Circle of Sharing: March 2015

Volume 21 Issue 9 March 2015

Official Bulletin of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District

Circle of Sharing

2014-2015 CKI YEARBOOK

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Table of Contents

Aktion Club………………………....………………...……….Page 3

2014-2015 Club Photos………..…………….....…………Page 4-7

District Convention Award Winners.....…………….Page 8-11

Seniors and 4-Year Members………..…………...…...….Page 12

Newly Elected Officers…..…………………..................Page 13

CKI Service Week...……….…………………………….....Page 14

Kiwanis ONE Day…………….………....………………….Page 15

Spring Fling 2015………...……………….….………....Page 16-17

Ahrens’ Alcove………………..……………….……………..Page 18

UW-Eau Claire Club Highlight………………………….Page 19

Marquette University Club Highlight..………….…….Page 20

Bay College Club Highlight……………………...……….Page 21

Happygrams………………………………………………..Page 22-27

Superlatives………………………..……………………...Page 28-29

District Goal Progress...……………….…………………...Page 30

Letter from the Editor………………………………………Page 31

2014-2015 District Board Directory……………………..Page 32

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The next Circle of Sharing will be published April 15th, 2015. Please contact

2015-2016 Editor, Casey Sheibengraber ([email protected]), to be featured in the next bulletin.

Where development

has no disability.

Aktion Club is the only service club for

adults with disabilities, with more than

12,000 members worldwide. More than

500 clubs currently serve their

communities.

Aktion Club strives to develop

competent, capable, caring leaders

through the vehicle of service. This

branch of Kiwanis serves to provide

adults living with disabilities the

opportunity to develop initiative,

leadership skills, and to serve their

communities.

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Edgewood

College Circle K

often visits their

local Aktion Club,

making a variety

of crafts and

service projects.

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2014- 2015 WUM Club Photos

Edgewood College UW-Madison

UW-Platteville UW-Whitewater

UW-Eau Claire

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UW-La Crosse UW-Stevens Point

UW-Green Bay Lawrence University

UW-Oshkosh

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Ripon College St. Norbert College

Alverno College Marquette University

Milwaukee School

Of Engineering

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UW-Milwaukee Carthage College

Bay College Northern Michigan

University

Not Pictured:

MATC

UW-Parkside

UW-Waukesha

Michigan Technological

University 7

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Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor Lena Scheibengraber, MSOE

Outstanding Faculty Advisor John Lee, UW-Eau Claire

Stanley H. Cravens Kiwanis Support Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, UW-Whitewater

Outstanding Kiwanis Family Relations UW-Madison

Interclub Award UW-Platteville

Distinguished Circle K Alumni Taryn Grisham, UW-Madison

Alan R. Anderson Scholarship Amanda Gallo, Edgewood College

ELIMINATE Project UW-Platteville

Outstanding Club Fundraiser UW-Platteville’s Silent Auction

2014-2015 District Convention Award Recipients

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Outstanding Club Social Pumpkin Painting, UW-Eau Claire

Outstanding Club Webpage

Edgewood College

Club T-Shirt UW-La Crosse

Club Newsletter

UW-Platteville

Member Mile UW-Platteville

Robert S. Wilson Single Service

UW-La Crosse National Marrow Donor Program

Outstanding Club Bulletin Editor Trina La Susa, UW-Madison

Outstanding Club Treasurer Katherine Senn, UW-Oshkosh

Honorable Mention: Brian Gilbank, UW-Platteville


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Outstanding Club Secretary Heather R. Dotson, MSOE

Outstanding Club Vice President

Stephanie Van Kampen, UW-Madison

Outstanding Club President Kayla Ahrens, UW-Platteville

Outstanding Freshman Member

Tom Konkol, MSOE

Outstanding New Club Member Katie Riel, MSOE

Outstanding Club Member

Dan Piombino, MSOE

Outstanding Committee Member Caitlin Krause, UW-Platteville

Outstanding Divisional Unity

Capital Division

Club Achievement UW-Platteville


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Most Improved Club UW-Platteville

Governor’s Project

UW-La Crosse

Club Scrapbook Award UW-Platteville

Club Spirit

UW-Platteville

Club Growth Awards: UW-Oshkosh 20%

Alverno College 20% UW-Green Bay 70% Bay College 100%

Congratulations to all award winners!

