Toni Herkert joined the League in January 2021 and serves as Government Affairs Director. Toni’s responsibilities include working with the legislature and state agencies to develop policies that are in the best interests of municipalities throughout the state, testifying at legislative committee hearings, serving on advisory committees and state boards to represent municipal interests, and interfacing with our members on policy and legislative related issues. Toni is the former long-time policy advisor for Wisconsin State Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and most recently served as a Senior Policy Analyst and Clerk of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and previously worked at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Lakes and NEW Water (formally Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District).