Mary Jae Kleckner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business Communication, UW-Stevens Point
For 22 years, Mary Jae Kleckner has been helping traditional and non-traditional students develop the organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills they need to optimize career success. She has taught Small Group, Occupational, Oral/Interpersonal, and Written Communication courses at UW-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, and Mid-State Technical College, and conducted professional development workshops in both the public and private sector. Her non-academic work experience includes both supervisory and communication roles at Vail Resorts, UW-Platteville, Krause Publications, and the U.S. Army.
Mary Jae is a Wisconsin native who has also lived in Illinois, Kentucky, Washington state, Arizona, and Colorado. Her travels have taken her to 49 of 50 states. In addition, she has visited Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, China, and Cuba. Her favorite place on earth, however, is Wisconsin’s own Driftless Area, where she loves to ride her 2010 Harley Davidson Dyna Street Bob.