Carol Wessels is an attorney and the founding partner of Wessels & Liebau LLC in Mequon. Her practice focuses on helping elders and people with disabilities, as well as their families. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1988. In High School, she was a participant in the World Affairs Seminar and an AFS student to Switzerland. Carol majored in French at the University of Whitewater.

In her profession, Carol has been recognized as the “Best Elder Law Attorney in Milwaukee”, and as a “Super Lawyer” for over ten years. She is a member of the national board of directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Her firm has repeatedly been chosen among the “Best Law Firms” in the field of Elder Law.

However, the greatest career development for Carol came when she was a caregiver for her mother (pictured with Carol) who had Alzheimer’s and experienced on a very personal level the challenges that people living with the disease face. As a result, she became a volunteer for, and is now a member of the Board of Directors, of the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter. Her passion is to advocate for laws and research funding designed to help people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers and hopefully, to see an end to the disease in her lifetime.

Carol is married to her wonderful and patient husband Paul, who tolerates her passion for adopting older dogs. Together, they enjoy being outdoors, cycling, hiking, camping, traveling, cooking, and good wine.

Editors Note: My wife Doreen recently introduced me to the book Everybody Matters. Doreen along with the leadership team at Plymouth Foam are currently working to implement concepts mentioned in Bob's book into their company. My first thought after watching this video is how close these principles align with our Four-Way-Test. Take a peek and see if you agree.

“Bob Chapman, CEO of the $1.7 billion manufacturing company Barry-Wehmiller, is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees.” – Inc. Magazine

Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The company utterly rejects the idea that employees are simply functions, to be moved around, "managed" with carrots and sticks, or discarded at will. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the reality that every single person matters, just like in a family. That’s not a cliché on a mission statement; it’s the bedrock of the company’s success.

During tough times a family pulls together, makes sacrifices together, and endures short-term pain together. If a parent loses his or her job, a family doesn’t lay off one of the kids. That’s the approach Barry-Wehmiller took when the Great Recession caused revenue to plunge for more than a year. Instead of mass layoffs, they found creative and caring ways to cut costs, such as asking team members to take a month of unpaid leave. As a result, Barry-Wehmiller emerged from the downturn with higher employee morale than ever before. 

The  Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club who sponsors the Homestead High School Interact Club is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 leadership team for the Homestead High School Interact Club.  Brenna Campbell is the President; and sharing the responsibilities of  the vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer are  Morgan Klug, Julie Kim and Grace Aceto. Congratulations Interactors!

Interact is a Rotary International's service club for young people ages 12 to 18 who come together to connect with others in their community or school and provide service.

There are twenty-one student members of the Homestead High School Interact Club. The members are very active and organize a variety of projects and activities that depend primarily on the interests of club members.  The first project for this year is “Trick or Treat for Hunger.” Interactors dress in their costume of choice will collect food and will donate collection to Family Sharing. Look out for these great Halloween creatures!

Working on projects provide important experience and opportunities for each .Interactor's personal development. Interactors develop a network of friendships, enhance leadership skills, serve their community, and expand international understanding. As club advisors,  Rotarians Lucia Francis, Connie Pukaite and Dave Schlageter provide support and guidance to the club.