Arlene F. Banoul has worked for the SPD since 1978, when she was hired as the SPD budget analyst and legislative liaison. The Agency promoted Arlene to Director of the Administrative Unit in 1982. This unit was later recognized as a Division. The Division currently includes the following functions: budget, payroll, fiscal and Client Accounts and Verification.
Arlene serves as the Agency Incident Commander for the purpose of Continuity of Operations Planning. She develops, coordinates and implements the entire agency’s response to all emergency situations, ranging from tornados to long term business interruptions for situations such as a pandemic.
Arlene has spoken at numerous SPD conferences and at the national management conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA). In 1998, Arlene received the Supervisor of the Year award from the Wisconsin Capital Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.
Prior to joining the SPD, Arlene worked at the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Arlene earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a masters degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin's LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Arlene is also a graduate of Duke University’s Executive Management Program.
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