We appreciate your hard work and dedication to Circle K and your community throughout

the past year.


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UW-Madison - Sara Bolyard

- Hannah Cavaleri

- Kaitlin Evans

- Sergio Juwa

- Emily Kuettner

- Whitney Nelson

- Emily Overcamp

- Spencer Liebl

- Taylor Shuster*

- Monica Wang*

- Madhu

Rajendran*

- Andie Burjek

UW-Platteville

- Kayla Ahrens

- Brian Gilbank

- Michael

Dummer*

- Rachel Krachey*

UW-Whitewater - Emily Bergum

- Kate Winkler

- Sydney Sipos

- Lindsay Bier

- Jarod Schut

UW-Eau Claire -Matt Bowe

UW-Green Bay - Jordan Grapentine*

- Danielle Brocker

UW-Oshkosh

- Lizzy Johnson

- Devin Matznick

St. Norbert College

- Marisa Strothenke*

- Brianna Klink*

- Joel Szymanski*

Ripon College

Senior & 4-year:

- Samantha Petroski*

- Eric Seiler*

- Karlyn Schumacher*

- Brooke Behnke*

MSOE - John Ohme*

- Sean McGarry

- Joey Palzewicz*

- Derrick Schaeffer*

UW-Milwaukee

- John Doumanis

- Kelly Kloth*

Alverno College

Senior:

- Teasha Kirkwood

- Isabelle Kroes

- Julia Mrockzkowski

- Adrienne Salabert

- Sam Robinson

- Sara Carlson

- Elizabeth O'Hara

- Casey Scheibengraber*

Carthage College

- Brianna Hill*

- Benjamin Simington*

- Megan Woodrow*

Marquette University

- Jim Tammen*

- Emily Walsh

- Cody Colbert

NMU - Tevra Boris

Michigan Tech

- Valerie Taglione

Congratulations, Seniors! * marks 4 year Seniors

https://www.facebook.com/madhu.rajendran.5?fref=ufi

https://www.facebook.com/madhu.rajendran.5?fref=ufi

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Alverno College

Senior:

- Teasha Kirkwood

- Isabelle Kroes

- Julia Mrockzkowski

- Adrienne Salabert

- Sam Robinson

- Sara Carlson

- Elizabeth O'Hara

- Casey Scheibengraber*

Carthage College

- Brianna Hill*

- Benjamin Simington*

- Megan Woodrow*


- Jim Tammen*

- Emily Walsh

- Cody Colbert

NMU - Tevra Boris

Michigan Tech

- Valerie Taglione

New 2015-2016 Elected Officers

District Governor: Five Yang District Secretary: Connor Sawyers District Treasurer: Rachael Mogck District Bulletin Editor: Casey Scheibengraber District Lieutenant Governors: Capital: Angela Campbell Chippewa: VACANT Lakes: Danielle Brocker Metro-Southeast: Emily Zeman Superior: Samantha Fournier

Governor Five Yang will be announcing the fulfillment of the

chairperson positions shortly!

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CKI Service Week April 5th-11th

Sunday, April 5th: Better World Books

— Bookmark or Book Making

— Host a book drive

— Host a Story Time

— Build a Little Free Library

Monday, April 6th: March of Dimes

— Wear purple!

— Pass out MOD resources on campus

— Sign up for a March for Babies walk

Tuesday, April 7th: The Eliminate Project

— Host a fundraiser, such as a bake sale or co-

sponsor one with a local restaurant

— Host a “baby shower” to raise awareness

Wednesday, April 8th: Six Cents Initiative

— Hand out educational materials

— Host a “Water Well Wishes” event

— Bring spare change to a meeting

Thursday, April 9th: Up With People

— Volunteer at a local senior center, cultural

festival, or charity concert

Friday, April 10th: Students Team Up to Fight Hunger

— Canned Food Collection

— Volunteer at Food Pantry

Saturday, April 11th: Kiwanis ONE Day

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Not all superheroes wear capes! You can be a

hero by attending this year's superhero-themed

"Super Service Spring Fling"!

