Inside this issue: President’s Letter & Board Listings 1 Chapter News & Reports 2‐4 Calendar of Events 5 Member Spolight 6 Firms News 7‐9 March Business Meeting 10 Recommended Reading 11 EWI Corporate News 12 Professional Development 13 EWI Milwaukee Member Firms 14 EWI of MILWAUKEE │PMB #293│6650 W. State St., Unit D │Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Page 1 April 2012 EWI Milwaukee Monthly Newsletter Letter from the President 2011-2012 Officers & Directors PRESIDENT Cortney Ewald‐Ihde Ewald Automotive Group VICE PRESIDENT/ PRESIDENT ELECT Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc. SECRETARY Mary Burns Major League Baseball TREASURER & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Jess Beyer The Schroeder Group, S.C., Attorneys at Law MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Loren Skerencak The Krizek Group Northwestern Mutual SERGEANT‐AT‐ARMS Shannon Lutze Amerprise Financial PROGRAM DIRECTOR Debbie Knepke Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee Inc. WAYS & MEANS Sherri Povolo Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West EWISP DIRECTOR Kathy Marchant Olympus Group ASIST DIRECTOR Ginny Czarnecki Mueller Communications BOARD ADVISOR Rocky Theisen‐Kapp Johnson Controls April is National Volunteer Month and we will be fully enlightened on the values of Volunteering at our April Membership Meeting. Our program com‐ mittee has secured a fantastic venue, the Harley Davidson Museum, and a wonderful speaker, Bonnie Andrews, from the Non‐Profit Center of Greater Milwaukee. We look forward to learning about the key benefits of donating our time, talents and treasures not only personally, but professionally, and within our communities. Please SAVE THE DATE and mark Tuesday, April 3 on your calendar. We’d like to thank everyone who attended our March meeting at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). We were offered a unique and rare opportunity to view the Cleopatra I‐Max Film, pro‐ duced by EWI Milwaukee member (Fitness Advantage Trainer) Jaime Wooten’s husband, Matt Wooten, in addition to touring the first floor of the museum and enjoying complementary appe‐ tizers and beverages, courtesy of the MPM. We thank the Program Committee for highlighting this unique gem of a venue located in the heart of Milwaukee. A few reminders and notes for you: • In anticipation of what we will learn at the April meeting regarding volunteering, we will be offering an opportunity for all of our members to learn more about serving on the EWI Mil‐ waukee Board for the 2012‐2013 Board Year under the leadership of Mary Caye Smith (SalesSmith LLC) through our Straw Ballot nominating process. Straw Ballots will be distrib‐ uted electronically via SurveyMonkey with committee and role descriptions early this year to allow time for you to ask questions to gain clarification and consider putting your name on paper to serve our chapter next year. Stay tuned for more information. • Our Scholarship Awards Dinner is Tuesday, May 1 st . An invitation letter will be sent by the EWISP and ASIST committees to all Firm Executives early in April to invite our executives to attend our BIG event to celebrate the accomplishments of our winners. Please help by mark‐ ing the date on the calendar and watching for the invitation! • Our June Meeting will be held at the Summerfest Grounds courtesy of member firm, Briggs & Stratton. We will have a look at Summerfest along our lakefront and hear from EWI Corpo‐ rate Board Advisor, Sharon Bennett, from EWI Cincinnati. • LCAM is coming up sooner than you might think. This year the conference is in Dallas, TX from September 13‐15. If you are interested in attending and need information to gain ap‐ proval to attend the conference, please contact me. We will be putting together more com‐ munications regarding LCAM as information is provided to us from EWI Corporate. There are many wonderful opportunities for all of us to be involved in EWI. Please consider vol‐ unteering and getting more involved in YOUR chapter – we need you! Happy Spring! Cortney Ewald‐Ihde Ewald Automotive Group Chapter President [email protected]Find us on Facebook and LinkedIn www.ewimilwaukee.org
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Inside this issue: President’s Letter & Board Listings 1 Chapter News & Reports 2‐4 Calendar of Events 5 Member Spolight 6 Firms News 7‐9 March Business Meeting 10 Recommended Reading 11 EWI Corporate News 12 Professional Development 13 EWI Milwaukee Member Firms 14
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April 2012
EWI Milwaukee Monthly Newsletter
Letter from the President 2011-2012
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT Cortney Ewald‐Ihde Ewald Automotive Group
VICE PRESIDENT/ PRESIDENT ELECT Mary Caye Smith SalesSmith Inc.
