–submitted by Joy Cardin
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the co-founder of the Hoan Group Ian Abston addressed our club about the importance of partnerships and collaboration in building healthy communities. Crowley said if Milwaukee County and Dane County are doing well, the entire state of Wisconsin will benefit. He noted numerous successful Milwaukee County projects and programs and credited the Hoan Group for helping to make them happen. The Hoan Group is a private network of civic-minded leaders working to bridge the Madison and Milwaukee business communities. It was co-founded by Ian Abston and our club’s president Jason Ilstrup! A main focus of the group is to collaborate to retain young people in Milwaukee and Madison and to attract new talent to our communities to keep the twin engines of Wisconsin’s economy humming. One example of joint efforts to appeal to more young people is having a Milwaukee presence in the Night Market series in Madison and vice versa.
Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin 