{"id":218,"date":"2017-03-27T14:47:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:24:05","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/education\/graduate-education\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-our-alumni\">Meet our Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--testimonial-compact uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>The understanding I gained has been particularly helpful in my work brokering partnerships between our organization and other nonprofit and government groups.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/435\/2026\/03\/ben-gramling.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Gramling headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><figcaption class=\"uwm-p-card--attr\"><strong>Ben Gramling<\/strong><em>Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management 2004<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--testimonial-compact uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>The masters program offers exactly the academic and professional training that I can immediately apply to my daily responsibilities in a rapidly growing nonprofit organization.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/435\/2026\/03\/leplae.jpg\" alt=\"Anne H\u00e9rrison-Leplae headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><figcaption class=\"uwm-p-card--attr\"><strong>Anne H\u00e9rrison-Leplae<\/strong><em>M.S., Nonprofit Management and Leadership<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmilwaukee.org\/\">Alliance Fran\u00e7aise of Milwaukee<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--testimonial-compact uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>The graduate certificate has allowed me to broaden my management skills as I work to improve the capacity of local nonprofit agencies.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/435\/2026\/03\/kristi-luzar-.jpg\" alt=\"Kristi Luzar headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><figcaption class=\"uwm-p-card--attr\"><strong>Kristi Luzar<\/strong><em>M.S. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.abundantphilanthropy.com\/\">Abundant Philanthropy LLC<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--testimonial-compact uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>Adding the graduate certificate in nonprofit management to my MBA degree has provided me with the unique knowledge and skills to manage and lead in the nonprofit sector.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/435\/2026\/03\/stepney.jpg\" alt=\"Joi Jackson headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><figcaption class=\"uwm-p-card--attr\"><strong>Joi Jackson<\/strong><em>Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management 2007<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" 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