Giving Parents a Voice Townhall

Representative Barbara Dittrich is a lifelong resident of Southeastern Wisconsin, currently living in the City of Oconomowoc. She is married and has three adult children. After completing high school at Hamilton High School  in  Sussex, she then attended Waukesha County Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Representative Dittrich’s broad experience in both the investment industry for fourteen years, a small business owner with her husband for over 7 years, and a faith-based non-profit founder and executive director for sixteen years has made her an informed, active member of the legislature with a true heart for serving others. Her personal experience with disabilities, chronic illnesses, patient and student advocacy, and substance abuse issues are also of great benefit to those she serves.

Cory Brewer serves as Education Counsel at WILL.

Before joining WILL, Cory worked in private practice as a civil litigation attorney. She now focuses on legal and policy issues related to K-12 education. This includes efforts related to public school reform through the Restoring American Education project and expansion of school choice by empowering families with the freedom to choose the best education for their children.

Cory is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, and she received a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Lawrence University, where she played softball and basketball. She lives in Oak Creek with her husband and three daughters.

Born and raised in Kenosha County, Amanda’s dedication to her community has been lifelong. She is proud to have attended Kenosha schools and to have earned a degree in Communication from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Located on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, Amanda believes Kenosha County is an ideal place to raise her family and golden retrievers, Lucky and Sunshine. Assembly District 32 offers the perfect blend of suburban and rural communities that work in harmony with the surrounding urban areas.

Public service is new to Amanda. She began her professional career as a technology consultant, working with a variety of Fortune 500 clients during the technology boom surrounding Y2K. The greater part of Amanda’s business acumen was derived from serving as a senior professional in Financial Planning and Analysis for CNH Global in Racine, Wisconsin. She is passionate about economics, and she thoroughly enjoys digging into details and data to find answers and solutions that improve efficiency, reduce waste, and measure accountability.

Amanda was first elected to the Kenosha County Board in April 2022 and served on the county’s Human Services, Legislative, and Executive Committees before being also elected to the State Assembly. Now in her second term in the State Legislature, Amanda's interests include education, public safety, economic development, fiscal and monetary policy, protecting and preserving our Constitutional rights, and finding ways to make government more efficient and responsive to the taxpayers. 

Joleen Degelau, a devoted mother of two and proud Wisconsin native, graduated Magna     Cum Laude from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership.

She holds a senior position in claims adjustment, bringing extensive expertise to the investigation of commercial liability claims across diverse industries. Earlier in her career, she demonstrated strong leadership in operations, executive recruiting, and medical device staffing, complemented by her active volunteer support for local school board candidates and the Republican Party.

In 2023, Joleen co-founded the St. Croix County chapter of Moms for Liberty and assumed the role of Chapter Chair in 2024. Driven by deep concerns about K-12 education, she is steadfastly committed to championing parental rights, advancing transparency and accountability in schools, and safeguarding children from inappropriate ideological influences.