Events

Sun Prairie Business Improvement District (BID) Manager

We are hoping to share about the new Sun Prairie Mural Fest that will be taking place in Downtown Sun Prairie in June. Lena is the mural fest director and will lead the presentation and I will be available to help answer questions with Lena. 

Provided by John Belken

Provided by David Berggren

Provided by Daniel Birrenkott

Provided by Deb Fox-Schroeder

Provided By Phil Frei

Provided by Rose Friedel

Dellavonte Hune is a passionate storyteller, Marine Corps veteran, and business leader dedicated to inspiring others through his journey of resilience and perseverance. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Dellavonte overcame significant challenges in his youth, including homelessness, before finding purpose in service and education.

After serving honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Dellavonte transitioned into civilian life, where he discovered a passion for leadership, personal development, and business. He is the author of two books, The After (2022) and Intimacy (2024), both of which explore themes of healing, growth, and human connection. His work has resonated with readers worldwide, earning him a platform as a speaker at schools and community organizations.

Dellavonte recently completed his MBA in Aviation and will begin his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program at Edgewood College in July 2025, focusing on Leadership and AI Integration in Business Decision-Making within the logistics and supply chain industry. He is also the founder of Hune’s Brokerage LLC, a freight brokerage company dedicated to optimizing transportation logistics.

Currently serving as an Account Manager at Stoughton Trucking, Dellavonte plays a key role in business development and strategic partnerships. His impact extends beyond the corporate world—he is deeply involved in his community, serving as Chair of the Personal & Professional Development Committee for the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals.

Dellavonte was recently honored as one of In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40 for his contributions to business and community leadership. His journey is guided by three principles: Resilience, Consistency, and Patience (RCP)—values he hopes to instill in others as he continues to inspire the next generation.

Provided By Steve Hanrahan

• Like many lakes in urbanizing agricultural watersheds, the lakes of Madison are undergoing enrichment with nutrients, invasion by non-native plants and animals, and intensive management of fisheries. The talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to envision plausible futures for the lakes and analyze the possibilities using a suite of biophysical models.
• Link to Speaker title/bio: https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/speaker/steve-carpenter/

Provided by Quinton Hanson

Provided by John Holevoet

Alex Welk from the Waunakee Rotary Club will be my speaker on May 20. He's their club's International Committee Chair and he'll  be presenting on their club's district grant application to support SOAR Kenya Academy in  building new greenhouses and a fish pond to add to their school's agricultural space. Their club's is going to work with several other clubs from our district to g lp fund the project. 

Provided by Rich Holsinger

Provided by Andrew Hysell

Provided by Laura Jennings

Dr. Davis will discuss Wisconsin’s long and proud tradition of public lands and environmental 
protection, and his just released book “The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction and 
Politics on the 50 States Natural Resource Lands” (Temple University Press: 2025)

Provided by Josh Kindkeppel 

WisconSibs was created in 1998 in the Fox Cities because our founder and parent of Sib, Harriet Redman, was unable to find resources for her daughter. We have since started running Sibshops, developed more and more programs, including summer camps for kids, teen leadership programs, and future planning and social activities for adult siblings. Throughout the years, the mission has remained the same “to foster a community of support and understanding for brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs” with a vision that “siblings thrive throughout their unique life-long journey”. In March 2024 we brought WisconSibs from the Fox Cities area to Madison. Since then in Madison, we have hosted one facilitator training, 2 fundraisers, 2 family events, hosted 15 volunteers, and have had 50 kids attend Sibshops. Sibshops are our largest and more important aspect of our Madison WisconSibs community. These are monthly workshops for kids ages 6 to 12 who have a sibling with a disability. We host them around Dane County and recently even offered one in Janesville. In Madison, even though we have only been running for just over a year, we host the same number of kids as Fox Cities that has been running for over 20 years. Each month we meet to talk about what life is like as a sib, build community, and of course have fun. We create a safe space where kids can share their empathy, pride, compassion, guilt, resentment, and embarrassment. They can talk about it with other kids that get it. The demand is real and we are continuing to increase the number of kids involved in our programs as well as the programs offered. 

Rebecca Ketelsen, Sun Prairie Education Foundation and Jerry Bradley, Bradley Farms will be presenting about a new Healthy Snack Program supporting the Sun Prairie Area School District.

Provided by Deb Krebs

Provided by Jim Mastrangelo

Leveraging the trailblazing work of Jamie Thomson at UW Madison, local biotech company JangoBio (and its companion animal division, JangoPet) are currently developing regenerative medicine approaches to the diseases of aging, including aging itself. Regenerative medicine seeks to repurpose a body’s innate mechanisms for healing and self-renewal to treat chronic disease and repair damaged, aging, or failing tissues. Current trials show considerable promise for the use of adult stem cells to treat osteoarthritis, evidencing increased mobility in treated dogs. (before and after video) JangoPet is working with the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to work toward regulatory approval of its highly purified and characterized stem cell mix to repair, renew, and regrow healthy tissue in a dog’s ailing joints.

At the same time, the company is testing therapies for “hypogonadism,” a reduced capability to maintain hormone balance (whether from age, injury, or medical intervention), a condition that afflicts over 2.4 billion people worldwide. This imbalance is directly correlated to age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer, type II diabetes, and osteoporosis. Modulating hormone levels with stem cell technology could provide benefits to individuals (healthier, longer lives) as well as reduce the demand on our overburdened healthcare system.

Regenerative therapies, in both people and pets, are a matter of "when," not "if.”

Helping the elderly fight ID theft

Provided by Aaron Meyer