SPEAKERS
Jessie Singer is a journalist, keynote speaker, and the author of "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster -- Who Profits and Who Pays the Price," a Slate, Fortune Magazine, Mother Jones, and The Economist best book of the year. Her writing appears in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, Bloomberg News, New York magazine, The Guardian, and elsewhere.
Jessie is an expert in safe systems, injury prevention, harm reduction, traffic safety, and the ongoing rise in "accidental" death. She studied journalism at the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism at New York University, and under the wing of the late investigative journalist Wayne Barrett.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, MSN, MPH, RN, was sworn in as Wisconsin’s 46th Lieutenant
Governor on January 3, 2023. A working mom, wife, and proud Wisconsinite, Lt. Gov.
Rodriguez was elected on November 8, 2022. Before her election, she served in the Wisconsin
State Assembly, representing Assembly District 13, comprised of a portion of Waukesha and
Milwaukee Counties.
Lt. Gov. Rodriguez is an experienced healthcare executive who has worked in various leadership
roles for over 20 years, including founding her own small business. Prior to serving in the
Wisconsin State Assembly, Lt. Gov. Rodriguez was the vice president of Population Health and
Integrated Care Management at one of the largest healthcare systems in the Midwest.
Before running for office, Lt. Gov. Rodriguez built a career in public health and population
health management. She held positions with public health departments at the local, state, and
federal levels, including serving as an epidemic intelligence service officer with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the chronic disease director for the state of Colorado, a
healthcare systems consultant, and a vice president at a Fortune 100 Company.
Francesca Hong (she/her) is a mom, service industry worker, and community organizer. Elected in 2020, Hong serves as the first and only Asian American elected official in the Wisconsin State Legislature. She represents the 76th Assembly District in Madison, WI. Francesca has received numerous awards for her work, including the National Association of Asian American Professionals Inspire Leadership Award (2021), the Bon Appetit Heads of the Table Award (2021), the Wisconsin Conservation Voters Conservation Honor Roll (2021-22), and the School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin Legislator of the Year (2022).
Francesca is Co-Founder of several Madison and Dane County organizations, including the Culinary Ladies Collective, Cook It Forward, the Dane County Food Collective, and the Healthy School Meals for All Coalition. She also serves on the Asian American Pacific Island Coalition of Wisconsin Executive Committee, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, and the Kennedy Heights Community Center Board.
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