Marty Malloy is Awarded “Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO” Award

Marty Malloy, Director Education and Government Practice, M3 Insurance, was awarded the Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO Award, in acknowledgement of his special and noteworthy support to WASBO. He was presented with the award Friday, October 5 during the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) annual Fall Conference in Elkhart Lake.

Malloy was nominated by his fellow WASBO Spring Conference committee members: Kathy Davis (DeForest Area School District), Ben Irwin (Cedarburg School District) and Mike Koltes (CESA 5). All Malloy’s nomination letters reference his active participation in WASBO through involvement on the Spring Conference planning committee, Certified School Risk Manager program, Safety and Risk Management committee, various conference presentations and willingness to share his expertise with anyone. A common theme noted is Malloy’s “positive attitude, sense of humor…and WASBO spirit.”

“Marty strives to provide support and develop the network within WASBO which not only helps others grow in the profession, but also illustrates the value of the organization…” noted one letter.

“In addition to his time and great personality, Marty is an advocate for WASBO. He encourages others to participate and represents WASBO well. He does all of these great things while remaining humble,” noted another. This honor carries with it a $500 donation in the recipient’s name to a charity of the recipient’s choice that benefits children in Wisconsin, as he has shown through his work within WASBO. Malloy has selected American Family
Children’s Hospital to receive this donation.

 

WASBO Mission: To provide professional development, to foster a network of support and to advocate for funding that ensures outstanding educational opportunities for all children in Wisconsin

WASBO Vision: To be the most influential Wisconsin organization for state and national school business management and leadership

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About M3

M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America and celebrates its 50thanniversary in 2018.

Marty Malloy is Awarded “Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO” Award

Marty Malloy, Director Education and Government Practice, M3 Insurance, was awarded the Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO Award, in acknowledgement of his special and noteworthy support to WASBO. He was presented with the award Friday, October 5 during the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) annual Fall Conference in Elkhart Lake.

Malloy was nominated by his fellow WASBO Spring Conference committee members: Kathy Davis (DeForest Area School District), Ben Irwin (Cedarburg School District) and Mike Koltes (CESA 5). All Malloy’s nomination letters reference his active participation in WASBO through involvement on the Spring Conference planning committee, Certified School Risk Manager program, Safety and Risk Management committee, various conference presentations and willingness to share his expertise with anyone. A common theme noted is Malloy’s “positive attitude, sense of humor…and WASBO spirit.”

“Marty strives to provide support and develop the network within WASBO which not only helps others grow in the profession, but also illustrates the value of the organization…” noted one letter.

“In addition to his time and great personality, Marty is an advocate for WASBO. He encourages others to participate and represents WASBO well. He does all of these great things while remaining humble,” noted another. This honor carries with it a $500 donation in the recipient’s name to a charity of the recipient’s choice that benefits children in Wisconsin, as he has shown through his work within WASBO. Malloy has selected American Family
Children’s Hospital to receive this donation.

 

 

WASBO Mission: To provide professional development, to foster a network of support and to advocate for funding that ensures outstanding educational opportunities for all children in Wisconsin

WASBO Vision: To be the most influential Wisconsin organization for state and national school business management and leadership

 

About M3

M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America and celebrates its 50thanniversary in 2018.

 

31st Annual Heat’s On A Huge Success

For Immediate Release:

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Contact:  Julie Walsh, Julie.Walsh@mechanicalindustries.org

Phone:  608-288-1414

31^st Annual Heat’s On A Huge Success

60 veterans had their furnaces cleaned and repaired during this year’s event

MADISON, WI – Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (MSC) and Steamfitters Local 601 had nearly 50 members service 60 homes of veterans at the 31^st Annual Heat’s On event on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  During the event, two furnaces were found leaking carbon monoxide into their homes.  1901, Inc. is replacing one of the furnaces with a complimentary furnace from Temperature Systems Inc.  All Comfort Services will be replacing the other one with a donated Lennox furnace.  All of the labor and supplies for the furnace checks were completely complimentary to the veteran homeowners.

“I’m the fortunate recipient of the service of the Heat’s On Program,” explained United States Army veteran David Kirk.  “I didn’t even know a program like this existed so, like all good things in my life, I have my wife to thank for turning me on to something like this.  I just feel really fortunate to live in a community that has programs like this that give back, to not only to Veterans, but to all people.  It sounds like this is just done on a volunteer basis, and it’s just an incredible display of generosity and kindness to the people who live in Dane County.”

