Mr. Bill Meier
Wisconsin, Submarines, Non-profits!
Grew up on a hog and grain farm in Bristol, WI and currently lives in Watertown, WI with his wife and five daughters. Bill enlisted in the US Navy nuclear power program in 1986, serving as an electrician at the S8G Nuclear Prototype and on the USS Oklahoma City, SSN 723. He stayed in power generation after leaving the Navy in 1993. Bill received a bachelors degree in Chemistry from Wisconsin Lutheran College and then worked as an Operations Supervisor for Wisconsin Electric (now We Energies).
Bill entered Christian mission work in 2001 and has lived in Zambia, Cameroon, Portugal, and Malawi. His three oldest daughters were born in Malawi where his family lived for six years. In November 2010 he become the President & CEO of Kingdom Workers which has grown from 9 co-workers in 2011 to over 30 in 2021, working in ten countries.
He holds a Professional Certificate in Non-profit Management from UWM and has helped four American NPO’s reinvent themselves starting with new Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and restated mission and purpose. As part of his work, he lea the establishment of new NPO/NGO’s in four other countries. Currently Bill serves as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Military Support Group and River City Volleyball Club.