degree. Students earn a two-year associate degree in manufacturing engineering technology at NWTC and then can complete their bachelor of science degree in manufacturing engineering from UW-Stout without leaving Green Bay. The UW-Stout bachelor of science degree is the only manufacturing engineering program in the UW system. The partnership between NWTC and UW-Stout fills a need in the engineering field that had existed in post-secondary engineering in this area, says Nic Zeitler, technology and engineering teacher, De Pere High School.

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t r o p y Ba W hat better way for Bay Port High School students taking the oneyear course “Principles of Engineering” to learn than from a professional out in the field?

Brian Tomac, technical expert/ machine development leader, with Foth, De Pere, and Mike Phillips, Bay Port High School tech education and engineering educator, wholeheartedly agree. As do Phillips’ students these past two years on their Einstein Project Science Expo project. Eight of the 22 students enrolled this school year in Bay Port’s Principles of Engineering course worked on the project. The other students

get their turns with real-world experiences in the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Tech Challenge May 1 and the WPS Solar Olympics May 14. The goal with these experiences is simple: “To expose the kids to the various careers that are out there,” says Phillips. For two years, Bay Port has been the only high school that accepted the challenge of participating in the “Sci High Zone” at the January Einstein Project Science Expo. It’d love to see other schools join it in 2015. The Einstein Project serves numerous Wisconsin schools, providing affordable and engaging science materials and teacher training to advance

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science knowledge, skill and an enthusiasm for learning. Phillips, himself with 20 years’ experience as a mining engineer, and Tomac selected changing potential (stored) energy to kinetic (active) energy as the engineering principle students would demonstrate at the Science Expo. Along with the daily oversight of Phillips, retired Procter & Gamble engineer Kerry Belden also volunteered to guide students through the many weeks of planning their demonstration project. All their hard work paid off. There was always a big crowd around the Bay Port students’ interactive display Jan. 11 at Shopko Hall. There, they used

their 16-foot “Pool Ball Palooza” to lift a pool ball via an elevator, and then visitors saw it descend as the students demonstrated how potential energy became kinetic energy (pictured upper left and on next page). “Most importantly, the students get the satisfaction of coming up with an idea, turning it into something real, and showing it to the world,” says Tomac. Principles in Engineering at Bay Port is heavy in the “soft skills” that make a good engineer, emphasizes Phillips, such as teamwork, problem-solving and communications. “These kids have to solve a problem where there is no clear-cut solution,” he points out.

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oth made a financial contribution to the Bay Por t Science Expo project, in addition to providing materials for this year’s displays. The firm also contributes the time and talent of employees. Foth originally became involved with Bay Port after the high school hosted a Par tners in Education meeting with several local businesses.

“POOL BALL PALOOZA”

“There was discussion on how to get engineering firms involved with the schools, and someone made a suggestion that Foth would be a great starting point,” says Brian Tomac, technical expert/machine development leader with Foth Production Solutions, De Pere. “As an innovative engineering firm, we believe it is crucial that students interested in pursuing a career in science or engineering be given the opportunity

whenever possible to learn and apply physical principles in real-life examples rather than simply learning theory from a book.” The Einstein Project Science Expo is a great vehicle for that. “This activity does a great job of bringing that all together in a well-defined, hands-on engineering project, with a real deadline and high expectations. Foth also values the opportunity to be engaged in activities that provide students with a view of careers available in their home community,” he explains. Foth’s former CEO Steven Van Dyke was co-founder of the Einstein Project. “Foth’s continued involvement in the Einstein Project honors the memor y of Steve,” says Tomac. He died in 2008.

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or Bay Port students, Kait Kavalkovich, a sensory scientist at Schreiber Foods, is an example of just how rewarding a career in the food industry can be.

“We go through a food science presentation with the students that educates them about job opportunities within the food science world,” says Kavalkovich. Bay Port High School Teacher, Amanda Hilger says the students really enjoy the sensory taste-testing experience Kavalkovich also brings into the classroom. Kavalkovich received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a major in chemistry in 2008, but her career in food science began well before that. She started as an intern in the lab at Schreiber when she was in college and was hired full time after graduation. Then, about four years ago, the company realized the need for a sensory program. “I jumped on board at the opportunity of creating a new and exciting program at Schreiber,” she explains. “I have an amazing job where I basically quantify why people like what they like when consuming food. This information helps our scientists develop new products, for example.” This school year she and two other research and development partners will present at Bay Port. “I tutored chemistry all through college and truly loved teaching students, so when the opportunity presented itself for a joint venture with Bay Port, I jumped on board,” says Kavalkovich. “Science is an extremely important part of a high school student’s education,” she continues. “There are so many different career opportunities within the science world that it is crucial that students get a solid foundation in the basics, which will help them see all the possibilities and decide what they would like to explore further.”

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he food industry is the second largest manufacturing sector in the United States with more than $600 billion in retail sales. Three years ago, Bay Port High School Teacher Amanda Hilger was given the opportunity and challenge to develop a brand-new curriculum for students on the science and business of food. “It’s very hands-on, and it’s very cool for them,” says Hilger. Science teacher Chris Wieber assisted in the formation of the oneyear course before it was introduced to 17 students in the 2010-2011 school year. During the 2013-2014 school year, there are about 70 students in three classes, and after working with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, it now qualifies as a science elective. The course “is a work in progress,” says Hilger, and that’s a good thing because, as she explains, the food industry is ever-evolving. Food science is all about the things some people don’t even think about when

they eat their food, explains Hilger, taking students from farm to plate and everything in between. The course provides lots of “light bulb moments,” says Hilger, as students learn about the complexities of food production. “‘I should be thinking about my food more,’ ” she says is a common comment from students.

UW-Stout adviser are coming back to Bay Port to talk about the job opportunities in the food industry.

What students also learn in the food science course is there are lots of good, high-tech jobs in the food industry. “They’re all over the place,” says Hilger.

Kait Kavalkovich, a sensory scientist at Schreiber Foods, notes the employment of food scientists is relatively stable because food demand fluctuates very little with economic activity.

