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Our Moderators:
DENISE CALLAWAY
 Many of you will remember Denise Callaway as the award-winning reporter for WTMJ-TV Channel 4. Denise has worked as a communications professional in Milwaukee for almost thirty years. She has been the director of communications for Milwaukee Public Schools and the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County. Since 2003, she has been the director of communications for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Denise is also active in the community, volunteering her time as Second Harvest of Wisconsin's Partnership Committee Member; Camps for Kids Committee Member; MPS North Division Advisory Council; National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Milwaukee; and the United States Colored Troops Institute. She is also very active in the community foundation field, serving as the past chair of CommA, the association of communications professionals for community foundations worldwide. An on-going special interest of Denise's is the preservation of the history and stories of African-American men and women who fought in the Civil War.
ENRIQUE FIGUEROA, Ph.D.
 Enrique E. Figueroa is an associate professor and the director and chief executive officer of the Roberto Hernandez Center and the assistant to the Provost for Latino Affairs at UW-Milwaukee. He volunteers much of his time to the community through his board work, which includes the UMOS, Inc., Planned Parenthood of WI, Center for new Community, Cranberry Marketing Committee, and the Migrant Labor Coalition. Governor James Doyle, along with Senate confirmation, appointed Enrique to the Wisconsin’s Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Board. The Governor also appointed him to the Wisconsin Migrant Labor Council.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) of Washington DC chose Enrique as the 2008 recipient of the CHCI Medallion of Excellence, recognizing his work in the Hispanic Community.
Enrique holds an M.S. in Horticulture and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics. Under the Clinton administration, he held the position of deputy under secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
SONYA JONGSMA KNAUSS
 Sonya Jongsma Knauss is editor and general manager of MilwaukeeMoms.com, a resource and networking community for parents of children from 0 - 13 years of age. This site is part of Journal Interactive, owned by Journal Communications, Inc. Until recently, Sonya was a member of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board as the "Your Opinions" editor.
She was the editor and a founding member of a popular neighborhood newspaper, Riverwest Currents. She was also a founding board member of the Riverwest Co-op.
Sonya is active in community organizations, including the Milwaukee Forum and the Milwaukee Press Club, where she serves on the executive board. She was formerly vice president of the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild and has served as a board member for the Riverwest Neighborhood Association.
Sonya has a master’s degree in journalism from UW-Madison with a focus on health care and public policy. She received her BA in English from Dordt College with a Political Science minor. She and her husband Dan live in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood with their four daughters.
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