SECRETARY Mary Burns Major League Baseball
TREASURER & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Jess Beyer The Schroeder Group, S.C., Attorneys at Law
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Loren Skerencak The Krizek Group Northwestern Mutual
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Debbie Knepke Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee Inc.
WAYS & MEANS Sherri Povolo Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West
EWISP DIRECTOR Kathy Marchant Olympus Group
ASIST DIRECTOR Ginny Czarnecki Mueller Communications
BOARD ADVISOR Rocky Theisen‐Kapp Johnson Controls
April is National Volunteer Month and we will be fully enlightened on the values of Volunteering at our April Membership Meeting. Our program com‐mittee has secured a fantastic venue, the Harley Davidson Museum, and a wonderful speaker, Bonnie Andrews, from the Non‐Profit Center of Greater Milwaukee. We look forward to learning about the key benefits of donating our time, talents and treasures not only personally, but professionally, and within our communities. Please SAVE THE DATE and mark Tuesday, April 3
on your calendar. We’d like to thank everyone who attended our March meeting at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). We were offered a unique and rare opportunity to view the Cleopatra I‐Max Film, pro‐duced by EWI Milwaukee member (Fitness Advantage Trainer) Jaime Wooten’s husband, Matt Wooten, in addition to touring the first floor of the museum and enjoying complementary appe‐tizers and beverages, courtesy of the MPM. We thank the Program Committee for highlighting this unique gem of a venue located in the heart of Milwaukee. A few reminders and notes for you: • In anticipation of what we will learn at the April meeting regarding volunteering, we will be
offering an opportunity for all of our members to learn more about serving on the EWI Mil‐waukee Board for the 2012‐2013 Board Year under the leadership of Mary Caye Smith (SalesSmith LLC) through our Straw Ballot nominating process. Straw Ballots will be distrib‐uted electronically via SurveyMonkey with committee and role descriptions early this year to allow time for you to ask questions to gain clarification and consider putting your name on paper to serve our chapter next year. Stay tuned for more information.
• Our Scholarship Awards Dinner is Tuesday, May 1st. An invitation letter will be sent by the EWISP and ASIST committees to all Firm Executives early in April to invite our executives to attend our BIG event to celebrate the accomplishments of our winners. Please help by mark‐ing the date on the calendar and watching for the invitation!
• Our June Meeting will be held at the Summerfest Grounds courtesy of member firm, Briggs & Stratton. We will have a look at Summerfest along our lakefront and hear from EWI Corpo‐rate Board Advisor, Sharon Bennett, from EWI Cincinnati.
• LCAM is coming up sooner than you might think. This year the conference is in Dallas, TX from September 13‐15. If you are interested in attending and need information to gain ap‐proval to attend the conference, please contact me. We will be putting together more com‐munications regarding LCAM as information is provided to us from EWI Corporate.
There are many wonderful opportunities for all of us to be involved in EWI. Please consider vol‐unteering and getting more involved in YOUR chapter – we need you! Happy Spring!
Cortney Ewald‐Ihde Ewald Automotive Group Chapter President [email protected]
Find us on Facebook and LinkedIn www.ewimilwaukee.org
• 3 Lifetime Members • 3 Sustaining Members • 1 Member in Transition
Postings: The following firms have been approved for
posting.
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Any objections to this posting must be made in writing by your executive on firm letterhead to
the Chapter President, Cortney Ewald-Ihde, within 10 days of the
posting or receipt of this newsletter.
