newVoices announces new Board Officers

We are thrilled to welcome new officers to our board of directors! Elected to president is Jenna Stone, a board member of newVoices since 2008. Stone leads the grants office at Lawrence University and is a 2000 graduate of the university; she also holds a masters in Philanthropy & Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.Jenna has been a board member for our organization for many years and her leadership in best practices for non-profit management and governance has been transformational for our organization. Under her guidance, we recently completed a review of our bylaws and a strategic planning session for the next three years of artistic and organizational goals. Here are some thoughts from Jenna in her own words:"There is something miraculous about music. Every culture on the planet makes music; it seems to feed the human spirit in some necessary way. Here in the Fox Cities, we are fortunate to have a vibrant local arts scene with an extraordinary number of high quality and affordable opportunities for performers and audiences to share live music together. I’m not a performer myself, but I love being an audience member and being part of the shared emotional experience that a great live concert can offer. I want everyone in our community to be able to have that experience. So I am grateful for the chance to serve newVoices and its mission of building community through choral music."Elected as vice president is Jim Weiland, a board member since 2011. Weiland is the retired president of Image Studios and has served on the boards of ACES/Xavier and the Boy Scouts. Most recently, Jim helped our singers in raising funds for individuals to take part in our tour of Italy. He is also a guitarist and loves all forms of music.Elected as treasurer is Elizabeth (Liz) Sumnicht, an accountant at JA Huth & Associates. Abby Theisen, a family law attorney at Menn Law, will serve as secretary.Mary Schmidt, the owner of Schmidt Communicates, is the former board president and will serve the board in the role of past president acting as counsel to the new leadership team.