The three-decades old event, Heat’s On, has checked and serviced over 2,500 homes in Dane County since its inception in 1987.  The event originated when two elderly individuals froze to death when the temperatures dropped because their furnace was not working properly.  The association and local union originated the program to assist the poor and elderly to stay warm throughout the winter.  In 2015, Heat’s On began checking furnaces for veterans.

Kirk continued, “It means a lot.  I think that many other veterans can empathize with the feeling of coming home.  It’s a lifelong process and little things like this make us feel like your community is in touch with you and cares about you.  Generosity and kindness just have an incredible ripple effect throughout the community, and it’s just an excellent thing to provide for anybody.”

During this year’s event, six local contractors, 1901, Inc., All Comfort Services, Bassett Mechanical, Commercial Air, General Heating and Air Conditioning, and Total Mechanical, provided trucks for the technicians to use to service the furnaces.  Design Air, First Supply, Gustave A. Larson, Industrial Controls, Johnstone Supply, and Temperature Systems Inc. are the supply houses that donated the materials used to repair any broken furnaces.  Temperature Systems Inc., First Supply, and Johnson Controls each donated furnaces if any needed to be replaced.

“Year after year, our member contractors and supply houses step up without question,” explained MSC Executive Director Julie Walsh.  “When the Fall comes around and we start talking about Heat’s On, everyone asks how they can help.  The generosity of donating the service trucks and the supplies, coupled with the open hearts of all of our service technicians makes this my favorite day of the year.  Heat’s On continues to grow even after 31 years, and we cannot wait for next year’s event.”

The service technicians volunteered their Saturday morning to service the veterans’ furnaces.  Many of the technicians have participated in Heat’s On year-after-year.

General Heating and Air Conditioning’s Service Supervisor Louis Lasecki has participated in Heat’s On for the last 12 years, “It’s always kind of been a tradition with our company.  When I started, I was younger so I looked up to the older techs and (participating in Heat’s On) is what they did every year.  It (is always) a fun event.  We work for a contractor, but the local union is all the people that work for different contractors in the Dane County area.  You can see other people that you work with, and other companies with other techs that we don’t normally see.  It’s kind of a fun time cause we all get together and help out the community.”

One of the perks for the service technicians during Heat’s On is sitting down and hearing stories from our veterans.  It gives them a new appreciate for all that the homeowners have done for our country.

“I’ve gained great respect for the Armed Forces, for the people that have served, the (fellow technician) that’s with me today helping, he’s a Marine veteran as well, Angelo Reynolds, and being able to just be around these people,” 1901, Inc.’s Service Technician Noah Strand explained how Heat’s On has impacted him.  “I’ve gained a great respect for who they are.  They’re normal people just like everybody else, but they have given so much more than we can ever imagine.  I (have) a great level of appreciation for their service to the country and to us.”

Many of the service technicians who volunteer for Heat’s On are also veterans themselves.  Angelo Reynolds is a veteran of the Marines and was with Strand when they found a furnace during the 2017 Heat’s On event that was leaking carbon monoxide and poisoning the World War II veteran.

“Last year, I was with Angelo, and we went into an old veteran’s place,” explained Strand.  “I believe he was a World War II veteran, and we found that his heat exchanger was bad.  His furnace was emitting carbon monoxide directly into his house.  We found out that a week (before the furnace check), the veteran had been hospitalized.  He was found unconscious in his house by his friend due to carbon monoxide poisoning.  We were able to catch that, lock his furnace up.  It was like two days later, we were there, totally for free, and we installed a brand new furnace for him.  It’s up and running, a high efficiency furnace.  He’s safe and having a good life today because of that.  We’re so grateful for that.  It’s nothing that I did, or anybody else did.  Any one of these techs would have found that and that’s what this is all about.”

For the veteran homeowners, the annual Heat’s On is a program that not only gives them comfort and the peace of mind this winter, in some cases, it is lifesaving.

Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association is starting to collect information from veterans who would like their furnaces checked as part of the 32^nd Annual Heat’s On event scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2019.  Veterans interested in a free furnace check next Fall can contact the Dane County Veterans Service Office at 608-266-4158.

