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Ethical Leadership Luncheon
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Rose E. Purpero Spang
2020 Leader of Character
Rose E. Purpero Spang is an institution in Milwaukee. A former teacher, she dedicates much of her time and resources to supporting character development in students.
Erik Moberg
2020 Character Award Winner
Erik is a freshman at St. Thomas University. He received the Character Award* for his deep empathy and quiet outreach to his classmates when he was a senior at New Richmond High School.
*Special thanks to Linda and Scott Haag for gifting a $3,000 college scholarship to Erik.
2020 Event Sponsors
Respect Sponsors
DeWitt LLP
US Bank
Courage Sponsors
Alverno College
Baird Foundation
Baker Tilly
Doug & Molly Bell
Peter & Elizabeth Benz
Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Nonprofit Sponsors
Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin
TEMPO Milwaukee
Wisconsin Character Education Partnership
University School of Milwaukee
Media Sponsor
Milwaukee Business Journal
Event Committee
Molly Bell
Christine Duback
Jim Hendrickson
Jackie Herd-Barber
Marty Lexmond
Jane Malone
Krystal Melbye
Erin Miles
Allison Sipkins
Chuck Whaley
2020 Wisconsin Advisory Committee
Scott Haag
Jackie Herd-Barber
Jayne Hladio
Michelle McKenna
Bob Shumaker
Rose E. Purpero Spang
Edie Turnbull
Jen Vega
Bill White
About Youth Frontiers
Our Mission: Provide schools with experiences that inspire character, civility and community.
Our Vision: Our next generation of leaders is grounded in character.
On our student retreats, we help teach young people to interact with others respectfully and responsibly and find the courage to stand up for what is right. Through our educator programs and our community experiences, we support the adults who are fostering the character development of our next generation of leaders every day. With the partnership of these education, business and civic leaders, we inspire kids to live with character and to build a better world. In our 33 years, we have reached more than 2 million young people and adults with our powerful experiences.
Last school year, Youth Frontiers was on track to deliver character and leadership development programs for an estimated 130,000 elementary, middle and high school students, educators, parents and community members. Then, the coronavirus spread, putting our in-person experiences on pause. In spite of these difficulties, Youth Frontiers’ mission is strong. We have engaged our talented employees to innovate new ways to deliver timeless messages of character to students, educators and the community alike. Thank you for your support during this critical innovation period and beyond!