The course started with a brainstorm from Schreiber Foods’ retired CEO Larry Ferguson and his wife, Kay. Why not introduce Bay Port students to the career opportunities available to students in the food industry, they suggested. The financial donation from the Fergusons that started the course made a tremendous impact in one student’s life. Bay Port graduate Olivia Coroneos is about to complete her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Stout where she is studying food science. She was in that very first Bay Port food science course back in 2010, and this spring she and her

And the Schreiber connection continues to this day. It has offered job shadowing oppor tunities to students, and some students have toured Schreiber Foods.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is concerned universities will not graduate enough people with food, agriculture and natural resource degrees to meet future demands in the food science industry. “There are so many different career paths you can pursue with a degree in food science — food engineering, food microbiology, food safety, food packaging, food chemistry, sensory analysis and food technology,” says Kavalkovich. “We want students to become excited and aware of all the possibilities when pursuing a job within food science,” she says.

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o the casual observer it seems a little bit like all that is old is new again at Denmark Community School, located on the second floor of Denmark Middle School.

A remodeling project created a spacious two-room school, and a carpeted hallway outside the classrooms provides quiet space for students to work with a volunteer or for study time in the comfortable floor-style recliners. But within this small two-room school is the latest in technology led by a team of three teachers who are known to students as “advisers.” Their role is to help students blossom into lifelong learners. “Kids like being here,” says Mark Meisner, lead teacher and adviser. “I think we’re the district’s best-kept secret.” There are lots of ways for students to achieve success, says Tony Klaubauf, Denmark School District superintendent. “Some students excel in a regular classroom, and others excel in a more nontraditional setting like the charter school offers,” he says. “The charter school offers an alternative learning atmosphere for students.” Students develop skills, not through an organized fashion, but through the pursuit of projects of high interest to them. Yet there is indeed plenty of structure in this school. Each week begins with a goal-setting session for each student, keeping an eye to the core standards set by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. At week’s end, student and adviser meet to review how goals were met. Learning progress is documented using Project Foundry. Some course work is learned online, and those courses set high 28

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standards. Students don’t pass to the next level of mathematics for example, unless they really know what they’re doing. That requires 95 percent mastery, says Meisner. Seventh-grader Zane Mencheski, for example, has already completed his online course in pre-algebra and moved on to the challenge of Algebra I. There are also wonderful opportunities for online field trips, says Meisner, and use of TED Talks, a videoconferencing system that brings the world into the classroom. The school participates in the Wisconsin Green Schools Network, and a field biologist periodically comes in to work with students. The school also forges partnerships with the local community, which is why the school was named Denmark Community School. There are opportunities for job shadowing, and one student has had a local internship in the farm equipment field. “The biggest thing with the Community School is it just offers different opportunities for learning,” says Amy Schuh, coordinator of special education and school psychololgist for the district. Seminars, she notes, “set students free to explore.” A six-week historical seminar presented by Melissa Dupke, middle school counselor and adviser with a focus in social studies, spawned the New York movie project. It’s been quite an endeavor for the students involved, as they researched, scripted and then produced the movie.The artistic portion of the project was guided by Krause. “It’s kind of like in the past, teachers would tell students what the end product should be … Now kids have the opportunity to figure out what that project should be,” says Meisner. Students don’t get traditional letter grades, but as Meisner explains,“We expect mastery.”

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STUDENTS FROM DENMARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL WORK TOGETHER TO ANALYZE AND TEST WATER SAMPLES FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ABOVE AND BELOW A DAM DURING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TRIP.

“Authentic learning” and “authentic assessment” are part of the education experience at Denmark Community School, meaning that as students perform real-world tasks, they need to demonstrate meaningful application of the essential knowledge and skills appropriate to their grade level. “We want kids to take risks and try something harder,” he says. When it comes to workforce development, curiosity and taking ownership of an endeavor and “not being afraid to fail” ultimately leads to success. “What we are teaching them is flexibility and lifelong learning,” says Dupke. Not only are students excited about being a part of the Denmark Community School experience, but so are its teachers.“I guess for me it’s making education meaningful,” says Krause.

What is a charter school?

As the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction defines it, charter schools are public, nonsectarian schools created through a businesslike contract or “charter” between the charter governance board and the sponsoring school board or other chartering authority.The Wisconsin charter school law gives charter schools freedom from most state rules and regulations in exchange for greater accountability for results. Wisconsin also wants each charter school to meet the special needs and interests of its community, parents and students. Wisconsin established charter schools to foster an environment for innovation and parental choice. They can exist as living laboratories that influence the larger public school system and introduce an element of competition within that system. Through this process, the entire public school system is continually challenged to improve itself.

he staff we have at the Denmark Community School volunteered for that placement,” says Tony Klaubauf, superintendent for the Denmark School District.“You have to want to guide the whole student and not be subject-specific as a staff member. I think, most of all, you have to want to become part of a work family, and this takes a unique personality.The group of staff we have are an extremely caring group of individuals.” That staff includes administrative supervisor Amy Schuh, who is also coordinator of special education for the district as well as the district’s school psychologist. In addition there is lead teacher and advisor Meisner, with a background in special education and the language arts. Adviser Melissa Dupke, who has a focus in social studies, is also a middle school counselor. Lisa Krause, art instructor, oversees the multimedia and project rooms. She also teaches art in the elementary school. Another important member of the team is paraprofessional Mary Bishop.A retired registered nurse, she supports students in their learning and has a knack for using her real-world professional organizational skills to keep students on-track. Though students self-pace, students at Denmark Community School find they are goal-oriented and kept on-task in a way that differs from the traditional classroom.The teacher’s job is to mentor them and make sure the students stay on task, develop their skills, and also are well-rounded individuals.“Because of the relatively small setting, the charter school community becomes a family of learners that supports each other,” adds Klaubauf.

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enmark seventh-grader Zane Mencheski says he’s excited every morning to head out the door and get to the Denmark Community School. A recent conference with his adviser confirmed that. For nearly an hour and a half, he and his parents talked about why Zane is so enthralled with learning.

