St. Joan Antida High School's (SJA) 28th Annual Gala was a tremendous success thanks to the many alumnae, friends, corporate partners, volunteers, and virtual attendees who joined in support of our students on Saturday, August 14. To date, more than $330,000 has been raised, setting a new school record for this event!
Nearly 300 guests gathered at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center during a beautiful summer evening to celebrate the St. Joan Antida High School mission. The Gala program featured award presentations and heartfelt, moving remarks from graduates Olivia Taylor ’00, Daniella Vaca ’20, and current senior Karla Vega ’22.
A special thank you to our Gala Co-Chairs, Anne and Mark Heinen and Mary and Tom Scherrer, in addition to our event emcee, Amelia Jones from FOX6 News Milwaukee, and all of our Gala speakers!
Danielle was promoted Vice President-Supplier Diversity in January, 2020. She is responsible for fostering corporate relationships with suppliers and contractors, area businesses and local government. In addition to this Danielle works in the community facilitating proactive, mutually beneficial relationships with business advocacy groups and women-and minority-owned and operated businesses. Prior to this Danielle was Director Credit & Collections where she was responsible for the overall strategy and operations of credit and collections functions for WEC Energy Group which included remittance processing, revenue protection, field services and low income/medical condition.
Danielle has been with We Energies/WEC Energy Group for 20 years and has held a variety of positions in customer service, human resources, supply chain and wholesale energy and fuels. These positions include management trainee, training and development consultant, sr. settlement analyst, commodity portfolio manager and manager customer care centers.
Bly is native of Milwaukee and proud MPS graduate of the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. She attended UW-Whitewater and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with emphasis in Human Resources. She serves on the board of directors of the We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, The Milwaukee Urban League, Wisconsin Energy Workforce Consortium, Black Arts MKE and the Advisory Council for Milwaukee Film-Black Lens. She also holds memberships with The HOAN Group, Professional Dimensions, TEMPO Milwaukee, the Milwaukee (WI) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Jack & Jill Inc.-Milwaukee Chapter and the American Association of Blacks in Energy. She has also served in past board roles for Professional Dimensions, The Milwaukee Chapter of the Links, AABE-WI, Next Generation UPAF and Danceworks where she served as board President in her last term. Danielle was acknowledged as a Woman of Influence-Community Supporter by the Milwaukee
Business Journal in 2014, and most recently was also honored with the Bridge BuildHer award from The PowHer Network in February of 2020. She is married to Ramel Bly and is the mother of two wonderful children, Rasean and Laylah
Trailblazer in Women’s Leadership Award
More than 66 years ago, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida were trailblazers in creating a place where they sought to educate and empower young women from all backgrounds. Today, St. Joan Antida High School (SJA) is Milwaukee’s premier all-girl urban high school located in the heart of downtown.
Established in 2016, the Trailblazer in Women’s Leadership Award acknowledges important women in our community who are trailblazers in their career and whose life and actions reflect the mission of St. Joan Antida High School. Recipients of this award are role models for our students and reflect the school’s work to educate and empower young women who lead and serve in a global society.
We are proud to announce Professional Dimensions as our 2021 Community and Corporate Partnership Award recipient!
The Community and Corporate Partnership Award was created to provide notable recognition to the Southeastern Wisconsin organizations that take a stake in our work, and in the young women whom we serve. They make profound investments in our mission, often providing lead support for major strategic initiatives. And this year’s recipient has been supporting the St. Joan’s mission in a multitude of ways, including this event for numerous years.
