Your well-connected partner

GIFTS Men’s Shelter

I wanted to be an Ambassador because I desired to create a deeper connection to our community!

Hagen CPA

Being a Forward Janesville Ambassador provides me an opportunity to give back to the wonderful community we are in as well as develop relationships with likeminded professionals!  I would be amiss to not also mention that it is a fun group to know!

Hagen CPA, LLC

To become more active in the community. 

Johnson Financial Group

My favorite part of being connected with our ambassador group is the opportunities to grow relationships, watching my ambassador friends’ success and cultivate their goals is the best.

School District of Janesville

I am a FJI Ambassador because I want to bring community knowledge, awareness, and company/organization interest to our youth and our educators. I want to be known as a youth and community advocate who brings the needs of the community into the academia world. I want our students to graduate knowing which companies are in their backyard and realize that they can live a vibrant life in Janesville. 

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Janesville

My why is: It really takes a village of people to strengthen and grow a community to meet the needs of all its residents. Forward Janesville brings together people who are passionate about just that…growing and strengthening a community and I want to be part of that village! 

Hedberg Public Library

I want the library to be recognized as a community and business partner, and I want to be a visible connection to the library for anyone who wants to work with or be re-connected to the library either for personal or professional reasons.

(I do also have a very real professional purpose for staying connected to the business community, since I am the business librarian.)

DFA, BAIRD

There are a number of reasons, but definitely my favorite is just the connections made with likeminded professionals in the community. It’s a fun group to get to know.

Loving Life Creatively

My original reason, way back when, was to cultivate new professional relationships in the hopes to recruit new business back to the bank I was working for at the time. I soon realized my reasons grew from a single goal to an excitement for the opportunity of building many long-lasting friendships, learning more about the businesses and happenings in our community, learning from mentors and leaders, the importance of banding together for the greater good AND scored some awesome careers along the way. I’ve continued my commitment over the years understanding the importance of Forward Janesville in our community. I am very grateful and proud to represent our community as an Ambassador. 

Blackhawk Bank

I became an ambassador to have a platform to meet a variety of people- it’s tougher to meet people when you aren’t in "school" any longer.