DENMARK 7TH GRADER ZANE MENCHESKI SETTING UP CAMERA EQUIPMENT TO FILM ANOTHER STUDENT ON A GREEN SCREEN FOR A PRODUCTION THEY ARE COLLABORATING ON.

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Zane thoughtfully offers his insights into his education experience at Denmark Community School. Just behind him is a well-equipped multimedia room in which students had earlier completed filming a portion of the movie they are making on the history of New York City from the 1850s on. Students researched and scripted the project themselves, and through it are learning lessons about teambuilding and problem-solving. Adjacent to the multimedia room is a project studio in which some students are working on self-portraits. “It’s just like the real world,” Zane says of Denmark Community School. This project-based education experience wouldn’t be for everyone, he says, because it requires taking responsibility for your own education. “You have to be in control because your advisers are not here to tell you what to do.They are here to put you in the right direction,” he explains. Ask traditional seventh grade students what the educational requirements are from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for their grade level, and few would have any idea. Zane does. That’s because the term “core standards” is pretty much an everyday topic at Denmark Community School. This project-based student-centered charter school serves 36 students this school year (a maximum of 40 can be accommodated) in grades seven through 12. A few of the students are considered at risk, some are gifted and talented, and others decided along with their parents that they would find more success in this setting. The Denmark charter school was originally founded 10 years ago to serve at-risk students, but changed its focus for the 2012-2013 school year and rechartered to serve a wide range of students. Students must apply to attend the school. The range of diversity here is one of the things that appeals to Zane who does leave the Denmark Community School setting to attend band, chorus and Spanish. “I like it because I’ve got friends with all different age groups,” he says. He still has good friends in the middle school; those middle school friends are even more special to him now because he doesn’t see them all the time. Learning to take personal responsibility and interacting with a variety of people every day is something even this seventh-grader can see benefiting him when he enters the workforce.

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hekoli swakwek! (That’s ‘Hello everyone’ in Oneida.)

Next fall, in addition to Spanish and French, students at Pulaski High School can take Oneida language classes, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the state Department of Public Instruction. It’s part of an effort by Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of the No Child Left Behind policy. Title VII encompasses the “unique educational and culturally related academic needs” of Native American students. Of the 7,000 languages currently spoken in the world, some 2,800 could be extinct within the next several decades, according to the Endangered Languages Project. But through the help of this grant, Rosa Francour isn’t about to let the Oneida language be one of them. “In Oneida, there is just one person who is a fluent speaker of Oneida,” says Francour, a Title VII liaison with Pulaski High School and Middle School. There were two fluent Oneida speakers on the reservation until last summer when the tribe lost 103-year-old Maria Hinton.

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“That’s pretty common in a lot of tribal communities,” Francour says. “Languages are at that stage where they need help.That is what we’re doing in the Oneida tribe, figuring out how to preserve our language by creating different language programs in the community.” As Title VII liaison, Francour started an informal Oneida language-learners group last year for students. It met over the lunch hours, attracting a mix of Oneida and nonOneida students. “They thought it would be really cool to have a class and get actual credit for doing this work,” Francour says. When she heard about a grant called the American Indian Language Revitalization Grant, she applied – and was accepted. “It was exactly what I was looking for,” Francour says. Pulaski High School’s first-ever Oneida I class will be available for students in grades 9 through 12 starting next fall for the 2014-15 school year. “I’ve always been passionate about the language, and I wanted to get students more involved in our culture and our language,” says Francour, whose mother is Oneida. Some of the $25,000 grant money

awarded will go toward the cost of tablet computers. Francour wants to start a YouTube channel so students can learn more, even outside traditional school hours. Plus, a YouTube channel and an online presence in general would benefit others — the tribe as well as anyone around the world who wants to learn. Francour is a language student with the Language Revitalization Program (known simply as the Language House) in Oneida. She says Oneida requires a lifetime to speak fluently, so she calls herself a lifelong learner. Even though the Oneida language only has 13 letters in its alphabet, it’s especially difficult to learn because those 13 letters can be combined into numerous different sounds. Seymour High School also has an Oneida language program. Francour is qualified to teach three levels of Oneida classes, but since the program is in its infancy, only Oneida I will be offered next fall. “I want to create more functional speakers,” she says. “Hopefully (this class) can aid in having our language survive. Whether kids take away a small portion or a large portion, it’s definitely something they will have.” SPRING 14

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his spring, when 21-year-old Marlo Vercauteren graduates from college, she won’t be pumping out resumes, groveling before a job recruiter or competing with a drone for a gig delivering pizza.

This June, two weeks after graduation from Milwaukee School of Engineering and a leisurely trip to Seattle, Vercauteren of Pulaski will start her electrical engineering career at Georgia-Pacific in Green Bay. “Engineering is in such high demand, companies are very eager to come get you rather than you seek them out,” she says. GP found her through an MSOE career fair, and that started the ball rolling with on-campus interviews. But Vercauteren credits something else with giving her a career boost: Project Lead the Way’s (PLTW) Pathway to Engineering program at Pulaski High School (PHS) and its middle school.

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“They have a very good program,” Vercauteren, a ’10 graduate of PHS, says. “I’ve talked to other students, and they didn’t have the chance to go to the upper levels of PLTW like we did.” PLTW is the country’s “leading provider of STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. It’s a nonprofit funded by private foundations and companies. PLTW launched at Pulaski in 2003, and added a class per year for a few years, according to Harley Griesbach, Project Lead the Way teacher. PHS now offers six classes, in topics like civil engineering and computer-integrated manufacturing. “These classes offered an excellent outlet for innovation and creativity,” says another Pulaski PLTW veteran, Andrew Pryzbylski. “(They) also introduced what types of things engineers (do) on a day-to-day basis.” Although he graduated from MSOE less than a year ago, he’s been working at Johnson Controls for three. He interned there in college. At Johnson Controls, he does architecture design, energy optimization, fault detection and algorithms for buildings and energy plants (such as keeping rooms at a certain temperature). But PLTW isn’t just for college-bound students, Griesbach says. “Yes, it supports that, but for anybody who wants technical programs where they can get training and skills, all the (PLTW) classes are directly articulated within the NWTC and the entire Wisconsin technical college system.” Griesbach says.

