Gov. Evers joins criminal justice advocates at gala

By: Frank Zufall

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 2,175

Last Updated: 1 hour, 11 minutes ago


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Tamra Oman, the recipient of the Ramiah Whiteside Changemaker Award at the EXPOnentially Correcting the Narrative 2026 gala in the Madison Concourse Hotel ballroom on Saturday night, recalled her first meeting with Jerome Dillard, the former executive director of Ex-incarcerated People Organization (EXPO) in 2003. They met in a basement with 30 people and raised $35 for a group called Voices Beyond Bars.

She contrasted that small start with the large gathering Saturday …

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