Governor’s Service Awards

2026 GOVERNOR’S SERVICE AWARDS

The Governor’s Service Awards honor outstanding national service members, volunteers, and programs that have helped to address serious social needs in their communities. Those honored by these awards will have made significant contributions to Wisconsin through their service efforts, with their generous service impacting the lives of countless Wisconsinites.

The 2026 Governor’s Service Awards ceremony will take place on June 24, 2026 at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI.

If you have any questions about the Governor’s Service Awards, please contact Kyle Clower at 608-576-5373 or kyle.clower@wisconsin.gov.

2026 Honorees

Volunteer of the Year

  • Amanda Braverman-Brohn – Moving Forward Foundation

  • Sophia Chen – Youth4Youth

  • Pete Daly – Health Justice Clinic — Center for Patient Partnerships

  • Kaylee Kriha – Winnebago County Veterans Services

  • Amber McKenna, MD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Ali Warraich – Alzheimer’s & Dementia Carebridge and Senior Helpers Racine

 AmeriCorps Member of the Year

  • Callie Grones – Marshfield Clinic Community Corps at Friends of Lake Superior Research Reserve

  • Rebecca King – Marshfield Clinic Community Corps at United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties

  • JaVeon Matthews – Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services at Pathfinders

 AmeriCorps Program of the Year

  • Green Bay Conservation Corps - City of Green Bay

AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year

  • Eric Hoffman – Current Executive Director of Wisconsin Reading and Math Corps - originally served with City Year Bay Area

  • Tom Schalmo – Current principal of Waukesha North High School - served with Teach For America Milwaukee

 AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer of the Year

  • Michael Abraham – ADVOCAP RSVP Transportation Program—Oshkosh, WI

  • Dianne Zenz – Coulee Region RSVP— La Crosse, WI

AmeriCorps Seniors Program of the Year

  • Seniors Volunteering for Seniors Program - RSVP of Rock County

Marty Stein Friend of National Service Exemplary Supporter

  • Emily Greene – Served as program director of Schools of Hope through the United Way of Dane County and served as AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer with Schools of Hope

 

AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE

In addition to these nomination-based awards, the Governor’s Service Awards will also recognize all AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers who will have reached their 20th year of volunteer service between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026 (or earlier if not previously recognized).

 Coulee Region RSVP

  • Marilyn Horn

  • Carol Maier                   

  • Sue Anne Ross

  • Mary Ann Snapp         

  • Marlene Stolpa            

 

Milwaukee County and Waukesha County RSVP

  • Darlene Boho

  • Susanne Gay

  • Tom Kress

  • Brad Schimel

  • Rosemary Watta

MKE Foster Grandparent Program of KAFASI

  • Mary Dawson

  • Georgia Dennis

  • Earma Eggerson

  • Edwina Matthews

NWCSA RSVP

  • Evelyn Luttinen

RSVP of Brown County

  • Carol Borremans

  • Darlene Charneski

RSVP of Dane County

  • John J. Anderson

  • Fred Appleton

  • (Mary) Jane Burkholder

  • Thomas P. Cantwell

  • Juanita Harbort

  • Monna S. Kolbe

  • Margie Krauskopf

  • John D. Luther

  • Marcella Ortman

  • Terry Ortman

  • Barb Schoenberg

  • Elaine  Swenson

  • Victoria Weasler

  • Kathy Wilson

RSVP of Portage County

  • James Basinski

  • Judith Carlson

  • Stan Carlson

  • Carolyn Coulthurst

  • Tom Parker

RSVP of Racine County

  • Janet Brown-Exner

  • Tom Burger

  • Judie Nielsen

  • Curt Pruitt

  • Cliff Vacek

RSVP of Rock County

  • Ed Hanson

  • Betty Johnston

  • Mary Seger

 

Volunteer Fox Cities

  • Sue Appleton

  • Marvin Hietpas

  • Jim Reid

 

Western Dairyland RSVP

  • Kathy Kovell

  • Jane Matchey