Kay Wais is the Owner/President of Successful Projects, LLC and Vice President of The AVS Group, both located in La Crosse. Successful Projects has licensed offices in Madrid, Spain, Dubai, UAE and in the USA in Toms River, New Jersey and Mazeppa, MN.
She has over 21 years of experience in project management and eleven years of teaching project management workshops and classes. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Master’s degree in Project Management, and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI®). In 2002 she founded the La Crosse PMI chapter and became its first president. She remains active in PMI at the local and larger level and she is an active volunteer for the International Project Management Day.
Kay is the Director of the Certificate in Project Management program which is offered through UW-La Crosse, UW-Superior, UW-Green Bay, UW-Stout, UW-Stevens Point, and the Rochester Community Technical College. She is also an adjunct project management instructor at Viterbo University.
Kay’s project management background also includes extensive experience in project coaching and providing assistance with troubled projects. She has designed and delivered numerous project management workshops and has helped many students prepare for the PMP exam. The has designed a variety of project management training materials, including the Project Risk board game which is used at numerous colleges and with training organizations around the globe.