Young Professionals on Board: Your Path to Joining a Non-Profit Board
Young Professionals on Board: Your Path to Joining a Non-Profit Board
Join us for an engaging evening focused on pathways to nonprofit leadership. This event will feature a dynamic panel of at least three experienced community leaders who will share their personal journeys to serving on nonprofit boards, committees, and volunteer leadership roles. Whether you’re curious about nonprofit board service, looking to expand your community involvement, or simply interested in learning from local leaders, this event offers both inspiration and meaningful connection.
event details
June 17 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Attire: Business Casual
Parking: Parking is available in the D2 parking lot.
Agenda
5:00 p.m. | Arrival and networking
5:45 p.m. | Panel discussion with audience Q&A
7:00 p.m. | Continued networking with panelists
8:00 p.m. | Event concludes
location
D2 Sports Pub – Hobart | 530 Larsen Orch Pkwy, Hobart, WI, 54155
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Panelists will discuss how they got involved, lessons learned along the way, and practical insights for those interested in making an impact through nonprofit service.
- Following the moderated panel discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and continue conversations during a dedicated networking session.
- Appetizers will be provided.
- A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.
PANELISTS
Hope Schaefer
Hope Schaefer is the Executive Director of the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI). Hope has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, including, 8 years as an Executive Director. Hope’s career spans multiple missions including youth development, food insecurity, and nonprofit education and leadership development. Hope holds a bachelors and masters degree from UW-La Crosse in Recreation Management where she focused on nonprofit work and taught as an adjunct professor. Hope co-facilitates NPLI’s BoardBound program for new or aspiring board members and has a love of all things board governance. Passion for the nonprofit sector and the incredible people in it drives the work that Hope does each day.
Kerry Kuenzi
Dr. Kerry Kuenzi is a Professor of public administration at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay (UWGB) where she directs the university’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and teaches graduate and undergraduate classes related to public and nonprofit management. After completing her undergraduate degree at UWGB in political science and social change and development, she received her MPA, Certificate of Nonprofit Management, and PhD in Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Kuenzi’s research focuses on issues at the intersection of public and nonprofit management and collaborative governance. Her recent publications are about the career trajectories of nonprofit executives, nonprofit employees evolving work motivations, and nonprofit management education and she co-edited a nonprofit human resource management textbook.
Alison Fiebig Vasquez
Alison Fiebig Vasquez has spent nearly two decades proving one thing: if you know how to tell a story, you can change things. She currently serves as Vice President of Strategy, Brand, Marketing and Communications for Emplify Health, but her real throughline is community. Long before any senior title, Alison was searching out the board opportunities, offering to lead committees, welcoming invitations to join capital campaign cabinets. Domestic abuse prevention. Pediatric mental health. Global poverty. Arts access. She co-founded The Monthlies Project because she saw a real need to solve period poverty in our community. And almost 20 years in, she still believes the most powerful thing you can do early in your career is show up somewhere that needs you, even if it’s before you feel ready.
Dr. Brian Danzinger
Dr. Brian Danzinger is a Vice President of Business Resumption and Corporate Risk Management for one of the top 50 publicly traded financial institutions and serves as an Officer and Contingency Planner for the United States Coast Guard. Brian also teaches Leadership and Information Systems courses for four different midwestern Universities, which include our local UW-Green Bay, Go Phoenix!, and was named the Concordia University – Batterman School of Business MBA Instructor of the Year in 2017. Brian is heavily involved and invested in the community and was named as one of the Greater Green Bay Chamber Future 15 and Young Professional of the Year….a long long time ago, when the award was presented on stone tablets. Brian served 3 terms on the City of Green Bay City Council sitting on the Academic Advisory and Ethics Boards and served on the St. Norbert College Board of Trustees. His past and present board service includes Junior Achievement of the Greater Green Bay Area, Envision Green Bay, Habitat for Humanity, Wisconsin Academic Decathlon, Hope Pantry Center, Wello, and The Green Bay Walk To End Alzheimer’s. Brian encourages people to volunteer because the greatest calling is serving something greater than one’s self.
Thank you to D2 Sports Pub – Hobart for hosting us! Thank you to our panelists for sharing their experiences with us! Thank you to the Community Partnerships committee for coordinating this event!
We reserve the right to refuse registration or deny entry to any individual, or to request that any attendee leave the event, at our sole discretion and without prior notice.
Event Photography: Please be advised that photo or video may be taken at this event for use on the Chamber website, social media, and/or other promotional materials. Your attendance at this event, gives consent to the Greater Green Bay Chamber to use your image and likeness for educational, archival, or promotional purposes.
Refund Policy: As a non-profit, all funds received from this event directly impact and support the critical programs and operations of the Greater Green Bay Chamber. Therefore, we do not issue refunds for cancellations. We appreciate your understanding.
