(Beaver Dam) Leadership Beaver Dam recently began its 2024-2025 class. The community-focused program is designed to cultivate and empower local leaders. Participants engage in hands-on learning, tours, networking, and skill-building activities that prepare them to take active roles in shaping the future of the Beaver Dam area.
The program connects individuals with local businesses, nonprofits, and government leaders, fostering collaboration and civic engagement. The program meets for nine-day long sessions over the course of nine months where participants learn about Beaver Dam, its strengths, and the challenges the community faces. Participants will also be involved in community projects, utilizing the information and skills gained during the program.
Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracy Propst highlighted some of the recent community projects that have come out of the Leadership program.
“Through that they also do a service project and some of the more notable ones were help fundraising to start the watermark is one of them and then also Sheriff Schmidt with Rotary Lights. There’s been signage down by the lake, there’s just a number of community service projects that have come out of those classes.”
This year’s class began on September 11th at the Beaver Dam American Legion. The day was spent in leadership training with Wendy Hermann from Moraine Park Technical College. At the next class in October, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the history of Beaver Dam. The 2024-2025 offering will be the 16th consecutive year of the program.
The 2024-2025 class has twenty-one participants from a diverse range of local organizations. Participants in this year’s class are pictured in the Front Row(left to right): Dr. Elizabeth Kuenzi – Generations Chiropractic, Jennifer Hiley – City of Beaver Dam Alderperson, Angela Breslow-American Bank, Audrey Paar- Beaver Dam Recreation Department, Sierra Zellner-City of Beaver Dam, Whitney Brunn-Horicon Bank, Cassandra Schmidt-Modern Woodmen of America, Catrina Greene, Walmart Distribution Center, Emily Dieringer-Noble Community Clinics, Michael Pulice-Bestway Driving,
Back Row (Left to Right) Nathan Bergh-Walmart Supply Chain, Mitch Scherbring-John Deere, Angel Quest-Quest Cleaning, Monica McGauley-Edward Jones, Chelsea Deaton-Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam, Abby Schmitt-Beaver Dam Unified School District, Misty Snyder-Fox Valley Savings Bank and Beaver Dam Rotary, Elizabeth Loomans-Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, Nikki Poetter-QPS Employment Group, Melanie Budde-Budde Realty, Brent Baldus-Mittera, WI.