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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS
2012 Scholarship Committees Annual Appeal
for SCHOLARSHIP GOODY
BAG ITEMS It’s never too soon to set something
aside for spring! As the EWISP and ASIST committees begin plans for the 2012 scholarship programs, we want to get our advance notice out and ask for your help in obtaining promotional items from your firm to include in our "goody bags" for the three EWISP scholarship recipients and the three ASIST scholarship recipients (6 total). Assorted items such as pens, pen sets, portfolios, key chains, T-shirts, post-its, etc. are appropriate. With fewer bags to fill, please consider supporting the event with a few higher end items if possible. Keep in mind that these items do not have to be identical. However, any contribution you are able to make is appreciated. Please bring them to any upcoming meeting or we are happy to make arrangements for pick up. Thank you from your EWISP and ASIST Committee chairs,
Kathy Marchant and Ginny Czarnecki
Survey Says…Your Chapter Board is listening!! Thank you for experiencing the Milwaukee Public Museum with your fellow Chapter Members in March. The Chap‐ter Board would also like to thank you for your participation in the monthly surveys. The Chapter Board reviews and discusses your responses each month at the board meeting. The Board received 22 responses to the March survey and 95% percent of those responses were in the good to excellent categories. Thank you for making suggestions and providing feedback. Based on your feedback the Communications Committee will be posting on MyEWI with some forum topics that you suggested in the survey. Please be sure to login and share ideas on MyEWI. If you haven’t received your login cre‐dentials, please be patient. EWI Corporate is still working through the annual renewal process. Thank you for your continued participation in the monthly meeting surveys!
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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS
Philanthropy Committee —Support EWI Member Firms—Support the Community
American Cancer Society Upcoming Events
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer May 5, 2012,9:00 a.m., Discovery World
Sign up for the EWI team!
Spring Benefit May 1, 2012‐‐11:30‐1:00, Milwaukee Women's Club
Sankofa Forum
Education forum for the African American Community in Milwaukee April 28, North Division High School
Thanks for your support of the Mak‐ing Strides Against Breast Cancer
walk!
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
Spring into volunteerism with the YMCA! ∙ Thursday, March 22, 2012: Help out with the Southwest YMCA Blood Drive from 8:00 am‐noon. For more information, contact Stephanie Navarre: [email protected]. ∙ Friday, March 30, 2012: Help out with West Suburban Easter Eggstravaganza from 4:30 pm‐8:30 pm. For more infor‐mation, contact Lacy Germano: [email protected]. ∙ Friday, March 30, 2012: Help out with South Shore Easter Eggstravaganza from 5:00 pm‐7:00 pm. For more informa‐tion, contact Meredith Hatzenbeller: [email protected]. ∙ Saturday, March 31, 2012: Help out with Northside’s Easter Eggstravaganza from 12:00 pm‐4:00 pm. For more infor‐mation, contact Nick Buerger: [email protected] ∙ April 5, 2012, from 3:15 pm‐5:30 pm: Milwaukee Rescue Mission Event (State Fair Food Show) ‐ MRM reached out to me and was wondering if we could help them unload leftover food from the state fair food show. The leftover food will be given to the MRM guests. MRM will provide parking passes and t‐shirts for your service. *Need 30‐40 people* This could be a great opportunity for a department, program, or a group. For more information contact Erik: [email protected]. ∙ Week of June 11: Miracle League ‐ Become a buddy, coach, announcer, umpire, etc. For more information, contact Katie Woelfel: [email protected]. Attached is more information. ∙ June 12, 2012: Southwest 25th Annual Partners Golf Tournament ‐ Help out with this great event. For more informa‐tion, contact Kate Wall: [email protected]. Need 40 volunteers. ∙ June 28 ‐ July 2, 2012: YMCA National Gymnastics Championships event ‐ We need your support and help to make this event successful! For more information, contact Erik: [email protected]. Attached is more information.
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CHAPTER NEWS & REPORTS
Help the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee kick off National Volunteer Week by attending the 30th Annual Volunteer Celebration
Thursday, April 12th from 11:30 – 1:00 at the Italian Community Center.
The luncheon honors the following Award winners with inspiring and engaging stories.
Dale Rhyan Inspire by Example Adult Award - nominated by the Guest House of Milwaukee UCC Youth Volunteer Corps Inspire by Example Youth Award - nominated by the United Community Center SATC Volunteer Advocates Inspire by Example Team Award - nominated by The Sexual As-sault Treatment Center at Aurora Sinai Medical Center Quarles & Brady LLP Inspire by Example Business Award Becci Terrill Wile Volunteer Management Award - nominated by Shepherd Ministries, Inc. Thomas Brophy Fran Swigart Board Leadership Award - nominated by Community Advo-cates, Inc.
