Nonprofit Leader Julie Granger Joins TEMPO as Chief Partnerships Officer

MILWAUKEE, WI – [December 9, 2025] – TEMPO, a premier women’s professional organization celebrating 50 years of advancing women’s leadership, today announced the appointment of Julie Granger as its Chief Partnerships Officer (CPO). In this newly created executive role, Granger will lead strategic partnerships, membership growth, and revenue-generating initiatives that advance TEMPO’s mission and broaden its influence across Wisconsin and beyond.

Reporting directly to TEMPO’s President & CEO, Granger will serve as a key architect of the organization’s “Expanded Impact” strategic pillar, deepening engagement with members, corporate sponsors, and community stakeholders while exploring opportunities to extend TEMPO’s footprint into new markets.

“Julie brings an exceptional combination of strategic vision, relationship-building expertise, and deep community connections to this critical leadership role,” said Jennifer Dirks, President & CEO of TEMPO. “Her proven track record in membership development, corporate engagement, and organizational growth makes her the ideal leader to help us expand our impact and create even more opportunities for women across the region.”

As Chief Partnerships Officer, Granger will oversee the development and execution of high-impact corporate engagement strategies, innovative membership recruitment and retention initiatives, and new revenue models that ensure TEMPO’s long-term sustainability. She will also serve as a key external representative for the organization, advocating for TEMPO’s mission throughout Milwaukee and beyond.

“I am thrilled to join TEMPO at such an exciting moment in the organization’s history,” said Granger. “Building on 50 years of advancing women’s leadership, I look forward to creating even greater opportunities for impact here in Milwaukee and beyond. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to serve and uplift our community, and this role allows me to apply my experience to an organization that has provided support, inspiration, and mentorship to so many—including myself.”

Most recently, she served as President of Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, where she led efforts to provide financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship education to more than 120,000 students statewide.

Prior to Junior Achievement, Granger spent over 20 years with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) as Executive Vice President, leading membership, talent strategy, marketing, communications, and equity and inclusion initiatives. She also has experience in both advertising and corporate communications.

Granger earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from John Carroll University and holds a certificate in nonprofit leadership from the Institute for Organizational Management.

She has served on the boards of TEMPO, Milwaukee Women Inc., Imagine MKE, and Pius XI High School.

Granger’s first day with TEMPO is Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

About TEMPO

TEMPO is the largest professional women’s group in Wisconsin composed of more than 500 executive women and nearly 300 emerging women leaders who have spoken up, risen above and defied conventions to succeed. Its mission is to further the impact of women leaders in the Milwaukee community – and beyond. TEMPO serves its diverse membership of executive, senior, C-level leaders through educational programming and professional development, networking opportunities, relationship building, and mentoring, with the goal of empowering women to achieve and sustain leadership roles. TEMPO’s emerging women leaders group represents the future generation of the organization. For more information on TEMPO and our 50th anniversary celebrations, visit www.tempomilwaukee.org.

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