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“Engineering is in such high demand, companies are very eager to come get you rather than you seek them out.” — Marlo Vercauteren

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For instance, the Intro to Engineering course introduces students to the basic ideas of design, plus trouble-shooting and problem-solving. “This is where a lot of students find out if they’re interested in technology-related careers,” he says. Some find they aren’t. For her senior capstone course in PTLW, Vercauteren’s class transformed an old printer into a paper-money sanitizer using UV light. “It was pretty cool – it would pick up the money like a printer picks up paper and heat it with two UV lights,” she said. “It got rid of 99 percent of the gunk on paper money.”

“These classes offered an excellent outlet for innovation and creativity.” — Andrew Pryzbylski

Griesbach says partnering businesses that donate money or equipment to the program get a lot of visibility for their money. “Our partnership team drives a lot of our programming and shapes the direction we’re going,” he says. In the future, they’re looking at adding computer-science engineering and in-house manufacturing. “This would be where a client from the business community comes in and says, ‘Hey, we need this part manufactured. Would you come up with a set of prints or do it altogether?’” That would help students learn about the business end of things, too, via cost estimating and materials planning. Pryzbylski can’t say enough about PLTW. “They weaved in enough fun so students could really know if they wanted to go into an engineering field,” he says. High school isn’t known as a place where students can find and develop their passions, although some students find it in violin or trumpet, arts or science, Pryzbylski says. “Without PLTW classes, the students interested in engineering have nothing,” he says. “No classes come close to the enjoyment these classes gave to the future engineer. I would say, overall, they were the best classes of high school.”

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ne of the Green Bay Area Public School District’s latest announcements makes it very clear the school district has workforce development as a top priority. In early February, the district, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) and the NEW Manufacturing Alliance announced the development of Bay Link Manufacturing, a high-precision manufacturing learning lab designed to provide high school students with real-world experience in manufacturing, engineering, marketing and business careers. The lab will be located at Green Bay West High School and opens for business in fall 2014. And “open for business,” those indeed are the operative words. High school juniors and seniors from throughout the district who are enrolled in Bay Link Manufacturing will collaborate with NWTC students and manufacturing mentors to complete projects for local companies in the areas of industrial welding, machine fabrication and metals. Bay Link Manufacturing has as its goal engaging youth to support the labor force needs of local manufacturers. It will begin with a morning shift with the eventual goal to expand to a second shift as well. Students will also learn about the business systems necessary to sustain a successful manufacturing business as well as learn how to market their business. They’ll also learn about customer service. An anticipated 12 to 15 juniors and seniors with an interest in manufacturing will be accepted into Bay Link Manufacturing. Andy Belongia, technology and engineering instructor at Green Bay West, will oversee the program. 34

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Students will need to apply for acceptance into the program, and what they’ll learn from that experience will be invaluable. They’ll be asked to produce a cover letter, a resume, letters of recommendation and then interview. Students will receive guidance during the process. Green Bay schools and NWTC are providing $201,000 of the $396,400 needed to launch the program. They are also seeking additional support, especially from regional businesses. Lindquist Machine Corporation of Green Bay and its president Mark Kaiser are already on board. Bay Link will be producing for Lindquist in the fall. The goal is that Bay Link Manufacturing will become self-sustaining, with profits staying right in the program, says Kim Pahlow, associate superintendent of the Green Bay Area Public School District. Bay Link Manufacturing will allow students to perform machining, CNC machining, fabricating and welding. “NWTC has really stepped up to help with the renovation,” says Lori Peacock, career and technical education partnerships and program coordinator with the Green Bay Area Public School District. Students will earn transcribed credits to NWTC. Renovation to create Bay Link Manufacturing will begin at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. The plan is that NWTC can also use the space for evening classes.

Education and business and industry need to work together, says Peacock, who offered up the initial idea for Bay Link Manufacturing after learning about the successful Cardinal Manufacturing in the School District of Eleva-Strum while attending a meeting in Madison. “We have to do this,” she remembers thinking. Locally, the Algoma school district has Algoma Wolf Tech, which also provides real-world manufacturing experiences to students. Pahlow says the Bay Link Manufacturing experience is being designed to teach students more than just how to make and deliver a product. Entrepreneurship, leadership, teamwork, collaboration and “a willingness to grow” will be learned from the Bay Link experience, she says. “We want our kids to be out-of-the-box thinkers,” says Pahlow. For the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, cultivating these skills is a priority. Employers, the Alliance reports, are finding the workforce lacking in communication skills, work ethic, time management/ attendance, teamwork and professionalism. The public grand opening for Bay Lakes Manufacturing is expected to be in October, timed with the annual commemoration of Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin. “I really want to keep kids in Green Bay and show them there are viable pathways to jobs,” says Peacock.

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The Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce has one part of the solution to the upcoming “silver tsunami” with the for thcoming retirement of so many baby boomers: its Youth Apprenticeship program. The program, which was established statewide in 1991, is now in its 20th year in Brown County, and facilitated by the Green Bay Area Chamber. Currently, 94 students are participating in the program, with 42 of those students working at area businesses. However, there is a dire need for work sites for the remaining pool of students interested in apprenticeships, particularly in the following industry areas:

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Youth Apprenticeship is a two-year program for sophomore to senior high school students that combines classroom instruction (both high school and college) and paid on-the-job training in business settings. By participating, students gain valuable employability skills and abilities by learning in the classroom and work settings.

