As we announced earlier this month, the Wisconsin Leadership Summit schedule has 25 panel discussions on a range of topics, and will include one day of panels on government and business, one day on education, a day on social justice, a day on health and wellness, and finally, on October 9, a day of panels focused on specific affinity groups: Black, Latino, Indigenous and Asian American, followed by a wrap-up panel on allyship moderated by our CEO Henry Sanders.
We are excited to announce that Mai J Lo Lee will moderate the Asian American panel on that day.
Maiis a Hmong American educator and for the past 14 years she has worked within diversity and inclusion training. Mai has partnered with social service agencies, corporations and educational institutions to better enhance diversity and inclusion knowledge and awareness. She received her master’s degree in education at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and her bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Currently, Mai is director of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, where she recently was awarded the 2018 University Award for Excellence in Collaborative Achievement for her work in the Brown County Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, the 2016 Institution Staff Member of the Year, the 2009 University of Wisconsin System Woman of Color in Education award and was recently nominated for the 2017 Greater Green Bay Chamber Future 15 Young Professional of the Year award. She remains active in the community, serving on the board for the Untitledtown Book and Author Festival, Service League Back to School Store volunteer, past organizer of the Diversity Discovery Free Day at The Building for Kids Children’s Museum and has served as past chair of Celebrate Diversity – Fox Cities. Born in the Ban Vinai Holding Center in the Loei Province of northeastern Thailand, Mai was raised in Central Wisconsin and now calls the Fox Cities her home where she and her partner raise their daughter, Seenia.
The Summit this year is all online, so you can attend from the comfort of your home or office. It will feature 25 sessions over five days from October 5-9, all for just $79 (or less if you work for a nonprofit organization or government agency, or if you’re a student). Get more details and register now at WisconsinLeadershipSummit.com!
