Karen Ordinans is an American politician and child care advocate.
Karen Ordinans | |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors (chair from 1996-2002) | |
| In office 1992–2003 | |
| Director of the Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin | |
| In office 2003–2021 | |
| Milwaukee County executive | |
| In office 2002–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Ament |
| Succeeded by | Janine P. Geske |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Former politician, daycare worker and non-profit executive |
Ordinans graduated from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Ordinans taught in a day care center and was involved with the health of children. She was elected to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in 1992 and was selected as the chair of the county board in 1996. In 2002, Ordinans served briefly as the acting Milwaukee County executive when Tom Ament retired. Ordinans was then recalled in 2002 because of a retirement pension controversy.
Ordinans later served as executive director of the Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin for eighteen years from 2003 until her retirement in 2021.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Milwaukee County Executive Resigns". AP NEWS.
- ^ "A Time for Repurposing: Executive Director Karen Ordinans will retire after 18 years". February 26, 2021.
- ^ 'County board chairman nearly defeated in recall election, Milwaukee Journal Times (Wisconsin), July 24, 2002
- ^ WISN.com.-'County Board Chairwoman Ousted Just By 3 Votes. July 24, 2002
- ^ Staff, BizTimes (February 21, 2003). "Ordinans lands jobs with health alliance".