To register or learn more about how to get involved, go to www.volunteermilwaukee.org.
EWI Milwaukee Chapter Social to Support American Cancer Society!
Join Mary Caye Smith by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for EWI Milwaukee’s second quarter Chapter so‐
cial on May 5th at Discovery World at 9:00 a.m.
Please view event details and register by April 6th.
Email Mary Caye with your t‐shirt size for the event. Please make your checks payable to: Mary Caye Smith.
$12.50 for S‐XL or $14.50 for 2XL‐3XL Payment is due by April 3rd at the membership meeting.
Thank you!
Philanthropy Committee —Support EWI Member Firms—Support the Community
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2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Click here to review past Board Meeting minutes
Members are welcome to attend the Board Meetings. Please contact Cortney Ewald-Ihde to reserve a seat. (dates are subject to change)
April 3, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: Speaker Bonnie Andrews, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Inc. Venue: Harley Davidson Museum April 6, 2012 Deadline for Registration Chapter Social Making Strides Against Breast Cancer April 10, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West April 13, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline May 1, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: EWISP/ASIST Scholarship Awards Guest Speaker Andy Tarnoff, OnMilwaukee.com Venue: Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West May 5, 2012 Chapter Social Making Strides Against Breast Cancer May 8, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West May 18, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline June 5, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: Guest Speaker - Sharon Bennett, EWI Corporate Board Venue: Briggs & Stratton VIP area @ Summerfest Grounds
June 14, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. (Thursday) Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West June 22, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline July 10, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Membership Meeting Program: Dining Etiquette, with EWI Member Lora Burback Venue: The Delafield Hotel July 17, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West July 23, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline August 9, 2012 (Thursday) Membership Meeting & Golfing Outing Program: Swinging for Scholarships Annual Golf Outing Venue: Ironwood Golf Course, Sussex August 14, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West August 17, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline September 4, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: Business Meeting Venue: TBD September 11, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Joint Board of Directors Meeting (Incoming and Outing Boards Members) Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West
September 14-16, 2012 LCAM Dallas, TX September 17, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline October 2, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: Board Installation Venue: TBD October 9, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Joint Board of Directors Meeting (Incoming and Outing Boards Members) Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West October 26, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline November 13, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: Firm Recognition Night—Invite your Executives! Venue: TBD November 16, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline November 20, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West December 4, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Program: TBD Venue: TBD December 11, 2012 @ 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West December 14, 2012 Communications Committee Connect submissions deadline
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Learn more about Emily Phillips from New Resources Consulting. Who recruited you/how did you learn about EWI? I inherited the membership from Sarah Wendricks, my former co‐worker What made you want to join EWI? I am always interested in networking and developing meaningful relationships with women in the community for personal and professional reasons. The EWI seems to fit within my goals and I look forward to learning more about the members and the organization and also how I can contribute using my strengths. What about your firm are you most proud of? The IT consulting industry is SATURATED, so how NRC separates itself from the competition is in‐vest in different practices in order to offer unique solutions to companies rather than purely staff augmentation services. In addition to the aforementioned, we have invested in IP assets and soft‐ware products in order to diversify and create financial security in case of another reces‐sion. When you work for a privately held company it means a lot to understand, believe and agree with the vision the executive leadership is following – NRC does an excellent job in sharing that in‐formation and demonstrates its dedication to growth and reinvestment in the organization. Can you share one piece of personal information that you are most proud of? My senior year of college I was involved in a major car accident that resulted in 9 reconstructive plastic surgeries and prolonged my graduation by three years. I had intended on law school but by the time I graduated I was burnt out from school, surgery and working full time. I didn’t enter the work force at the time I thought I would or with the career I thought I would and it was a struggle to accept such an adjustment. However within the past 3.5 years since joining the work force I have done extremely well and it’s been rewarding to finally feel a sense of awesome accomplish‐ment after such a traumatic experience – it has made me appreciate everything in life and know that I can get through anything. Can you share a piece of information about yourself or your firm that most people aren't aware of or wouldn't expect? I am a sports nut – you name it, I love to play it and if I don’t know how I will learn it. From traditional team sports to taking up extreme sports like wilderness triathlons, I love doing it!! If there are any other adventurous members that share that passion, find me!!