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Employers benefit from the 10 to 15 hours a week the students work in the business setting, being trained in skill sets per employer instruction. Since the program’s inception in Brown County, 1,137 students have taken part in the program with more than 690 students working at area businesses and learning valuable employability skills. The program provides training based on statewide youth apprenticeship curriculum guidelines endorsed by business and industry in 16 career areas. “The fact is irrefutable that the workforce is shrinking,” said Tom Lyga, director of education and leadership for the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. “Youth Apprenticeship can be par t of the solution, bringing youth into workplaces and industry paths and creating highly skilled workers. Students in the program may be full-time employees you hire down the road.” If you’d like to learn how participating in Youth Apprenticeship may serve as a pipeline to your future workforce, please contact Lisa Schmelzer, Youth Apprenticeship program manager, at 920.593.3411 or lschmelzer@titletown.org. More information on the program is also available at www.titletown.org/YA.

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Current engages young professionals in its own way Brain drain and the mass retirement of baby boomers over the next decade: Not a recipe for a growing workforce. Enter Current Young Professionals, a Chamber program that’s cultivating and attracting tomorrow’s leaders. “Research shows the No. 1 thing that will lead to a young professional deciding he/she is going to stay in the community is the community itself,” says Current Young Professionals Program Manager Brian Johnson. “We’re building that social fabric while exposing them to venues they might not otherwise experience.” Some examples: Curling and ice skating outings, book discussions, art nights, trivia nights, sporting events and professional workshops. Don’t mistake Current Young Professionals for Rotary or Kiwanis. “They’re wonderful organizations that are critical to the quality of life in our community, but our goal isn’t to be them,” Johnson says. Current doesn’t have meetings, for one thing, or attendance requirements. “We have a very broad membership that we’re trying to cater to, so we’re trying to develop a broad range of programming to help service those needs,” Johnson says. No small feat, given that a typical 21-year-old and an average 38-year-old are often at different stages of their careers. Flexibility is key. Current targets the under-40 crowd, but it’s really about where you are in your career, Johnson says. “It’s a state of mind.”

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YP ACHIEVES ITS GOALS VIA: 1. LUNCH ‘n LEARNs are held monthly and combine expert speakers with lunch. 2. WORKSHOPs are quarterly half-day events partnering with the UWGB Small Business Development Center and focusing on topics from project management to how to lead with humor and improvisation. 3. AFTER 5 events are monthly informal social events at local hot spots or landmarks – anywhere from Hagemeister Park and Jimmy Seas to Arketype. 4. DISCOVER events try out new experiences — like Cork and Canvas night at ArtGarage, where they got an art lesson along with wine and hors d’oeuvres. “What we are trying to do is expose them to different venues, which statistically are important to young professionals, and that after-5 scene is very important,” Johnson says. “We’re trying to build that social experience while connecting them to that sort of cultural amenity … so now they’re sitting in this space, thinking, ‘Wow, I didn’t know this place existed in Green Bay,’ ” Johnson says. “That’s the goal.”

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Research shows the No. 1 thing that will lead to a young professional deciding he/she is going to stay in the community is the community itself.

Developing leaders With the collective hair of many boards of directors graying and 10,000 people per month retiring over the next 15 years, it’s imperative to encourage fresh faces to hop aboard. But there’s a problem. “CEOs are saying (young employees) aren’t prepared to take over leadership roles in their companies,” says Brian Johnson, Current Young Professionals program manager. “There is this vacuum where people on boards are saying, ‘We want more young people on our boards,’ and what we are doing is trying to better prepare our young people to serve in those roles.” But he says baby boomers, who hold most of the leadership roles these days, aren’t known for willingly sharing information. “Here we have our (Current YP) members who are hungry for that. Our goal is to create a program that will bridge that gap and prepare our young workers to take over those leadership roles, not only in their companies but within their communities.” In the works: A one-year mentorship program. It will pair YP members with community leaders for a year to share skills vital to success – anything from work/life balance and time management to how to manage people.

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“There are a lot of topics that both individuals and employers would benefit from,” Johnson says. YP member benefits from a well-rounded experience; their employers benefit because it could help employees on a management track get there faster, he says. Current counts some 1,350 professionals among its membership in addition to its 80-some corporate members. Individual memberships cost $60 per year, and corporate memberships are tiered according to number of employees, with an unlimited number of memberships for employees. “Young people statistically aren’t joiners. They have too many options, so why would they pay to join anything? This eliminates that barrier to entry: the dues,” Johnson says. Current is targeted generally at the 21 to 40 age group, but it’s not exclusive to them. “A lot of people think this is just for kids out of college, and that’s not it at all,” he says. “It’s more for where people might be in terms of development of their career. For us it’s a state of mind. Where are you in your career and can you benefit from our programming? If so, you’re welcome to participate.”

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RESEARCH AND BUSINESS PARK Brown County has an opportunity to turn some of our greatest challenges into profitable partnerships to grow high-paying jobs and enhance our quality of life.

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Creating Northeastern Wisconsin’s first Research and Business Park on Green Bay’s far east side will serve as a free enterprise laboratory, drawing upon our area’s best minds to tackle some of our nation’s and local communities’ toughest challenges, such as health care, surface water quality and resource recovery. This private-public partnership will allow researchers to develop solutions that can lead to the creation of cutting-edge businesses in our park and across the region. We’ve teamed up with local medical experts, higher-education professionals, business and community leaders, and others interested in building upon our reputation as innovators, first hard-earned in our paper industry. This collaborative effort will support our existing industries and foster the creation of new entrepreneurial activity. The Research and Business Park will serve as a recruitment and retention tool for our area universities and medical institutions whose employees seek to find free enterprise solutions to our country’s, and world’s, growing problems. With the development of the park we will be able to talk about Brown County’s “brain gain” as opposed to “brain drain,” but we first need to lay the foundation for our county’s future now!

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On a related note, programs we offer that are designed to help our youth “move up” from elementary to middle school or middle school to high school are also important, as the research again is clear about the significance of making those transitions well. Last, and certainly not least, having a full day (with early drop-off) of program opportunities plus meals for kids is a tremendous benefit to working parents… and with a $10 annual membership in the club, one might say the price is right.

