Six alumnae of UW-Milwaukee have been chosen by the Milwaukee Business Journal as winners of the .
The award honors business and community leaders in the Milwaukee metropolitan area who are making the region a better place to live and work. The 30 honorees this year were chosen from 175 nominations.
The :
- Helen Boomsma, executive director of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center.
- Lakshmy Nair, president of Tri City National Bank.
- Lora Strigens, vice president for planning and facilities management at Marquette University.
- Julie Ellenbecker-Lipsky, president and senior wealth adviser at Ellenbecker Investment Group.
- Patricia Contreras, vice president of community impact at Rockwell Automation.
- Stephanie Hacker, executive director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Also chosen for a Women of Influence honor was Tina Freiburger, dean of the College of Community Engagement and Professions at 51ÁÔÆæ.
The winners were honored in a special section in the Business Journal’s June 7 issue and at an awards event last week at the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee.
