MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Thelma A. Sias is
being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Professional for
three decades of praiseworthy Executive Leadership and continued
dedication to community service.
A retired corporate executive, political consultant, and
motivational speaker, Ms. Sias is a strong advocate for leadership
development among women and minorities and numerous other civic
causes in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
A native of Mayersville,
Mississippi, Ms. Sias was one of 11 children born to the
late Roosevelt and Pauline Sias. She
grew up on her family farm and learned the value of hard work and
commitment from a young age due to her parent's committed
involvement in the civil rights movement. Ms. Sias shares that this
exposure to their dedication instilled in her the drive to stand up
to injustice along with the unwavering principles that have
motivated her career. Often in her speaking engagements, she will
illustrate her journey beginning in the cotton fields in
Mississippi to standing in the
White House of the United States.
This trajectory, she explains, was all due to how her parent's
fought for her and her family to have a better life and the early
lessons they taught of perseverance.
After high school, Ms. Sias furthered her education in
Atlanta, GA, at Clark College (now known as Clark Atlanta University). She graduated in 1976
with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. She participated in
a congressional internship in Washington,
D.C, during her senior year. Seeing African American leaders
in power, such as Congressman Walter Edward
Fauntroy, motivated Ms. Sias to follow in such footsteps of
influence. From there, she moved to Green
Bay, WI, where she became the supervisor of the Ethnic
Heritage Recruitment Center, serving the needs of African-American
and Native American students.
In 1986, Ms. Sias accepted a position with the electrical and
natural gas company Wisconsin Energy Corporation (now known as We
Energies.) By 2003, she had worked her way into the role of Vice
President of Local Affairs, where she was responsible for working
with community leaders and local government officials to further
the utility company's business initiatives and lead
multimillion-dollar projects.
Among her many career accolades, Ms. Sias was selected for the
2015 Milwaukee Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Hall of Fame. In
2016, she was named one of the Top Influential Women in Corporate
America by Savoy Magazine, The History Makers' Collection at the
Library of Congress in 2017, and a Lifetime Achievement Award by
the Milwaukee Business Journal in 2018.
Ms. Sias is a member of The Links and the Black History Makers.
She is also the founder and CEO of her own consulting firm named
The Sias Group, LLC. She serves on a host of community and civic
boards, including the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha, where she was the first African
American to sit on the board, the Boys and Girls Club of
Greater Milwaukee, the Sojourner
Family Peace Center, and the African American Women's Project.
In her spare time, she loves to travel and spend time with her
family.
For more information and to inquire about speaking engagements,
please visit www.athenacommunicationsllc.com/services.
Contact: Katherine Green,
516-825-5634, pr@continentalwhoswho.com
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