Conference and
Annual Membership Meeting Committee Members
Chair - Jan Molaska
Sherry Jelic
Julie Steiner
Peg Larson
Ann Bergmann
Linda Arentz
Linda Gillette
Cindy Hermel
Terri Donlin
Mary Lou Bausch
Sue Schuelke
Sharon Scott
Linda Meldorf
Details, Registration Forms, and Applications​
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​Registration Book PDF
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2024 Standing Rules for Partners of WHA Annual Membership Meeting PDF
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Partners of WHA Mary Licht Memorial Scholarship Application (Deadline: September 1 ) PDF WORD
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**Partners of WHA can accept credit cards
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Thank you to the following organizations who supported Volunteer Education by donating to make the 2025 Conference/Annual Membership Meeting affordable.
GOLD
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​Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics - Friendship, WI
SILVER
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​Fort Memorial Hospital - Fort Atkinson, WI
BRONZE
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services - Edgerton, WI
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Prairie Ridge Health - Columbus, WI
IN KIND DONATIONS
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital
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Cumberland Healthcare
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Gundersen Partners
Vendors that attended the 2025 Annual Membership Meeting.
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​The Nutman, Frank Compana
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Jewelry Designs, Judy Pliski
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Lee's Unique Designs, Lee Osley
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Nazka's Handmades, Nazka Serrano
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Fall Annual Membership Meeting Reports
Planning for the 2025 Partners of WHA Conference and Annual Meeting - A Work in Progress
The yearly conventionhas been a time to connect with other volunteers and a time for learning through informational workshops, hospital displays, and dynamic speakers. The CEO panel has given us current information on issues facing hospitals and the health care industry. In recent years, however, convention attendance has been declining. With unpredictable decreasing attendance, Partners has incurred costs for contracted hotel rooms that were not used. In 2024, a survey of Partners volunteers about the convention format was carried out. After reviewing and discussing the results, the Partners board formed a committee to discuss ideas for updating future convention formats.
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Based on the work of the committee the followibng changes will be made starting on 2025:
• Referring to the event as “Partners of WHA Conference and Annual Meeting."
• Secure a venue that would offer a courtesy hold on rooms, releasing the hold at a certain date so Partners would
not be billed for rooms not reserved.
• Decreasing the length of the event to two days and one overnight.
• Having vendors present on the second day of the event.
Programming will continue to include an opening speaker, workshops, Wave Awards, the CEO panel discussion, Partners annual business meeting, vendors, and a silent auction. Future discussions by the committee will further develop the new format of the event.