Category: Talent
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WEA Trust and Health Tradition Health Plan Announce Vaughn Vance as New President and CEO
MADISON, WI – The WEA Trust Board today announced Vaughn Vance as the new Executive Director of the WEA Trust and President and CEO of WEA Insurance Corporation, Health Tradition Health Plan, Inc., and NeuGen, LLC. The announcement came as part of a planned transition.
Mr. Vance is currently Vice President and General Counsel. He joined the WEA Trust in 2005 as an External Affairs Specialist and has since served in several executive leadership roles.
“The WEA Trust was created over 50 years ago to provide quality health insurance and to deliver value to our members. Today, the WEA Trust, WEA Insurance Corporation, Health Tradition Health Plan Inc., and NeuGen, LLC all share that same commitment. I am honored to lead this organization as we look forward. One of our top priorities as an organization will continue to be expanding our innovative plan offerings and growing our enrollment,” Vance stated. “But our core values to our members, customers, and employees will not change,” continued Vance.
“In his numerous roles with the organization over nearly two decades, Vaughn Vance has always made our members his number one priority.” said Mary Theisen, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, we are very excited that Vaughn has agreed to lead us into the next chapter of our story,” continued Theisen.
Vance concluded by stating, “Our members will continue to see our commitment to innovation, superior customer service, and high-quality products and services for those we serve.”
In 1970, the not-for-profit WEA Trust was founded by the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Over time the organization has expanded to include the WEA Insurance Corporation, Health Tradition Health Plan, Inc. and NeuGen, LLC. Together these companies provide a diverse choice of PPO and HMO group health plans throughout Wisconsin.
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Litigation Associate Jacob Simon Joins DeWitt LLP
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle M. Friedman mmf@dewittllp.com / 262-754-2877
Litigation Associate Jacob Simon Joins DeWitt LLP
GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP announced Jacob Simon joined the firm as an associate in the Madison office.
Simon is a member of DeWitt’s Litigation Practice Group. He has experience conducting research, drafting legal documents, and conducting discovery in state and federal courts. He has authored multiple appellate briefs and a successful Petition for Review in Wisconsin. While in law school, he was a judicial intern for Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.
Simon earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a B.B.A. from Temple University. Simon is admitted to practice in Wisconsin. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Claims Litigation Management and the Property and Liability Research Bureau.
About DeWitt
DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the 10 largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 130 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family business, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law. More information is available at dewittllp.com.
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Lodgic Everyday Kitchen: In-House Job Fair
Everyday Kitchen – Madison is HIRING!
On September 1st and September 2nd, we will be hosting and in-house job fair for all our front of house openings, with walk-in interviews from 8am to 5pm. Some of our open positions include: Server, Host, Bartender, and Barista.
Come get to know us and GET HIRED!
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Lodgic Everyday Kitchen: FOH Openings
Everyday Kitchen, Madison – WI is hiring Servers, Bartenders, and Hosts!
$400 Sign-on Bonus!
Perks:
- FREE co-working membership to Lodgic Workplace
- 50% food discount at Everyday Kitchen once a shift
- Employee discount at Lodgic Kids Camp
- Give back to your community while earning a paycheck
- Full benefits package (full-time employees only)
Please apply via our ZipRecruiter link:
Bartender: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/41cc110f
Hosts/Hostesses: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/566d0885
Server: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/45e5e78a
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Madison Ballet Welcomes Eight New Community Leaders to its Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 12, 2021
Madison Ballet Welcomes Eight New Community Leaders to its Board of Directors
Madison, WI – Madison Ballet is thrilled to welcome eight new community leaders to its Board of Directors. This cohort is as rich in knowledge as it is diverse, bringing a wealth of corporate experience and a love of ballet that will help shape Madison Ballet for years to come.
The cohort consists of: Onotse Ikharo (Broker Relationship Executive, Humana); Amy Jo Miller (COO and Co-founder, Goods Unite Us Inc.); Darcy Pinasco (Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Development Consultant, US Bank); Kurt Rose (Human Resources Associate Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education); Nicole Safar (Community Leader); Christian Salazer (CEO, Rebate Bus); Michael Weaver Jr. (Program Coordinator for the Retaining, Advancing, & Mentoring of Young Professionals Fellows Program, Urban League of Greater Madison); and Arian Zafari (Realtor® Member of WRA, NAR, RASCW and SCWMLS, First Weber Inc.).
“I’m so excited to welcome these leaders as we work to come back together safely and execute our vision for Madison Ballet as an art, dance, and education home for everyone in our community.” – Matthew Ulrich, Board President
The organization also adds eight new members to its committees. Peggy Both, Linda Brei, Jill Jokela, Letitia Jowosimi, Erin Rogers, Kim Snatche, Anjee Sorge, and Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez will be invited into Madison Ballet’s HR and Governance, Development, Finance, and Marketing board committees. Madison Ballet expresses their gratitude to outgoing Board Directors Susan Springman, Robert Cottingham (Board President from 2012-2019), and Andrea Marquardt Finck for their service and leadership.
This transition will grow Madison Ballet’s board from eleven to sixteen directors, in line with other expansions for the organization this year. Madison Ballet celebrates their 40th Anniversary with a full 2021/2022 production season, featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream in September, the annual production of The Nutcracker in December, their second dance film series, Lift Every Voice 2022 in February, closing the season with repertory production, Turning Pointe, in March. The season will feature more live accompaniment, larger stages and auditoriums, and all-new choreography for the annual production of The Nutcracker, and will celebrate the accomplishments of outgoing Artistic Director Sara Stewart Schumann as the company welcomes a new Artistic Director for the 2022/2023 season.
Additionally, the School of Madison Ballet added a new East Side location in July, bringing ballet classes for students 10 and under to Madison’s new MYArts Center.
Tickets for the 2021/2022 season are on sale now. For more information and ticket purchase, please visit madisonballet.org or call the Overture Center Box Office at (608) 258-4141. Your ticket purchase directly supports the artists and staff involved in this season’s productions.
The School of Madison Ballet is now open for fall class enrollment. For more information and enrollment, visit madisonballet.org/school.
For nearly 40 years, Madison Ballet has been an integral part of the vibrant Dane County arts community. Full scale productions of inspiring traditional ballets, innovative contemporary performances, and the timeless holiday tradition of “The Nutcracker” reach more than 13,000 people each year. The School of Madison Ballet empowers students of all ages and skill levels with the poise, confidence, discipline, and fundamental life skills intrinsic to the study of dance. Outreach programming, presented in partnership with dozens of local school and community groups, enriches thousands of young people’s lives by introducing them to the joy of dance.
Contact: Jonathan Solari, CEO
Phone: (920) 728-6217
Email: jonathan@madisonballet.org
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