Shayna Hetzel

About Shayna Hetzel

I\'ve had a career dotted with big results and bold action across public, private, nonprofit and university industries. My super powers are rapid-fire ideation, building frameworks from complex ideas, public speaking with fire and hype, and transforming creative whiteboarding into a strategically positioned presentation-ready deck.I am an imaginative community builder, a natural strategist, and thoughtful team leader focused on collective action for greater social impact. Building strong relationships requires proactive engagement and mutual trust - this is a competency that I have spent my entire career sharpening and utilizing whether that was to write, organize and pass a successful $100M referendum for the construction of a new Union south and the renovation of Memorial Union, or to enter and become fluent in the venture capital investor networks and catalytic public-private partnerships across the nation as part of a $105M corporate commitment to close racial equity gaps in education and for healthy youth development, or now leading a public-private $100M venture capital investment initiative for Wisconsin startups in partnership with fund managers seeking to do the same. I believe that innovation can reshape our social systems and invigorate public-private partnerships that can fuel equitable change and growth for underrepresented leaders, underestimated communities, and undermined identities. This work is important to me, because it\'s important for me.I firmly believe that opening doors of opportunity is not enough without an ecosystem that creates just pathways, builds equity into the journey, and provide inclusive networks to succeed. I aim to curate a network with similar values and sense of purpose.Reach out if you want to talk innovation and entrepreneurship, launch public-private partnerships, or discuss the merits of the Green Bay Packers or Wisconsin Badger sports teams.“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” Lilla Watson, activist, academic and artist

Experience

1. Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

   Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

   Jun 2024 — Present · Madison, WI, US

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Master of Public Affairs (MPA)

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Arts

• Lincoln High School

  HS Diploma

Skills

• Fundraising
• Social Media
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Service Learning
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Program Management
• Grassroots Organizing
• Strategic Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Strategy
• Policy Analysis
• Proposal Writing
• Event Management
• Training
• Workshop Facilitation
• Analysis
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Policy/Procedure Development
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Social Media Marketing
• Business Process Improvement
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Communications
• Software Project Management
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Advocacy
• Budget Development
• Event Planning
• Process Improvement
• Grants
• Stakeholder Management
• Meeting Management
• Public Policy
• Project Management