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Faith Winter
State Representative
Westminster, Colorado
State Representative Faith Winter was previously the mayor pro tem
of Westminster, Colorado and the program director for Colorado
Conservation Voters. Winter has spent her career inspiring people to
action, training thousands of women to run for office at the White
House Project, and engaging her constituents on important issues
facing Westminster. In 2004, the Youth Vote Coalition named her one
of 30 people under 30 showing political leadership. In 2008, she was named one of the 10 most
influential women in Denver by the Denver Examiner, and in 2010 she was named woman of the
year by Colorado Business and Professional Women - Northwest Chapter. She is currently the
executive director for Emerge Colorado. Winter loves organizing because she believes the best way
to create change is by building power through people. @FaithKWinter

Anna Wishart
Airport Authority Board Member
Lincoln, Nebraska

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Anna Wishart was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska and serves
as chair of the Lincoln Airport Authority. She previously served as a
legislative aide to state Senator Rick Kolowski and Senator Ken Haar.
Wishart is also the spokesperson for Let’s Move Lincoln, an initiative
to solve childhood obesity and is the chair of Bootstraps and Beyond, a
re-entry program for ex-convicts and former addicts. Wishart and her
husband, Lincoln Police Officer Joe Coleman, are foster parents and just finished fostering a sevenmonth-old baby. They plan on continuing to foster in the future. She vows to be a strong advocate
for sustainability.

Michael Wojcik
City Councilmember
Rochester, Minnesota
Michael Wojcik is a city councilmember in Rochester. Wojcik has served on
the NLC Board of Directors, as chair of the NLC Community & Economic
Development Board, and as a technical expert on revitalizing suburban
corridors for ULI. Wojcik serves as a director at Rochester Public Utilities,
where he has helped stop coal burning in the city and aims to eliminate
coal from its portfolio by 2031. Wojcik serves on committees addressing
energy, sustainability, transportation, affordable housing, local art, and homeless youth. He is
married with two daughters and his family is hosting a foreign exchange student. A small business
owner, Wojcik holds master’s degrees in electrical engineering and business administration.