 

 

Left to right: Dan Daley (Evansville), Brad Werlein , Ben Nyden (Morrisonville), Jim VanWilligen (Madison), Louis Lasecki (Middleton), Joanne Revolinski, Dustin Allendorf (Apple River), Heather Appenfeldt (Poynette), Shane Rogers (Janesville), Scott Zahn (Cambridge), Mike Coughlin, Dan Kurtz, Mike Polster, Jim Whalen (Beloit), Leon Schfeltowski, and Brandon Columbus (Doylestown)

 

 

Left to right: Brendan Deneen (Evansville), Eric Williams, Karl Rogers (Verona), Luke (Wisconsin Dells), and Kendall Richardson

WPS will assist TriWest Healthcare Alliance in serving additional regions for VA programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tom Enwright, (608) 977-7165 thomas.enwright@wpsic.com

WPS will assist TriWest Healthcare Alliance in serving additional regions for VA programs

Additional staff will be hired in Wausau, Wis., and Southern Illinois

MADISON, Wis.—Oct. 9, 2018—WPS Health Solutions is proud to announce that the company is taking on additional work to support two existing programs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

VA asked TriWest Healthcare Alliance – one of two VA contractors administering the Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3) and Veterans Choice Program (VCP) for Veterans – to bridge the gap in services created after Health Net Federal Services stopped administering these programs in its designated regions of the country. Health Net’s contract expired on Sept. 30. In addition, TriWest extended its contract with WPS to provide health care services until the next generation of VA community care is implemented via the Community Care Network (CCN) contracts.

WPS currently supports TriWest Healthcare Alliance in three of the nation’s regions, and this additional work adds the remaining three regions so that WPS will provide claims processing and customer service functions for PC3 and the VCP throughout the entire nation. The WPS Military and Veterans Health team will be hiring additional staff before the end of the year in Wausau, Wis., and Southern Illinois to accommodate the increased workload.

“WPS is proud to be able to continue serving Veterans across the country through these successful programs. Our partnership with TriWest Healthcare Alliance and the performance and hard work of our employees will continue as we expand into these additional regions,” said Brian Brugger, Executive Vice President of WPS Military and Veterans Health. “We look forward to working side by side with TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Veterans Affairs to make sure our nation’s Veterans receive the care they deserve and to continue delivering our already high level of service.”

TriWest Healthcare Alliance and WPS will ensure that Veterans have ready access to community care when needed until the next generation of community care contracts – Community Care Networks (CCN) – are awarded and implemented.

“We stand by VA’s commitment to provide access to community care when it is unable to provide care timely or conveniently, and we are confident in our ability to successfully and seamlessly transition into the new regions,” said David McIntyre, President and CEO of TriWest

Healthcare Alliance. “It has been a privilege to work collaboratively with VA over the past five years to provide Veterans in half the country with access to community-based health care, having now facilitated nearly 10 million appointments for care with our network of over 200,000 community providers, and we are pleased WPS is processing and paying their claims.”

About WPS Health Solutions

WPS Health Solutions is a nationally regarded government contractor and a leading Wisconsin not-for-profit health insurer. The WPS Health Insurance division offers affordable health plans and benefits administration. The WPS Government Health Administrators division administers Part A and B Medicare benefits for millions of seniors in multiple states, and the WPS Military and Veterans Health division serves millions more members who are active in the U.S. military, veterans and their families. In 2018, the international Ethisphere® Institute named WPS one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the ninth straight year. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.

DeWitt Ross & Stevens is Approved for Membership in SCG Legal Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 12, 2018

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle M. Friedman
(262) 754-2877
mmf@dewittross.com

DeWitt Ross & Stevens is Approved for Membership in SCG Legal Network

MADISON|BROOKFIELD|MINNEAPOLIS – DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., and its affiliate DeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C., announced today it has been approved for membership in SCG Legal Network.

Membership is by invitation only and extended to firms after demonstrating the highest quality service, industry leadership and the value their membership would bring to the network. SCG Legal is an association of more than 140 independent law firms serving businesses in all 50 state capitals and major commercial centers around the world. There are more than 6,000 attorneys practicing in U.S. firms that are SCG members. The network was founded by 17 former state governors in 1989 to better serve their clients in sharing information about the practice of law before state legislative, judicial, and executive bodies.

Today, these firms serve many regional, national, and international companies in a full range of legal services. SCG Legal also helps identify local counsel and assists businesses with government relations matters, litigation coordination, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory concerns in the U.S. and around the globe.

“We are proud to be among the select few that belong to SCG Legal and look forward to a long and productive relationship with this elite network,” said Bradley Fulton, President & Managing Partner at DeWitt.

About DeWitt

DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., including its affiliate DeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C., is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has nearly 140 attorneys practicing in Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a variety of legal areas and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in several areas, including civil rights litigation, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family law, government relations, health care, intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, litigation, personal injury, real estate, and tax law.