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learning with heart Thinking back to childhood, many of us fondly remember spending hours playing with Legos and getting lost in the possibilities and our imaginations. It’s almost nostalgic to think of those carefree days, but hidden just beneath the surface of play exists the potential to learn and grow. It was in this spirit that the YMCA introduced a “Learning with Legos” program for the youth of our community. Dedicated Y volunteers championed the introduction of a six-week program that uses an established Lego curriculum to teach lessons in scientific method, problem-solving and the engineering of simple machines. The program pairs elementary students with a volunteer, some of whom are recent retirees and others who are college students. Imagine three generations sharing an experiential program rooted in play, all in the same room? Remarkable. The volunteers guide the play and as gears, pulleys and catapults are created, multigenerational friendships just happen to be building along the way. The Learning with Legos program was initially introduced to children at the YMCA, but after the very first session, it was clear we had something special and that the potential for broader impact was even clearer. Given the inherent mentorship program component, it seemed natural to engage in a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Many boys wait for months to receive their Big “match,” so over the past year we have invited youth on the waiting list to be a part of the fun. Additionally, the Learning with Legos program has been making its rounds to four area Green Bay Area Public Schools by serving children in the 21st Century Community Learning Center at-risk after-school programs. The impact upon the children has been deep. While learning about simple machines through building their Lego creations, the volunteers are intentional in cultivating relationships and providing a positive role model to the individual child they work with each week. Children in the program look forward to their weekly Lego time and beyond the social and emotional benefits have also had positive outcomes in areas of behavior and school attendance. We are grateful to the volunteers who dedicate their time to play alongside the children, the kids who eagerly participate in the program, and for the partners that strengthen the collective impact for our community. So . . . who wants to play with some Legos?

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Why we Live In 2009, Brown County United Way Campaign Chair Mike Simmer introduced the campaign as a spirit of informed compassion. These words still ring true today. The Brown County United Way by its mission and vision continues to support a vital link between the needs and interests of its citizens. United Way and its partners provide basic needs support as well as sophisticated and well-thought-out education and health-related initiatives. Currently, the Community Partnership for Children addresses a primary need for Birth to age 5, while a new initiative, Achieve Brown County, co-anchored with the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, will affect the interests of preschoolers through post-secondary options and workforce development for students and families.

* Dr. Greg Maass, president and CEO, Brown County United Way, greg@browncountyunitedway.org

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WE’RE NOT IN THE 20TH CENTURY ANY LONGER! Change is hard enough, but fundamental change in how we think about something is even harder. But that’s the case with the workforce issues our businesses are facing.

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, America experienced a surplus of workers due largely to the sheer number of baby boomers and the reality of women entering the workforce. Employers could adopt the attitude that, “There are 10 people outside waiting for your job, so you’d better work hard.” We got used to having a ready labor force. And since much of the available work was relatively unskilled, even in the manufacturing sector, workers were easily replaced.

* Jim Golembeski, executive director, Bay Area Workforce Development Board, jgolembeski@bayareawdb.org

There were some perks for the baby boomers in this arrangement as well. Since the economy could not expand fast enough to utilize all of us, the

universities expanded to absorb the surplus. UWGB is a good example of this from the late 1960s. In effect, baby boomers got to extend adolescence for an extra four or five years! It was fun and, for a time, it got you out of the military draft. That was a nice world! Plenty of available workers for employers and four years of college to delay grown-up responsibilities. But those days are gone. Welcome to the 21st century! If we are going to sustain a successful economy in the NEW North, our employers, our workers, our students and their parents and teachers are going to have to make a cognitive shift to new realities.

PERCENT OF WORKING AGE GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES POPULATION BY GENERATION

30%  Generation Z (2005 and after)

 Generation X (1965-1984)

It will be challenging to replace the large numbers of baby boomers set to retire over the next 15 years. 1

The available workforce will be the millennial generation (see the accompanying graph) whose expectations for life and work are very different from past generations. Companies will have to adapt to millennials as much as millennials will have to adapt to the demands of the workplace. 2

Young people will need to connect to and move into careers at a younger age than many of the baby boomers did. 3

Education at all levels will have to be more closely aligned with our regional economic needs. The increased cost of postsecondary education requires us to think about a diploma as a means to an end and not as an end in itself. 4

Employers who want to succeed in the 21st century will need a proactive talent development strategy to reach out to young people early and often. 5

35%

 Millenials (1985-2005)

HERE ARE SOME OF THESE NEW REALITIES:

25% 20%

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This means all the players will have to start thinking and behaving differently about how the pieces fit together to meet our workforce needs. Our economic security is at stake.

2013

Brown County economic highlights

Brown County’s economy generally outperformed the nation and state over the course of the past year, both in terms of decreasing unemployment and job growth.There are a number of key indicators that underline this performance, such as those presented below. The data has been compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and represents the best data available.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES - NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 12% Brown County

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Unemployment is likely to dip below 5 percent in 2014.

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Labor force participation is stable, but declining in response to a significant number of retirements.

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Wages are generally on par with state averages.

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Manufacturing wages continue to lag behind the state and have generally stagnated.

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Growth in construction and financial activities wages are reflective of general economic improvement.

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Employment growth demonstrates a consistent growth pattern.

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Growth is being led by the education, healthcare and insurance industries.

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SOURCE: WI DWD, WORKFORCE TRAINING, QCEW, JUNE 2013 Brown County

Percent of WI

1-year % change

All industries $41,985 $42,721 101.8% 1.6% Natural Resources $33,047 $30,207 91.4% 4.1% Construction $51,670 $51,388 99.5% 5.7% Manufacturing $52,413 $48,794 93.1% 0.7% Trade, Transportation & Utilities $35,946 $35,830 99.7% 1.8% Information $56,015 $44,951 80.2% Not Available Financial activities $58,493 $52,129 89.1% 4.4% Professional & Business Services $49,451 $52,431 106.0% 5.4% Education & Health $43,781 $45,681 104.3% 0.8% Leisure & Hospitality $15,221 $24,953 163.9% -8.3% Other services $23,598 $20,056 85.0% 3.3% Public Administration $42,198 $43,287 102.6% -1.8%

TOTAL NONFARM JOBS 176,000 174,000

2013 2012

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* Jeffrey Sachse, economist, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, jeff.sachse@dwd.wisconsin.gov

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Family owned and operated, Reeke-Marold Company has been providing mechanical contracting services to the Green Bay area since 1896. MOSKI CORPORATION - 32 YEARS

Moski Corporation is a real estate development and management company. Moski operates and manages both residential and commercial properties including apartment homes, strip malls, offices and industrial spaces.

