St. Joan Antida High School honors We Energies’ Danielle Bly at Aug. 14 Gala
She receives the Trailblazer in Women’s Leadership Award
MILWAUKEE – St. Joan Antida High School (SJA) announced this week that Danielle Bly is this year’s Trailblazer in Women’s Leadership Award winner. This award annually recognizes a woman in Milwaukee whose life and actions reflect the mission of St. Joan Antida High School. Recipients of this award are role models for the students of SJA and reflect the school’s work to educate and empower young women to lead and serve in a global society.
“We are so proud to recognize Danielle’s accomplishments not only in her own career but also the influence she has made by using her voice to support other women in the larger community as well,” said SJA President Marikris Coryell.
Bly currently serves as the Vice President of Supplier Diversity for We Energies and is responsible for fostering corporate relationships with suppliers and contractors, area businesses and local government. Prior to her current position, Bly held the role of Director of Credit & Collections where she was responsible for the overall strategy and operations of credit and collections functions for WEC Energy Group.
Danielle has been with We Energies/WEC Energy Group for 20 years and has held a variety of positions in customer service, human resources, supply chain and wholesale energy and fuels. She also works in the community facilitating proactive, mutually beneficial relationships with business advocacy groups and women-and minority-owned and operated businesses.
Bly is a native of Milwaukee and a proud graduate of the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. She attended UW-Whitewater and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in human resources. She serves on the board of directors of the We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, the Milwaukee Urban League, Wisconsin Energy Workforce Consortium, Black Arts MKE and the Advisory Council for Milwaukee Film-Black Lens.
She also holds memberships with the HOAN Group, Professional Dimensions, TEMPO Milwaukee, the Milwaukee (WI) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Jack & Jill Inc. (Milwaukee Chapter) and the American Association of Blacks in Energy. She has also served in past board roles for Professional Dimensions, the Milwaukee Chapter of The Links, AABE-WI, Next Generation UPAF and Danceworks.
Bly was acknowledged as a Woman of Influence-Community Supporter by the Milwaukee Business Journal in 2014, and most recently was also honored with the Bridge BuildHer award from The PowHer Network in February of 2020. She is married to Ramel Bly and is the mother of two wonderful children, Rasean and Laylah.
For more information on the Gala or Bly’s recognition, visit www.saintjoanantida.org/events
About SJA
More than 66 years ago, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida were trailblazers in creating a place where they sought to educate and empower young women from all backgrounds. Today, St. Joan Antida High School (SJA) is Milwaukee’s premier all-girl urban high school located in the heart of downtown. The young women at SJA are exposed to a rigorous curriculum that prepares them to be successful world citizens and empowers them to be trailblazers in fields such as engineering, health sciences, business and beyond.
Past recipients:
2016: Kathy Mykleby
2017: Danae Davis
2018: Portia Young
2019: Cecelia Gore
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