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WISCONSIN WIC ASSOCIATION BU I L D I N G B R I D G E S TO S T R E N G T H E N FA M I L I E S A N D C O M M U N I T I E S 2018 General Membership Meeting June 28, 2018 Angela Roltgen, RD, CLS WWA Chair

W H AT I S T H E W I S C O N S I N W I C A S S O C I AT I O N ? Inspire and empower the Wisconsin wic community to advocate for and promote quality nutrition ser vices and assure effectiveness through collaboration, cooperation and education.

2018 WWA MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE RESULTS • Western Region: 12/17 = 71% • Southern Region: 3/11 = 27% • Southeast Region: 9/12 = 75% • Northeast Region: 11/16 = 69% • Northern Region: 5/12 = 42%

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS https://youtu.be/0F_PxzLIIzQ

MEET YOUR TEAM Executive Committee: • Angela Roltgen (Chair) (October. 2017-2018) • Kara Kerrigan (Vice-Chairperson) • Angie Wilks-Tate(Treasurer) • Arianna Coleman (Secretary) Regional Representatives: • Angela Roltgen (Northern Region) • Jennifer Loging (Western Region) • Courtney Jankowski (Southeast Region) • Kara Kerrigan (Northeast Region) • Arianna Coleman (Southern Region) At Large Representatives: • Becky Litwaitis • Abbie Loos • Angie Wilks-Tate • Lynz Jordan • Elisabeth Pohle • Jennifer Miller

APPLY TODAY FOR UPCOMING POSITIONS 4 AT LARGE 3 REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES • Southern Region • 3 positions are 2-year terms • Western Region – 10/2018 through 10/2020 • Northern Region • 1 position is a 1-year term – 10/2018 through 10/2019

MEETING MINUTES September 29 th , 2017 WWA Professional Development Day Oshkosh, WI General Membership Meeting

TREASURER’S REPORT

WWA COMMITTEES • Professional Development & Silent Auction – Jennifer Miller & Lynz Jordan* • Finance – Angie Wilks-Tate • Membership/Nominating – Jenni Logging • Communications – Lynz Jordan* • Advocacy/Partnerships – Elisabeth Pohle

KEY ISSUES FOR WIC • Public Charge • Agriculture Appropriations Bill FY 2019 • Maternal Mortality and Preventing Maternal Deaths Act

WASHINGTON D.C. Wisconsin Attendees LEADERSHIP Angela Roltgen* CONFERENCE 2018 Kara Kerrigan* Lynz Jordan* Elisabeth Pohle Jennifer Valclav* Sarah Krubsack Courtney Jankowski*

Rep. Ron Kind Senator Ron Johnson Senator Tammy Baldwin Rep. Glenn Grothman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Rep. Gwen Moore Rep. Mark Pocan

“ The 2018 NWA Leadership Conference was such an amazing experience for me. The conference showed me that being an advocate was a hidden passion of mine, because of the confidence I gained from meeting with politicians. Since the conference, I have made it a priority of mine to make more people aware of the great services WIC provides .” ~Sarah Krubsack, BFPC Wood County

NWA “WIC VOICES” CAMPAIGN https://www.facebook.com/nationalwicassociation/videos/1743074549091126/

WISCONSIN WIC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN • Wisconsin WIC Advocacy Toolkit • WI WIC Advocacy Week – (March 25 th – 31 st , 2018) • Social Media • Press Releases • Open Houses • Letters to the Editor • WIC Trivia

WAYS YOU CAN ADVOCATE • Gather and share WIC stories and links • Create a local ‘WIC Voices’ campaign • Tweet to your legislators • Use WIC hashtags • Schedule a WIC clinic visit with your representatives • Attend town hall meetings • Attend National WIC Leadership Conference • Stay Informed!

WHAT WE’RE UP TO IN 2018 -2019 1. Accepting nominations and applications for At-Large Representatives and Regional Representatives July 2018. 2. Activating and utilizing a twitter account 3. NWA Leadership Conference Scholarships Spring 2019 4. WI WIC Advocacy Week Campaign 5. Organizing a local advocacy day at the State Capital in Madison, WI 6. Biannual Professional Development Day Fall 2019.

ENDING QUOTE “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently . They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” Steve Jobs