Lunch with a State Secretary featuring Dave Ross

Join us Thursday, December 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Conference Center on the WITC-Superior campus for lunch with special guest speaker Dave Ross, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Admission is $20 for Chamber Members, $25 for non-members and covers the cost of lunch. This is the fourth and final installment of the Chamber’s 2014 lunch series featuring Wisconsin State Secretaries and Dignitaries.

Please RSVP for this exciting luncheon event by Monday, December 1. Call 715-394-7716 for more information.

About Dave Ross

Born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin, Secretary Dave Ross graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1970 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Superior.  Dave grew up in a small business family and was self-employed for over 20 years in an upholstery business.  He knows the hard work it takes to run a business and is keenly aware of the importance of a reasonable tax and regulatory climate.

Secretary Ross joined Governor Scott Walker’s cabinet as the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) in January 2011.  DSPS licenses more than 200 professional fields and houses nearly 100 boards and councils.  The Department also protects the safety, health, and welfare of Wisconsin’s residents.

Prior to coming to DSPS, Secretary Ross served for two terms as Mayor of Superior.  He also served as a member of the board of directors of Superior-Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, Superior Business Improvement District, Superior-Douglas County Development Association, Great Ships Initiative and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Initiative.  Secretary Ross is past director of the Wisconsin League of Municipalities.

Secretary Ross was married in 1973 to his wife, Lynn, and together they have four daughters and 13 grandchildren.