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This year’s Volunteer of the Year Award goes to Mary Hilfiker, who is being recognized for her work on the Board and District Ethics Committee over the last several years.  Mary has been a public member on the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board since 2014 and will complete her term in January of 2020. She also serves on the Board’s DEC Committee. Prior to her Board appointment, she served on the Second District Ethics Committee for four years.

Mary received a Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and a Bachelor of Arts in Education, History, and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She worked as an Education Specialist or Director for the Bureau of Indian Education, the University of WI- Madison, and for the U.S. Army. Her career landed her in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Kenai and Sitka, Alaska and the DMZ, Korea.

Mary also has many personal interests, such as volunteering with the National Park Service, The National Ice Age Trail Alliance, The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Board, Conservation Corps of MN and IA, and Coordinating for Upper Landing Park. She also travels frequently, and has explored all 50 states, all national parks, and all provinces/territories of Canada.  She has also been to the North Pole, Antarctica, and all other continents.

Congratulations to Mary Hilfiker, this year’s Volunteer of the Year, and thank you for your dedicated service to the Board.