JODI MARIE THESING-RITTER

SECRETARY

Jodi Marie Thesing- Ritter is Director of the Center for DEI Training, Development, and Education at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. She coordinates the Civil Rights Pilgrimage, teaches Women’s Studies and honors courses, and provides training for equity, diversity and inclusion for our campus. Jodi is also director of Blugold Beginnings at UW-Eau Claire. Formed in 2008, the Blugold Beginnings program currently serves 5th graders through graduating seniors in the area. The program exists to reduce the opportunity gap for low-income, first-generation students and girls entering STEM fields by providing them with mentorship, career exploration, tutoring, leadership-building opportunities, and college planning. Jodi served as the associate dean of students on campus for 10 years before transitioning into her current role.

A proponent of teaching women’s history and shining a spotlight on the way in which women are excluded from the rhetoric, Thesing-Ritter is also passionate about teaching critical race theory. 

Jodi received her M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from Columbia University and her B.S. from St. Mary’s University.