The conference will take place from April 24-

26 at Camp Wawbeek in the Wisconsin Dells,

and will provide Circle K'ers with an experience

they'll never forget! You'll have the opportunity to

do some "super" service projects for camp, meet

other Circle K'ers from all over Wisconsin and

Upper Michigan, participate in fun and

engaging workshops, test your superhero

knowledge, and much, much more!

We hope to see you there!"

Registration form available on next page.

Spring Fling 2015

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Ahrens’ Alcove Applying for international awards may seem like a huge feat when you first

think about doing it. But I’m here to tell you that it really isn’t and many of you

have already done much of the work already to apply.

One of the many awesome things about our district is that the award forms

that you filled out for District Convention are very very very similar to those that

Circle K International releases. This means that you can use the ones you

already filled out to complete the international forms.

The award forms can be found here and include the following awards:

Club Achievement Award

Club Video Award

Preferred Charities and Service Partners Award

Club Single Service Award

The ELIMINATE Project Award

Club Outstanding Kiwanis Family Relations Award

My man, J Hahn, made a good point at a meeting. He said that because we

in WUM set very high standards for our district, what we do is incredible and

needs to be celebrated.

So here is your call. If you won an award at DCON that is listed above, take

the time to complete the international award form. If you applied for an

award but didn’t win, fill out the international form.

What we do in WUM is outstanding. When one of our clubs wins an award at

International Convention, ICON becomes so exciting. This is a great

opportunity to celebrate the hard work of your club and its members.

Clubs not attending CKIx have to have awards postmarked by June 1st. Those

that do can hand them in when they arrive. Let Kayla ([email protected])

know if you have any questions or need any help.

http://www.circlek.org/Leadership/Conventions/InternationalConvention/CKIx15/CKIxContestsandAwards.aspx

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UW-Eau Claire President: Matthew Bowe

Year in school: Fifth Year Senior

Major: Math and Physics Education

Favorite Event: All District Events

Vice President: Holly Solomon Year in school: Sophomore

Major: Business Marketing-Information

Systems

Favorite Service Project: Hope Gospel

Mission

Treasurer: Kirstie Polzin Year in school: Senior

Major: Elementary and Special Education

Favorite Service Project: Habitat for

Humanity

Secretary: Celeste Scola Year in school: Junior

Major: Accounting

Favorite Service Project: Superbowl

Sunday Breakfast

Our sponsoring Kiwanis Club is the Kiwanis Noon Club. We also get sup-

port from the Clearwater, Early Risers, Golden K, and Indianhead Kiwanis

Clubs, all located in Eau Claire! At District Convention, Eau Claire re-

ceived the Outstanding Faculty Advisor and Outstanding Club Social

Awards. Every year, we take the initiative to plan the Habitat for Human-

ity trip during the winter break and the K-Family Piknik during the first

weekend in May (everybody is invited!). This past year our recurring ser-

vice projects were at Hope Gospel Mission Bargain Center and the Eau

Claire County Humane Association.

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Incoming President: Lauren Jones

Year: Junior

Major: English

Favorite Service Project: Little Monster’s Bash at

Children’s Museum

Incoming Vice President: Ben Teich

Year: Sophomore

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Favorite Service Project:

Rest and Respite

Incoming Secretary: ReiEllen Harada

Year: Sophomore

Major: Psychology

Favorite Service Project:

Rest and Respite

Incoming Treasurer: John Teich

Year: Sophomore

Major: Mechanical

Engineering

Favorite Service Project: Habitat for Humanity

Incoming Historian/Bulletin Editor

Erin McCullough

Year: Junior

Major: English

Favorite Service Project: Helping Hands for the Common

Marquette University Incoming Executive Board

2015-2016

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Bay College We managed to get a Circle K started at Bay last semester, our

group is filled with dedicated and eager students willing to get out and help our school and community. We have a total of sixteen members and are still growing. We’ve done events like hosting a

Game Night to donate nonperishable food items to our local Salva-tion Army, Bell Ringing at local grocery stores, picking an Angel

from our local Angel Tree, helping in local classrooms with Art Pro-jects, volunteering with the Blood Drive and are currently working

on a Speed Dating event for the college and community.

