Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Janet GassmanJanet Gassman, Grant Services and Marketing Specialist  

"Developing the area of Grant Services for WMEP this past year has been a very rewarding and timely endeavor.  The manufacturing sector has been hit hard by changes in the economy.  What an honor it has been to work with our small and midsize manufacturers as they to seek to maintain and grow their organizations and support their employees and communities while developing new markets and a ‘next generation’ way of doing business."

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Janet brings over twenty years of private, non-profit and public sector project and account management, resource development and marketing communication experience to her position as Grant Services and Marketing Specialist at WMEP.  She is highly involved in the design and delivery of the Profitable Sustainability Initiative, a pilot program to demonstrate how investment in sustainable manufacturing can positively impact Wisconsin’s people and products while achieving high-level ROI.  Small to midsize manufacturers from around the state are identifying significant savings and operating efficiencies through this highly creative, team-based model.

Prior to joining WMEP, Janet served as an Account Executive with United Way of Dane County, designed and delivered targeted operations and compliance training at Alliant Energy, and led numerous public and private sector parks, planning and construction development projects in the Chicago area, including the management of grant and alternative funding programs.  She is committed to strategic, customer-focused business innovation and holds a BS degree from Iowa State University.