Stephanie Ann Klett is a broadcast personality who served as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

Biography

A graduate from

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in 1989, Klett served as

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in 1992. Klett included her “Attitude on AIDS” campaign as a part of her platform and reached more than 53,000 teens during 1992-93 with messages designed to separate HIV/AIDS myths from facts. She was the host of the longest-running tourism TV show in the U.S., '' Discover Wisconsin'', from 1993 to 2011, and continues to guest host the show. Klett received the 2009-2010 Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On Camera.” In 1993 she became the Founder and, until 2013, was President of Spotlight on Wisconsin, Inc., an organization which raised money and awareness for the work of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Beloit Regional Hospice and the Stateline Boys and Girls Clubs. Klett has also coordinated the Aids Walk Wisconsin for the past several years and was named as its honorary chairperson. On January 3, 2011, she was appointed as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism by Governor Scott Walker. Klett served in the position until January 2019, and previously served as a board member for the

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. Klett was named as one of the “Top Women in Travel" and was one of four tourism professionals from around the world honored for “Outstanding Women in Destination Management/Marketing” by Women in Travel and Tourism International (WITTI). On March 6, 2019, Klett was named President and CEO of Visit Lake Geneva and assumed the position on April 8, 2019.

References

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