People Type: Steering Committee

Biography Zach Vruwink joined the League in 2022 and serves as Chief Operating Officer. Zach’s responsibilities are to lead the operations with a member-focused municipal mindset. Zach is passionate about government, entrepreneurship, community engagement, the creative economy and public service. Prior to joining the League, Zach was elected Mayor of Wisconsin Rapids from 2012 to …

Biography Mindy joined the La Follette School in September 2022 and works on legislative outreach and events, putting the Wisconsin Idea into action. As the outreach coordinator, she connects the La Follette School to policymakers and the public through programs like Campus Connect, the La Follette Policy Forum, the Wisconsin Women in Government seminar, and …

Biography Anjalé D. Welton, PhD is the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her scholarship examines how educational leaders both dialogue about and address race and racism in their school communities. She is currently involved in several research practice-partnerships where PK-12 educational leaders …