Recordings from the LWVWI 2022 Annual Meeting.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - Strategies to Expand the Native Vote in Wisconsin. Renee Gralewicz, Brothertown Indian Nation Elder and peacemaker, retired Anthropology & American Indian Studies Professor UW-Oshkosh. Denise “Dee” Sweet, Native Vote Manager, Wisconsin Conservation Voters.
Disability Vote Coaltion Malkasian by Molly Carmichael
Collaboration in Action: Powering the Disability Vote: Featuring Barbara Beckert, Director of External Advocacy SE Milwaukee Office, Wisconsin Disability Rights and Stephanie Birmingham, Owner of Birmingham Counseling and Consulting, LLC. Moderated by Eileen Newcomer, LWVWI Voter Education Manager
Awards, Parade of League, Appleton Mayor by Molly Carmichael
Presentation of Meg McLane Award for Advocacy, Presentation of Membership & Leadership Development (MLD) Award and Parade of League
Youth Engagement in the Democratic Process; How League Can Support Their Work
Panelists: Madeleine McDermott, Clean Energy Fellow, Wisconsin Conservation Voters; Mandeep Kaleka, 2022 Wis Youth in Gov elected governor; Eeshani Buddi, former Diversity intern in the Appleton's Mayor's Office; Ivy Evrard, vice president of UWO-Fox Cities Political Science Student Organization. Panel moderator: Jeanne Roberts, LWV Appleton-Fox Cities
How Election Administration Works in Wisconsin
Panelists: Robert Kehoe, Deputy Administrator, Wisconsin Elections Commission; Michelle Hawley, Deputy Director, Milwaukee Co Election Commission; Kami Lynch, Appleton City Clerk. Panel moderator: Jacqueline Klimaszewski, LWV Appleton-Fox Cities
Successes and Challenges of Implementing DEI at the Local Level
Panelists: Maria Avila of LWV Milwaukee Co, Connie Roethel of LWV Ozaukee Co and Robin Schmidt of LWV La Crosse Area share their League’s stories.
Panel moderator: Eloisa Gómez, Community Alliances Committee co-chair
Civic Education; In School and Out of School
Panelists: Anika Larson, co-founder of Let’s Vote Wisconsin; Libby Falck, Founder of
Forward Labs. Panel moderator: Posy Thurow, LWV Winnebago County
Ballots for All - Jail Voting in Wisconsin
Panelist: David Carlson, founder of CC We Adapt and Smart Justice Regional Organizer for ACLU Wis.
Panel moderator: Eileen Newcomer, LWVWI Voter Education Manager