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HAPPYGRAMS

Ben Smith, UW-Milwaukee

Thank you so much for all your

hard work this past month! It's

meant so much to me!

Janet, Justin, Jeremy, and Fred

Thank you so much for the support,

cheerleading, extra MRF forms, weather

forecasts, and event rides (and sleeping

to and fro)! The WUM District Circle K

would not be where it is today without

you and giving us freedom to pursue

our thoughts and ideas!

Five Yang, UW-Madison

I knew you were trouble when you

walked in. Kept me second

guessing like "Oh my God, who is

he?" Are we out of the woods yet?

So hey, let's be friends.

P.S. meow meow

P.S.S. #54gov

Lauren Adams, UW-Eau Claire

You did a fantastic job lining up

service projects for us this past

year, especially the recurring

events! I know that you will be a

wonderful president this next year!

2014-2015 District Board

Thanks so much for making my last year

a great year. There were many ups and

downs, successes and failures. For those

not graduating, continue making Circle

K a better organization. For those

graduating, finish the school year

strong, and make the K-Family a better

organization through Kiwanis!

Ben Teich, Marquette University

Stay fierce!

Jordan Grapentine, UW-Green Bay

You're the best MDG Chair I could ever

imagine. I love all of your hairs.

HAPPYGRAMS

Janet DeGroot, Berlin Kiwanis

Thank you so much for all that

you do. You are truly an

inspiration to so many in this

district. We are SO happy you

are our District Administrator,

Janet!

Marissa Blackmore, Edgewood College

Marissa, you make the most beautiful newsletters. Our Wisconsin-Upper

Michigan clubs were very lucky to have such a creative person facilitating

communications within the District. As a fellow Bulletin Editor, I have really

enjoyed reading your bulletins all year and really look up to you. I LOVE YOU

MARISSA! Your #1 Fan, Trina

Maquela Medina, UW-Milwaukee

You are so awesome! You just started

learning how to be secretary & you've

already got the job mastered. I am so

excited to see what else you will

accomplish this year :)

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Holly Solomon, UW-Eau Claire

Great job being our vice president and han-

dling our committees! You worked very well

to get our committee chairs everything that

they need to be successful!

Celeste Scola, UW-Eau Claire

Great job with your wonderful ideas,

information tracking, and MRF submissions! I

hope that Spain is treating you well and

that you are treating Spain well!

Cole Monroe,

UW-Stevens Point

It was great meeting you at

DCON! You're a pretty cool

guy. Hope to see you at Spring

Fling!

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HAPPYGRAMS

Amanda “Swift”, Edgewood College

Thank you loving Taylor as much as I do!

They'll tell us we're insane but we'll just

tell them all they're ever going to be is

mean :)

UW-Madison

What's up, Madtown?! It was great to see that your club turned in a S-E-R-V-E

(Bingo) card. The Badgers truly dominate in every sport AND service activity!

John Doumanis, UW-Milwaukee

Congratulations on being elected

the new Circle K President! I know

you will do great things & wish you

all the best!

WUM Members

Thank you all for such a WUMderful, memorable District Convention last

weekend! I had such a blast meeting so many new people and celebrating our

hard work this year. Congratulations on being such wonderful, servant leaders,

everyone!

Alverno College

I am so proud to see what you all have

accomplished this year! Congrats on a

great term and best of luck and wishes

to the new E-board!

Love,

Has, has beens

Samantha Fournier, Bay College

She decided last minute to run for

LTG and we couldn't be more

proud of her! We know you'll do a

WUMderful job!

