Janesville Blackhawk Golden Kiwanis

Luci Cramer introduced the day’s speaker, Anita Hawkins.  Anita Hawkins is the owner of Medicare 4 You agency in Janesville.  Anita has been an insurance agent for 17 years and has been a Medicare agent for 9 years.  Anita and her husband, Kerry, live in Janesville.  They have five daughters,…

Ryan Lewis introduced the day’s speaker, Andy Zwyicki.  Andy Zywicki has been with the Janesville Jets as the Director of Corporate Sponsorships / Suites and Group Sales since August of 2025.  He brings a wealth of knowledge from a 28-year career in college athletics and sports marketing. Andy is from…

April Wright introduced the day’s speaker, Katie Villa.  Katie is a Janesville native, who passion for science, caregiving and community has shaped her career in healthcare.  She earned degrees in biology and Spanish with a minor in Public Health from Augustana College before completing her Master of Science in Nursing…

Jim Farrell introduced the day’s speaker, Dave Niemi.  After 33 years of elementary/middle school teaching & administration, Dave Niemi now serves in public relations at Kwik Trip Inc.  In this role, he encourages store leaders and support center coworkers to embody the mission, values, culture and ethics that brought them…

Carl Cramer inducted the new Kiwanis Board of Directors: A ‘Thank You’ to Linda Bontly, completing a three year Director term and that of Assistant to the Treasurer. April Wright is now a Kiwanis Director. Greg Turco, previously the Treasurer, is now the President Elect. Jim Farrell is now the…

April Wright introduced the day’s speaker, Mike Gionet.  Mike has been working at SHINE Technologies for eight years.  During his time at SHINE, he has worked as a Nuclear Engineer , in the Training Department, and currently works on the Safety Analysis Team as a Criticality Safety Engineer.

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Maiken Westphal and Shar Hermanson. Today, Maiken and soon Shar are here to speak about the upcoming November 3rd referendum pertaining to the GM/JATCO land parcels and the ability for the city to create a contract with (a) developer(s) for anything in excess of…

Tom Neumann introduced the day’s speakers, Richard Snyder and Paul Williams.  Richard was the speaker back in July.  Paul began, and provided some information about the Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel and grounds.  The property has 24,000 graves, and room for 124,000.  Tree roots are the largest problem for headstones.  Individual…

Nikki Bennett introduced the day’s speaker, Rita Key.  Rita Key is a founder of Rock County Restorations Substance Abuse Recovery Center.  Rita has worked in recovery as a women’s department coordinator and in a transitional living home.  She has a degree in organizational communication and nonprofit management.  She has worked…

April Wright introduced the day’s speaker, John Graf.  John is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (Saber, for short).  He has been a member of the organization’s Negro Leagues Research Committee and a Janesville newspaper sportswriter and radio news reported and announcer.  Jerry assisted for several years…