April 26-49 years 43 YEARS Foth 41 YEARS Reeke-Marold Co. Inc. 32 YEARS Moski Corporation Green Bay Seven-Up Bottling Co. Inc. 31 YEARS Bosse’s News & Tobacco 28 YEARS Tweet-Garot Mechanical Inc.

GREEN BAY SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO. INC. - 32 YEARS

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33 YEARS Northeast Asphalt Inc. Pioneer Credit Union 32 YEARS Fox Communities Credit Union Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin

29 YEARS Manorcare Health Services – East

28 YEARS Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Northeast WI Inc. 27 YEARS Veolia ES Solid Waste Midwest Inc.

HASSELBLAD MACHINE CO. LLP - 35 YEARS Hasselblad Machine Co. is a custom production manufacturing company of multiple spindle automatic screw machine and CNC parts.

FOX COMMUNITIES CREDIT UNION - 32 YEARS Founded in 1937, Fox Communities Credit Union represents about $800 million in assets, and serves more than 66,000 members.

PIONEER METAL FINISHING - 34 YEARS Founded in 1945, Pioneer Metal Finishing offers many services in metal finishing supported by its research and development staff of chemical experts.

FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN - 32 YEARS Family Services is a nonprofit human services agency that works to help the children and families of the community through programs focused on early childhood development, atrisk youth programs, crisis services, counseling/ treatment services and self-sufficiency programs.

BAY LAKES COMMERCIAL REALTORS LLC - 34 YEARS Bay Lakes Commercial Realtors has been a partner in commercial real estate, serving Northeast Wisconsin for more than 30 years. NORTHEAST ASPHALT INC. - 33 YEARS Since being founded in1979 in Appleton, Northeast Asphalt Inc., continues to be the leader in asphalt pavement services and products in most of Northeastern, North Central and Northern Wisconsin. PIONEER CREDIT UNION - 33 YEARS Started in 1927 as the first credit union in Green Bay, Pioneer has grown to more than 55,000 members and serves nine Wisconsin counties.

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WFRV-TV/CHANNEL 5 - 41 YEARS WFRV-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group. WFRV’s studios are located on East Mason Street in Green Bay. In 2012, WFRV was rebranded as Local 5.

BAY TOWEL INC. - 41 YEARS Bay Towel provides linen rental ser vices, uniform rental ser vices and commercial laundr y ser vices to customers throughout Wisconsin.

BASSETT MECHANICAL - 41 YEARS Bassett Mechanical provides custom-built mechanical contracting, metals manufacturing and maintenance service solutions to customers throughout the United States and the world. It is a third-generation family business with a customer-centered business philosophy. continued next page...

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June 10-25 years 25 YEARS Berners-Schober Associates Inc. 23 YEARS Pension Consultants Co. Inc. 22 YEARS Clarity Care 21 YEARS FirstMerit Airport Settle Inn Inc.

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: PATRICK GEORGIA,VANESSA VANDERVEREN-MARIN, RICK BEVERSTEIN, JAN KASPER, ROBERT FLEMING, SCOTT BRZEZINSKI, DICK RUPIPER, DAVE ARPS, JEFF MEISINGER, WILL MILLER

20 YEARS New Community Shelter Inc. 19 YEARS Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay Toonen Companies Inc. 18 YEARS Landmark Resort 17 YEARS McDermid Accounting & Consulting LLC Ticket King 16 YEARS Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc. The Eyecare Place 15 YEARS Wisconsin Bank & Trust 14 YEARS Grubb & Ellis/Pfefferle 13 YEARS ITT Technical Institute State Farm Insurance, Mary Kay Orr, Agent 11 YEARS Somerville Inc. Infinity Technology Inc. Pinnacle Consulting Group LLC

AON RISK SOLUTIONS Robert Fleming, ARM | resident managing director Join date: June 30, 1941

YOU’VE BEEN A CHAMBER MEMBER FOR 73 YEARS. WHY? Beyond our desire to support the local business community, Chamber membership has provided access to excellent leadership programs, such as Current and Leadership Green Bay, opportunities to support and welcome local businesses through the ambassador program, and connect to the business community through the Chamber’s various networking events. WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHAMBER? It is difficult to narrow down to one as we’ve had a number of memorable experiences with the Chamber. We’ve seen the Leadership Green Bay program help many of our colleagues leap forward in their careers, seen our clients being recognized in Chamber award programs, and are proud to have two colleagues who have won the Daniel Whitney award (Dave Arps & Mark Boland). Most memorable may be our involvement in the original Advance program and having the opportunity to be a key part of its initial foundation and development. WHAT’S THE BIGGEST BENEFIT YOU RECEIVE BY BEING A CHAMBER MEMBER? The ability to work with Chamber programs to assist in our colleagues’ career development as well as assisting our organization in better understanding the needs of the local business community (this is critical to us as a B2B provider).

10 YEARS Bay Title & Abstract Inc. Bay Verte Machinery Inc.

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AMERHART LTD. - 41 YEARS Amerhart has grown from a small insulation products distributor to one of the largest independently owned lumber and building materials distributors in the Midwest. AT&T - 41 YEARS AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. BROADWAY AUTOMOTIVE - 35 YEARS Broadway Automotive is a family-owned and -operated automotive group that has served the Green Bay area since 1917. Its Ashland Avenue location carries a full line of Chevrolet, Volkswagen and Saab vehicles as well as a massive selection of used cars and trucks.

