Henry G. Sanders

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Wisconsin’s 25 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2025

2 months ago | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us who else should have been on that list. Many asked me if we’d do another list the next year; I said yes, we probably would. We did more than that.
Wisconsin’s 25 Most Influential Native American Leaders, Part 5

2 months ago | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the third of a five-part series. Part one is here, part two is here and part three is here, and part four is here. Diana Nachtigal is Captain of Community Engagement for the City of Madison Police Department, where she oversees a wide variety of community-focused initiatives, including Amigos en Azul, the Black Officer Coalition, MPD Pride, Community Academies, youth engagement programs, mental health programs, and much more.
Wisconsin’s 25 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2025, Part 4

2 months ago | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the third of a five-part series. Part one is here, part two is here and part three is here. Karl Morrin is superintendent of the School District of Maple in far northern Wisconsin. He took on the role in 2023 after two years as superintendent of the School District of Florence County. Prior to Florence County, he served as the assistant superintendent of Menominee Indian School in Keshena where he began working in 2014.
Wisconsin’s 25 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2025, Part 2

2 months ago | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the second of a five-part series. Part one is here. Lina Martin is an AUNTIE (Advocate for Uplifting Native Traditions and Indigenous Engagement) at the Native American Center for Health Professions at the University of Wisconsin, where she’s worked for 10 years. She is also Native American Outreach Liaison for the UW–Madison Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) Program.
Wisconsin’s 26 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2025, Part 1

2 months ago | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us who else should have been on that list. Many asked me if we’d do another list the next year; I said yes, we probably would. We did more than that.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2024

Dec 28, 2024 | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

Every year since our founding in 2015, we have recognized Wisconsin’s most influential Black and Latino leaders, and we are very proud now to also begin to recognize Indigenous and Asian American leaders. These lists have become the most anticipated thing we do. Every year, I’ve intended these lists to highlight the beauty of the diversity across our state.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders, Part 5

Dec 27, 2024 | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the fourth of a five-part series. Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here, Part 3 is here and Part 4 is here. Anna Mercer is director of constituent services for Governor Tony Evers, a role she took on in the summer of 2023 after five years in the office of US Representative Gwen Moore as constituent liaison and outreach specialist, and as district executive assistant and scheduler.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2024, Part 4

Dec 26, 2024 | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the fourth of a five-part series. Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here and Part 3 is here. Daniel Kigeya is principal of Madison West High School, where he leads a school of about 2,200 students and 130 teaching staff – and the school he graduated from in 1997. Initially set on a career in law, he earned a degree in legal studies at UW-Madison, then had a change of heart. He entered the UW School of Social Work while also running the PEOPLE precollege program back at West.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2024, Part 3

Dec 25, 2024 | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the second of a five-part series. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. Earl Arms is a media and public relations strategist at Northwestern Mutual and host of Black Nouveau, an award-winning program offering messages that promote positive images, interviews and profiles of Black movers and shakers on Milwaukee PBS. He previously worked as director of communications for Milwaukee Public Schools and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2024, Part 2

Dec 24, 2024 | madison365.com | Henry G. Sanders

This is the second of a five-part series. Part 1 is here. Dr. Andrew P. Daire is the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, as well as a professor in educational psychology, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Dr. Daire brings 31 years of higher education experience to this role at UWM, including his most recent position as Dean of the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 2016-2023..