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HAPPYGRAMS Casey Scheibengraber,

Alverno College

Thanks for all the hard work that you

have out in for the Eliminate project!

You have done an outstanding job!

Thanks for everything you do for WUM

CKI. Thanks for always being there for us

everystep of the way and not giving up

when you thought about it, because

you can do anything that you put your

mind to,


Thanks so much for being so

helpful! You've helped lead your

Division to great things, and you've

been a great help to so many

members! <3

Jessica Reed, UW-Milwaukee

I cannot wait to see what you do this year! You are off to a fantastic start as

the new treasurer of your club. Keep up the good work!

UW-Platteville

Hey, P-Vegas! I do not know how

you received this nickname. Any-

way, thanks for completing a S-E-

R-V-E (Bingo) card. You rock!

Kirstie Polzin, UW-Eau Claire

Juggling the club treasurer and

lieutenant governor positions is no

easy task, but you did great work! I

look forward in seeing how you will

continue to make Circle K a better

organization!

Emily Walsh, Marquette University

Missed you at DCON! Hope you're

doing well! I'm going to miss you in

Circle K next year. Please come

back!

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HAPPYGRAMS

Miranda Weiss, UW-Platteville

I am very excited to see you

lead UW-Platteville next year.

You are a wonderful person,

great leader, and well-

respected by your members.

You will do great things!

Janet, Justin, Jeremy, and Fred

Thank you so much for the

support, cheerleading, extra MRF

forms, weather forecasts, and

event rides (and sleeping to and

fro)! The WUM District Circle K

would not be where it is today

without you and giving us

freedom to pursue our thoughts

Bay College

Thank you Bay College for completing

February's S-E-R-V-E (Bingo) Card. You

are awesome! A-Bay-Bay!

Annabell Pedersen, Katelyn Zachowski, Mackenzie Erbrech, UW-Eau Claire

Thanks for stepping into the vice president, secretary, and treasurer position

for our club! I know that each of you will make wonderful contributions to our

club!

Casey Scheibengraber,

Alverno College

You be salty and I'll be peppery.


Thanks for a year's worth of wonderful

bulletins, you've done an amazing job

and I love to read them! You're hard

work is so appreciated, even though it

may not always seem like it. :) <3

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HAPPYGRAMS

John Lee, Donna Raleigh,

Missy Heard

I thank all three of you for

being a wonderful support

and cheerleader of the Eau

Claire club and of me. I would

never have made it this far

without your encouragement.

Thanks.

Stephanie Van Kampen, UW-Madison

You're such a great chairperson. I'm so happy I was able to watch you interact

and lead in Circle K this year. You're going to do WUMderful things!


Marissa is so sweet that Maroon 5 renamed

their song "Sugar" to "Marissa."

Edgewood College

Hey Edgewood! Your club is totes fantabu-

lous for completing a S-E-R-V-E (Bingo) card!

Thank you so much for your service!

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Thank you for a WUMdeful year!

Your service, leadership, and fellowship

changes the world.

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WUM Superlatives Most likely to become

Circle K International

President:

Kayla Ahrens, UW-Platteville

Five Yang,

UW-Madison

Most Creative Mind:

Marissa Blackmore,

Edgewood College

“Club” Clown:

Travis Ibinger,

Edgewood College

Kirstie Polzin, UW-Eau Claire

Sean Nauss, Bay College

Biggest Heart:

Marissa Blackmore

Edgewood College

Teasha Kirkwood,

Alverno College

Most Organized:

Kayla Ahrens,

UW-Platteville

Strongest Leader:

Emily Zeman,

UW-Milwaukee


Cutest Couple:

Kayla Ahrens, UW-Platteville

&

Jordan Grapentine,

UW-Green Bay

Most Likely to Win Nobel

Peace Prize:

Stephanie Van Kampen,

UW-Madison

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WUM Superlatives Most Likely to be Late to

Their Own Event:

Jim Tammen,


Coolest Kiwanian:

Lena Scheibengraber,

Milwaukee

Janet DeGroot,

Berlin

Most Club Spirit:

UW-Platteville

Bay College

Sassiest Member:

Teasha Kirkwood, Alverno

Amanda Gallo, Edgewood

Rachael Mogck,

UW-Madison

Worst Case of Senioritis:

Monica Wang, UW-Madison

Best Nickname:

Sara Hugar, NMU

“Hot Wheels”

Dayna Wimann,

UW-Madison “Darby”

Most Likely to Become a

Celebrity:

Teasha Kirkwood,

Alverno College

Thanks for

voting!