HANSEN’S FUNDRAISING SERVICES - 34 YEARS In 1975, Hansen’s entered the fundraising business due to the great demand for homemade pizza products.Today it offers award-winning pizza products, chocolates, desserts and gift items through its fundraising programs. ROBINSON METAL INC. - 34 YEARS Robinson Metal is one of the Midwest’s premier metal fabricators and machine shops. Its fabricators and machinists specialize in stainless steel but are equally skilled in working with aluminum, carbon steel and polycarbonates. CLEANING SYSTEMS INC. - 33 YEARS Founded in 1976, Cleaning Systems Inc. is a leader in the manufacture of cleaning and protection products for the transportation industry. CSI is composed of three divisions: Lustra™ Professional Car Care Products, DynaEdge® Transportation Cleaning Solutions and SAS™ Solution Application Systems.

BELMARK INC. - 33 YEARS Belmark has built a reputation for quick turnaround times, consistent quality and the ability to bring packaging and labeling solutions to its customers. BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY - 31 YEARS Founded in 1925, the Brown County United Way is the single-largest fundraising organization in the county, helping to support 45 local programs and driving a community change model that coordinates staff and hundreds of volunteers to direct funding and organize longterm community-building partnerships. INDEPENDENT PRINTING CO. INC. - 29 YEARS Independent Printing first opened its doors back in 1935. Today, it is a highly respected, award-winning print and communications firm with a team of more than 300 skilled, responsive individuals.

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Keller, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned construction company. This means that our clients work with an owner of Keller each and every day. Our employees have a vested interest in the success of our company, working diligently to ensure that our clients are more than satisfied with the entire building process by performing the highest quality of work.

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CALWIS COMPANY INC. - 28 YEARS The Calwis Company, established in 1945, is a manufacturing and innovation company focused on screen printing, chemical filling and dry powder filling. BE’S COFFEE & VENDING SERVICE - 27 YEARS BE’s Coffee & Vending Service is a locally owned and operated business that’s been in business since 1980 and has more than 600 customers. WEST SHORE OF GREEN BAY LLC - 27 YEARS West Shore of Green Bay provides spacious one- and two-bedroom apartment homes located downtown on the Fox River.

REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF N.E. WISCONSIN - 27 YEARS The REALTORS® Association of Northeast Wisconsin (RANW) is a trade association providing services to the real estate community in Northeast Wisconsin, with membership of more than 2,400 professionals. BAY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY LTD. - 26 YEARS Bay Oral and Maxillofacial practices a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from corrective jaw surgery to wisdom tooth removal.

RIVERSIDE BALLROOM INC. - 26 YEARS Riverside Ballroom assists in planning weddings, anniversaries, company parties or any other special event. Riverside has spacious rooms that can accommodate 50 to 1,200 people. GODFREY & KAHN S.C. - 26 YEARS Godfrey & Kahn opened its second office in Green Bay in 1985 to establish a presence near several key clients.The firm has locations in six cities and is well-known for its core business practice.

UPHILL & UPHILL S.C. - 26 YEARS Uphill & Uphill S.C. is committed to providing close, personal attention to both individuals and business clients. It takes pride in giving customers the personal assistance that comes from years of advanced training, technical experience and financial acumen.

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Who’s who. The Leadership Green Bay class of 2014 “Team 4 Tank” small group is pictured on Jan. 16 bagging food for Ben’s Wish for distribution to students at Tank Elementary School. Pictured, from left, are: Karen Renner, Catalyst Consulting Group and part of Team 4 Tank; Ellen Van Pay, principal at Tank Elementary School; Pamela Mallien, Cellcom and part of Team 4 Tank; Jennifer Buss, noon hour supervisor at Tank Elementary School; Mary Rowan, CASA of Brown County and part of Team 4 Tank; Cherie Daanen, noon supervisor at Tank Elementary School. In the back: Al Leisgang, RGL. Not pictured but part of Team 4 Tank: Katie Kane,Western Racquet; Mike Vanderheiden, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Paul Johnson, PAi; and Chris Roble of Schenck. The food collection and distribution is just one of several projects Team 4 Tank is doing to support the needs of students at Tank Elementary School.

Tom Lyga, director of leadership and education of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, poses with a group of educators from the Green Bay Area Public School District as part of the monthly Career Conversations session held at Nature’s Way (formerly Schwabe North America) on Jan. 22. Career Conversations is a nine-month teacher education program that takes area teachers into businesses to learn about career opportunities and skill sets students need to be successful in different careers.

Timothy Sedabres, vice president of finance at Associated Bank, was awarded Young Professional of theYear at Current -Young Professional’s Future 15 awards on Feb. 20.Timothy is pictured with Max, KRUZ@106.7/Cumulus Broadcasting Inc., and Emily Deem, WLUK-TV FOX 11/WCWF-TV CW14. Photo by Amenson Studio.

Cynthia Caine Treleven, president, shareholder and attorney with Metzler, Timm, Treleven, Pahl, Beck, S.C., and chair of the Advance board of directors, shared the economic impact of Advance and, specifically, the $60.8 million impact of Advance Business & Manufacturing Center incubator tenants and graduates at Advance’s investors breakfast in September.

Café Madrid celebrated its ribbon-cutting on Dec. 12 with (from left): Nancy Steffel, The School That Comes To You; Stephanie Nies, Big Apple Preschool & Day Care Center; Amanda PattersonLuedke & Ryan Luedke, Café Madrid; Christopher Naumann, On Broadway Inc.; Mayor Jim Schmitt, City of Green Bay; and David Stauffacher, Echo MarketMedia.

The Brown County Culinary Kitchen features client Janice Jourdan of Jan’s Fabulicious Cookies. One of the biggest obstacles for starting a food-related business is the extremely high cost of setting up a commercially licensed kitchen.The Brown County Culinary Kitchen helps to overcome this obstacle by providing a fully equipped, commercially licensed, shared-use kitchen. Visit bcculinarykitchen. org to learn more. Photo provided by Elizabeth Slade of Good Ground Nature Photography.

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