Wisconsin Badgers

Nearby Middleton, Wis., native Josette Jaucian has been the Wisconsin Spirit Squad Director since 2000. Her primary responsibilities include overseeing the UW Cheerleading Squad, Dance Team & the Bucky Badger mascots. Since assuming her duties, the UW Spirit Squad has become nationally recognized through its top-ranked performances at the UCA/UDA College National Cheerleading & Dance Team Competition.

A Wisconsin cheerleader from 1992-97, Jaucian has served in a number of Spirit Squad positions including the Cheerleading coach from 1997-98 and 2001-02, and the Dance Team coach from 2002-03 and 2010-present. She served as the Assistant Cheerleading coach while still an undergraduate from 1995-96, and was the Administrative Assistant from 1996-98. She was a 1997 graduate of Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. Jaucian has three daughters: Natalie, Madelyn, and Quinlan.