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Goal: 725 Members

Progress: 542 Members 75% of Goal

Goal: $10,000 toward ELIMINATE

Progress: $6,338.82 63% of Goal

Goal: $7,500 toward Preferred Charities

Progress: $1,016.23 13% of Goal

Goal: 1,200 Kiwanis Family Hours

Progress: 643 Hours 54% of Goal

Goal: 14,500 Service Hours

Progress: 9,423 Hours 65% of Goal

Goal: 250 DCON Attendees

Attendance: 130 Attendees 52% of Goal

District Goal Progress

Letter from the Editor

Dearest WUM Members,

Wow, what an amazing journey you have provided me with this past year. As a

district, we have overcome some incredible feats and surpassed expectations. As District

Bulletin Editor, I have been granted the opportunity to record all of these awesome

moments for you, and I thank you for that. Each and every one of you inspires me to be

a better person and to continue striving toward a more compassionate world. I owe

many people in this district an endless amount of gratitude, but I am the most thankful

for the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan members like yourselves. (Especially those who

turned in submissions on time and submitted happygrams…) You are all very precious

human beings with beautiful souls.

I knew I would struggle with what to say in my last “Letter to the Editor”…. and

here I am, struggling. I think I will keep it short and simple by saying that I have

immensely enjoyed serving as Bulletin Editor for WUM this past year and I am so very

grateful for your continued support along the way. Even when I had some novelty ideas,

such as happygrams and a few “special” editions, I received nothing but encouragement.

While I have stepped down from assuming a role on the district board, I am always just

an e-mail or phone call away!

Yours in Service,

Marissa Blackmore

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Volume 21 Issue 1 April 2014

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District board Directory

District Governor Teasha Kirkwood Alverno College [email protected] 815-501-1746 District Secretary Megan Laufenberg Edgewood College [email protected] 608-438-8136 District Treasurer Sara Hujar Northern Michigan University [email protected] 607-242-1744 District Bulletin Editor Marissa Blackmore Edgewood College [email protected] 920-904-5703 Capital Lieutenant Governor Five Yang UW-Madison [email protected] 920-277-0904 Chippewa Lieutenant Governor Kirstie Polzin UW-Eau Claire [email protected] 715-212-5871 Lakes Lieutenant Governor Taylor Moret UW-Oshkosh [email protected] 608-412-3518

Metro-Southeast Lieutenant Governor Jim Tammen Marquette University [email protected] 815-601-6032 Superior Lieutenant Governor Sean Kenny Northern Michigan University [email protected] 906-399-7819 Awards, Regulation, and History Chair Kayla Ahrens UW-Platteville [email protected] 920-810-3772 District Convention Chair Samantha Robinson Alverno College [email protected] 262-945-4832 Eliminate Project Coordinator Casey Scheibengraber Alverno College [email protected] 414-520-0103 Kiwanis Family & Outreach Chair Monica Wang UW-Madison [email protected] 608-239-5707 Membership Development & Growth Chair Jordan Grapentine UW-Green Bay [email protected] 920-209-5090

Service Chair Matthew Bowe UW-Eau Claire [email protected] 715-933-2404 Special Events Co-Chair Emily Krueger UW-Whitewater [email protected] 414-213-6860 Special Events Co-Chair Lizzy Johnson UW-Oshkosh [email protected] 608-354-5584 Assistant Special Events Chair Stephanie Van Kampen UW-Madison [email protected] 262-510-9257 Webmaster Connor Sawyers UW-Madison [email protected] 608-228-8597

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