Serving Women and Girls in
Waukesha County since 2004!
The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County has elected five new members to its Board of Trustees.
Latrice Knighton of Wauwatosa, an attorney and partner at Sterling Law Offices, S.C. An award-winning family law attorney, she has also worked as a district attorney and a life coach, and volunteers to help victims of domestic violence. She was named a leading lawyer by M Magazine, won a 40 Under 40 Award from the Milwaukee Business Journal and, in 2016, received a Trailblazer in Business award from former Governor Scott Walker. 
Kathleen Perlewitz of Waukesha, vice president of marketing for Froedtert Health System. She had a 15-year career at the American Heart Association, where she held increasingly responsible management positions, ending with metro executive director. She was active with Stillwaters Cancer Center from 2014-2017, was a board member of the Kettle Moraine Basketball Club, and served on the Richard’s House Board of Directors in 2012.
Kelly Skindzelewski of West Allis community relations leader at GE Healthcare U.S. With more than 20 years of experience in public relations, community engagement and communications, she leads GE Healthcare’s volunteer council and GE’s iCare employee giving campaign. She serves on the board of directors for STEM Forward and TEMPO Waukesha, and is a committee member for the Hunger Task Force Advisory Council, Waukesha County Business Alliance Women’s Professional Development program and Volunteer Council of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County. 
Chelsea Zhao of Brookfield, tax director with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA). Before joining CLA in 2017, she was a tax manager with Baker Tilly. With 16 years of experience in the tax and accounting profession, she specializes in tax consulting, planning and compliance for business and high net worth individual clients. Chelsea has volunteered at Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation and helped small businesses analyze financial statements.
Amie Williams of Brookfield, a highly experienced event planner who has worked with corporate, diplomatic, non-profit and national political clients. Among her clients were the George W. Bush Presidential Inauguration Committee and the organizing committee for the 1996 summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. She has volunteered for Stillwater Cancer Support Services, the American Cancer Society, AIDS Hospice, the Salvation Army and the Pentagon Family Assistance Center. 
The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County, established in 2004, seeks to aid and enrich the lives of women and girls so they become thriving residents of their communities. Since 2005, the Women and Girls Fund has awarded nearly $900,000 to nonprofit organizations that promote the welfare, independence and self-sufficiency of women and girls of all ages.