WF POWER ILLUMINATORS

We invite you to become a Power Illuminator…

The individuals listed here have used the power of collective philanthropy by investing at least $1,000 in support of the Women’s Fund mission to mobilize philanthropy. These gifts unite people, shape community consciousness, and promote solutions that create gender equity.

While we have hundreds of individuals supporting our mission with gifts of all sizes, we celebrate the specialness of these people who are making change through their investments. Thank you for your generosity!

Carrie Arrouet*
Tanya Atkinson
Yvonne Attonito**
Catherine Attonito
Kristin Bergstrom*
Ranu Bhatia
Elaine Burke
Sandra Cunningham*
Judge Jean DiMotto
Sandy Duffy
Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert
Sangeeta Edwin
Andrea Eid
Barbara N. Fuldner
Heidi Furlong*
Michael W. Engh and Chris K. Gawart
Sarah Gilday
Cindy Gnadinger
Chris Grota
Lindsay Hammerer*
Margarete Harvey
Cynthia Hasbrook*

Doris Heiser*
Sue Hickey
Jayne Hladio
Nicole Horvath*
Sherri Huff
Annette Jacobson*
Tobias Kaemmerer
Christina Keppel
Judy A. Keyes*
Donna Kleczka*
Pamela Edwards Klein
Chrissy Kruger-Gruendyke
Mary Jo Layden
Gillian Lester-George de Montesinos*
Elizabeth Levins
Missy Levit*
Marianne Lubar
Mary Beth Malm
Meredith Marine
Karen J. Maroda
Uma Morjaria*
Amy Muehlbauer*

Kathryn Norris*
Beth Odian*
Nancy Peterson*
Julie Ragland*
Josh Randall
Sheila Reynolds
Chandra Rodgers
Gayle Rosemann
Holly Ryan*
Erika Sander*
Annemarie Sawkins
Kathy Schill
Sabine Schwark
Lavanya Shah*
Monica Shah-Davidson*
Katherine Sieger
Rose Spang
Alexandria Staubach*
Barbara Stein*
Kosana Stojcevic
Marilka Vélez*
Beth Weckmueller

Notes:

Names listed in purple responded since the WF Presents program (held November 2, 2023) when Annette Jacobson announced the WF Power Illuminator Challenge for 2024
* also renewed for 2024
** posthumously, #24 to meet the challenge

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WF Power Illuminators Challenge Achieved!

WE. ARE. THRILLED, again! In 2023, Annette Jacobson announced a challenge (see details below) and this year we celebrated its success. In the combined years we’ve gained 62 WF Power Illuminators — and Annette matched nearly all of them. Her investment is powerful with gifts totaling more than $50,000.

For clarification, WF Power Illuminators are individuals who use the power of collective philanthropy and invest at least $1,000 in support of the WF mission to mobilize philanthropy. These gifts unite people, shape community consciousness, and promote solutions that create gender equity.

While we have hundreds of individuals supporting our mission with donations of all sizes, we celebrate the specialness of these gifts. Thank you for your generosity!

To celebrate Power Illuminators, I am giving a gift to the Women’s Fund of $23,000.

But there’s more.

As I’ve given at the WF, I have found more courage, a bigger voice, and I’ve become more powerful. As you can imagine, this changes relationships. Isn’t that what our work is about? To change culture and to create a more equitable world, we need to be courageous. We need to step into our power and use our voices in ALL our relationships — with spouses and partners, colleagues and neighbors, and everyone we interact with. This is how real change occurs — relationship by relationship, life by life. This is how we create an equitable community.

To continue on this adventure of creating that community, to move toward this goal, I am giving a matching gift of $1,000 (up to $24,000) for each NEW Power Illuminator who makes a gift before October 31, 2024. 

This was a special invitation for WF Power Illuminators.

Thursday, September 12, 2024
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Complimentary light refreshments

Agenda:
Arrivals, 5:30 p.m.
 Remarks, 6 p.m.

Location:
Home of Beth Weckmueller

This was a special invitation for WF Power Illuminators, WomenWill donors, and/or WF board members to join an engaging discussion about our personal legacies.

We addressed such topics as 1.) what it means to create a legacy; 2.) tools available to create a legacy; or 3.) examples of goals people have related to their legacy.

Danila Danesi and Tiffany Cormona, both of JP Morgan, shared their ideas and expertise during this WF special session. Additionally, we heard a couple of stories from WomenWill donors.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
5 – 6:30 p.m.

Complimentary light refreshments

Agenda:

Opening remarks, 5:15 p.m.

Exploring your legacy, 5:30 – 6:15 p.m.

Stories and closing remarks, 6:15 p.m.

Location:
The Exchange at Chase Tower, 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee

Parking:
At your expense in the Chase Tower Parking Structure (enter from Water Street) OR street parking
There is some construction in the area so spots are limited.

This was a special invitation for WF Power Illuminators to meet and connect with Elizabeth Barajas-Román, CEO of Women’s Funding Network (WFN).

WFN is the largest philanthropic alliance in the world dedicated to advancing the essential role of these funders in the unwavering fight for gender equality and justice. During this special session, Elizabeth shared her insights and inspired a global view of actions support gender equity. This was a way to connect with the women’s movement beyond our local community.

Note: The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee has been a WFN member since 1989.

    Thursday, February 15, 2024
    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    Agenda

    Opening Remarks, 8:30 AM

    Global View, Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, WFN, 8:40 – 9:10 AM

    Q&A with Elizabeth, 9:10 – 9:20 AM

    Closing Remarks, 9:25 AM

    held in 2023

    This was a special invitation for WF Power Illuminator’s in 2023, to experience Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, which was on display at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. 

    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023

    Arrival, 5:15 PM
    (Please allow time for street parking)

    Tour, 5:30 – 6:15 PM
    Led by Molly Dubin, Exhibit Curator

    Migrate to Venue, 6:15 – 6:30 PM

    Post Tour Discussion and Social, 6:30 – 7:15 PM
    (Optional; venue TBD based on number of people)

    The Women’s Fund made a WF Flash Grant in September in support of this exhibit to help celebrate the Women’s Fund Brand Relaunch. The purpose of the exhibit is to spur thoughtful contemplation and spirited conversation. It highlights women artists, who examine their own lives and issues through fabric, as a result, we all have a chance to reflect on the issues each artist portrays, and ponder why textile art is viewed as “less than” other art forms.

    Exhibit: https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/exhibit/women-pulling-at-the-threads-of-social-discourse/