Keynote Introductions
Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton
Barbara Lawton's route to becoming Wisconsin's first woman elected
lieutenant governor started with a different kind of public
service. As a founder of the Greater Green Bay Area Community
Foundation and the Multicultural Center, as an advisor to
Entrepreneurs of Color, in service on various Boards, including
that of the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Foundation, and
as a consultant to businesses expanding internationally, she is
firmly grounded in community. Her thinking action on the
important issues of the day reflect her confidence in the people as
this state's greatest resource. She took office as
Wisconsin's 43rd lieutenant on January 3, 2003 and was re-elected
in 2006.
Tony Evers
Deputy State Superintendent, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Since July 2001, Dr. Tony Evers has served in the office of Deputy State Superintendent.
From 1992-2000, Evers was the chief administrator of Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6, which serves 42 school districts in Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Washington, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties.
Prior to this position, Tony was superintendent at Verona Area School District near Madison and at Oakfield School District outside of Fond du Lac. In addition, he was a high school principal, elementary school principal, and gifted teacher/media coordinator in Tomah.
Todd Gray
Superintendent, School District of Waukesha
Todd Gray became Superintendent in the School District of Waukesha on July 1, 2008. Todd Gray has also had an ongoing teaching relationship as an Ad Hoc professor at UW-Madison in the area of educational leadership and policy analysis. He has been active in the community as a Rotary Club member, UW-Oshkosh, School of Education Advisory Board and other groups.
