Addie Teeters
Company:
Special Olympics Wisconsin
Title:
Vice President Marketing Communications
Category:
Nonprofit
Award Year:
2024
Profile
Addie Teeters is the Vice President Marketing Communications for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Teeters is proud to serve this organization leading its marketing and communications efforts and supporting the mission.
Previously Teeters served as Head of Marketing Communications & Public Affairs for Ahlstrom, responsible for external communications, media relations, and public/government affairs for Ahlstrom’s North American and European based business area in addition to managing commercial sustainability and Chain-of-Custody Forest Certification. Teeters worked in the organization for nearly 18 years with similar roles in the legacy Expera Specialty Solutions and Thilmany Papers businesses.
Prior to joining the paper industry Teeters was a journalist working in print and broadcast mediums, most recently with ABC news and previously Wisconsin Public Radio.
Areas of Expertise
Public Relations, Communications, Marketing Communications, Public Affairs, Human Resources Management, Change Management
Company Overview
Special Olympics Wisconsin provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy while participating in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Our Vision: Sport will open hearts and minds towards people with intellectual disabilities and create inclusive communities across Wisconsin. Globally, we strive to end discrimination against people with ID.
Interests
Teeters believes in contributing to communities and currently serves and has served on several nonprofit board of directors ranging from health and human service organizations to arts and inclusion efforts. She also believes in mentoring the next generation of women leaders and serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Women's Leadership through the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.