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FIRM NEWS
New! Limited-Edition Mary Kay The Art of Nature Collection
Lush rainforests, vibrant coral reefs, glowing canyons—all of nature’s beauty comes to life this season in lightweight, high‐gloss, gorgeous makeup that’s fun and effortless to wear with good‐for‐you botanicals like aloe and shea butter.
As you may have heard, Facebook is chang‐ing yet again. Not that this is a surprise to most, but yep – this time it’s a change with Facebook Pages. On March 30th, ALL Facebook Pages will be converted to the new Timeline format that
was rolled out to personal profiles a while back. AND… this change is coming whether you’re ready for it or not. The sidebar banner is going away and there will be no default landing tab. It will be replaced with the Timeline Cover Photo/Graphic and there will be an ability to add custom icons for your “Apps” (see image for My Virtual Project’s Timeline above). If you haven’t made the change to create a branded Timeline Cover Graphic for your business on your Facebook Page, now is the time. For the month of April, My Virtual Project is offering a $59.95 special price to create your Facebook Page Timeline Cover graphic. This is a significant savings and will help you keep a branded presence on Facebook! Also, until March 31, 2012, we are giving away a Free Website Analysis to help you determine how you’re being found online.
Give us a call and let us help you with “your best de‐sign, in print and online”. We can help with the cover, the application icons and much more. Visit our “Deals” page of our website, email me at [email protected] or give me a call!
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FIRM NEWS
CHARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2011 was a milestone year for Charter Manufacturing and its employees. The company celebrated 75 years, rolled one million tons, and for the first time in company history, Charter exceeded $1 billion in sales. In celebra‐tion of the latter achievement, employees were given a special gift from John A. Mellowes, Chairman/CEO. Every employee received a leather money clip with the Charter logo and a fifty dollar bill.
Congratulations to the Mellowes Family
and the Employees of
Charter Manufacturing Company.
First Bank Financial Centre to Acquire Equitable Bank Branches Oconomowoc‐based First Bank Financial Centre (FBFC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the re‐tail banking branches of Equitable Bank SSB located in Mequon and Brookfield and the deposits associated with those branches, totaling approximately $53.7 million. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2012 and is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. First Bank Financial Centre is a community bank that has approximately $713 million in assets, $565 million in deposits, with eight branches and nearly 200 employees providing financial ser‐vices to individuals, families and businesses throughout southeastern Wisconsin. With the Equitable Bank branch acquisitions and a new branch opening in Grafton, First Bank Financial will have 11 branches.
Come out and support the Milwaukee Bucks and take advantage of the GO Riteway ticket special to get seats at $10, $20 and $30. Contact the Bucks by email at [email protected] or call Kevin Smith at 414 227-2761 to get lower level $90 seats for only $30. The
lower level $52 tickets are $20 and the upper level seats are only $10 with this deal on April 6 & 7 home games at the Bradley Center.
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FIRM NEWS
Communications Assistant for the Peck School of the Arts at UWM The Communications Assistant for the Peck School of the Arts at UWM will work closely with the Marketing Special‐ist, Director of Marketing, and Creative Specialist to help write material, manage information, track media hits, and build the Peck School of the Arts' social media platform to increase visibility for the school among prospective and current students and the community at large. The Communications Assistant will need to be a creative writer and a team player who is passionate about social media and eager to keep the school at the forefront of new social media trends. Other key activities: manage, implement and maintain all social media campaigns for School, update and help monitor the school's website content on a regular basis, implement email marketing efforts, create web pages following CMS system and brand guidelines, design print materials as needed, track online marketing efforts, and perform general office and event management support.
