The  Women and Girls Fund announces new Board of Trustees members.

The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County (WGF) has elected four new members to its Board of Trustees. They are:

Yan Chen Yan Chen of Brookfield, general manager of Imaging Productivity at GE Healthcare. Chen joined GE Healthcare in the U.S. in 1997 and has held global leadership roles in quality, manufacturing, engineering, sourcing and services. In 2005, she was appointed general manager of Asia Service Operations and relocated to China. She returned to the U.S. in 2014 in her current position. She earned a bachelor of science degree in bioscience at Fudan University, China, a doctorate in biochemistry at Duke University, and an MBA at Marquette University.

Tracy Lagona Tracy Lagona, founder of Heighten Group LLC, which helps mid-sized and small businesses and organizations accelerate growth through coaching, mentoring, and development of their sales organizations. After a successful corporate career, Tracy discovered her professional passion was to help smaller companies develop winning sales teams and create bullet proof growth strategies. She is co-chair of the WGF’s Fund Development Committee and a member of the WGF’s Women of Distinction Luncheon Committee. She lives in Brookfield.

Terri Phillips Terri Phillips of Oconomowoc, principal consultant and owner of SJD Consulting, LLC, which provides management consulting services, including strategic planning, project management, business analysis and facilitation services. She focuses on bringing together people with disparate views and priorities, and helps them work toward a common vision. She is also facilitating the Community Health Improvement Planning Process (CHIPP) for Waukesha County.

Michele Zgola Michele Zgola of New Berlin, director of Marketing Communications for North America, Power Solutions at Johnson Controls. She is a former marketing communications director of internal communications for Power Solutions at Johnson Controls. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in design and visual communications at Ray College of Design and a bachelor of arts degree in communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She serves on the WGF Marketing Committee and is co-chair of the 2018 Women of Distinction Luncheon Committee.

“We are honored to have these women join our leadership team,” said Mary McNulty, chair of the WGF Board of Trustees. “Their expertise, experience and commitment will help us more effectively address the issues that affect women and girls in Waukesha County.” WGF board members serve three-year terms.

Save the Date: The 34th annual Women of Distinction Luncheon will be held May 8, 2018 at the Country Springs Hotel. Sponsorship information as well as nomination forms can be found on our website www.wgfwaukeshacounty.org.

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