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MARCH BUSINESS MEETING
EWI Milwaukee March 6, 2012 Business Meeting On March 6, 2012 EWI Milwaukee Chapter members spent a night at the museum! Members greeted each other at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) along with the smiling faces of the MPM staff. Members had the opportunity to view a movie about Cleopatra produced by Matt Wooten, Jaime Wooten’s husband (Fitness Advantage Trainer). Members and guests were then guided to the Streets of Old Milwaukee and the European village for delightful bever-ages and appetizers. After some friendly networking the Chapter was able to conduct its business meeting. The business meeting was called to order and communications were shared from various committees. Please refer to the chapter reports distributed by Vice President, Mary Caye Smith for detailed information. After business was concluded President Cortney Ewald Ihde opened the floor for discussion regarding the Chapter’s scholarship program with regards to the changes made to the EWISP awards. The members in attendance agreed to table the topic until after the Chapter scholarships were awarded in 2012. Then members will be able to discuss the challenges faced by the Chapter with the changes made to the EWISP program by EWI Corporate. Once again the Golf Committee wowed members with lots of great golf related giveaways to bring forth some chal-lenges that the Committee faces with regards to recruiting golfers. Be sure to watch your email for save the date, sponsorship and registration opportunities. And most importantly of all, be sure to share that information with every-one you know. Special thank you to MPM and Zilli’s Catering for providing a fun filled experience at no charge to the Chapter. This means that your meeting fees went right into EWI Milwaukee’s operating funds and did not incur any expenses. These funds will be put to good use for future programming for the Chapter. See you on April 3rd at the Harley Davidson Museum to learn more about the opportunities you can discover through volunteerism.
Below: Pat Swilley, JCI Build‐ing Efficiency and Kathy Schnagl, Presoctt Miller Jew‐elers
From the left: Yili Cao, YMCA, Rocky Thiesen‐Kapp, Johnson Controls, Barb Benish, Briggs & Stratton, Julie
Frey UWM College of Nursing.
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Dear Colette, I have the same position as another person in my company, let's call him Joe. We have the same job title and responsibilities and report to the same manager. Our manager socializes with Joe regularly...they play sports together, have lunches and drinks after work, their families even vaca-tion together. The company has been experiencing layoffs for the last few years. I feel like I have to work harder, do a better job, and make less mistakes than Joe. Our manager gushes about Joe like he can do no wrong. I don't want to be anyone other than who I am, however how do I even the playing field? Feeling Like A Red-Headed Step Child Dear Red Head, Yes, you are in a tough situation. If you speak your mind, you may come off as defensive and child-like. "You love him more than me." Yet if you let the situation continue as it is, you are politi-cally at risk. In today's more competitive world you must tactfully and authentically spotlight your talents, skills and abilities. For example, if you overhear your manager speaking of an upcoming project you have experience in, speak up. "When I was with ABC Company, I worked on a similar project and would be happy to share both the challenges and successes with you when you have the time." Taking this approach allows you to show your know-how without coming across needy or boastful. Have you learned something new from a seminar or book you read? Share it. "Just finished reading (title) and believe a few takeaways are applicable in our industry. Happy to share these with you if you have an interest." Again, you'll get invited to share or at a minimum let your supervisor know you are constantly growing and staying on top of your industry. Colette To read other "Ask Colette" Columns, click here Colette Carlson, Professional Speaker & Author LCAM Presenter www.speakyourtruth.com
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EWI CORPORATE NEWS
EWI NEWS!! EWI Welcomes New Executive Director
EWI is pleased to announce the selection of its new Executive Director. Her name is Katie Reeder and she officially began with EWI Monday, March 5, 2012. Katie brings a wealth of experience to EWI. She has been active with several associations including SHRM, PIHRA, NAWBO, and Global Care Inde‐pendent Physicians Association.
Read more about Katie here.
Executive Director Katie Reeder
Renewals A big THANK YOU to all of our Chapters! We have received everyone's Corporate Renewals and we are processing them now. During this time, we ask that only UR‐GENT issues be directed to the Corporate Office so that we may be able to get through them as quickly as possible. NOTE: If you included New Membership Applications/Replacement Rep forms with renewals they will be updated as soon as renewals are finished with effective dates as appropriate.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Member to Member information regarding professional development books, articles and
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Upcoming Events: Meet Rob Lapota from MRA Tempo Waukesha Luncheon
March 27, 2012 11:30 am ‐1:30 pm Bonefish Grill
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March 29-31, 2012 Spring Conference
Richmond, VA EWI Milwaukee has Chapter representatives attending
Spring Conference!
Wish these members well on their way to Richmond, Vir‐ginia: Mary Caye Smith, Cindy Kunze (traveling on behalf of the Chapter) and Lisa Fairweather representing Char‐ter Manufacturing. The Chapter will be anxiously await‐ing their return to hear all of the wonderful things they’ve learned!
