Board of Directors
Executive Committee
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Margaret Watson
Co-Chair
Chief Executive Officer,
Steve Brown Apartments
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Pam Christenson
Co-Chair
Director – Customer and Community Relations,
Madison Gas & Electric
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Amy Supple
Vice Chair & Economic Development Committee Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Edgewater Hotel Company, LLC
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Anita Mahamed
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Partner,
Wipfli LLP
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Mark Richardson
Immediate Past Co-Chair & Personnel Committee Chair
President/Founder,
Unfinished Business LLC
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Sandy Morales
Nominating Committee Chair
Chief Executive Officer,
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County
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Melinda Heinritz
Government Relations Committee Chair
President,
Madison Public Schools Foundation
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Brenda González
Inclusiveness Committee Chair
Director of Community Relations,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Brian Lee
Membership Development Committee Chair
President,
Revelation PR, Advertising & Social Media
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Peggy Gunderson
Quality of Life Committee Chair
President,
Strategic Brand Marketing
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Morgan Ramaker Klaas
Transportation Committee Chair
Strategic Planning & Partnerships Lead,
Target
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Megan Jerabek
Shareholder,
von Briesen & Roper s.c.
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Nathan Wautier
Shareholder,
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Board Members
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Dr. Ruben Anthony
President & CEO,
Urban League of Greater Madison
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Juli Aulik
Director of Community Relations,
UW Health/UnityPoint Health-Meriter
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Adam Barr
Principal,
Michael Best Strategies
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Stefanie Berg
Community Relations and Employee Volunteer Manager,
Exact Sciences
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David Braun
Senior Vice President,
Huntington National Bank
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Elizabeth Cardinale
Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, Corporate & Commercial Banking,
U.S. Bank
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Dr. Tim Casper
Executive Vice President, Student Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness,
Madison College
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Jeannie Cullen Schultz
Co-President,
JP Cullen
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Paul Cuta
Partner,
CāS4 Architecture, LLC
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Baltazar De Anda Santana
Executive Director,
Latino Academy of Workforce Development
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Paul Dombrowski
Partner,
Husch Blackwell
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Chad Eschler
Vice President – Business Development,
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
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Matt Gerding
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Alison Helland
Director of Donor & Advisor Engagement,
Madison Community Foundation
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Tania Ibarra
Cofounder and Shareholder,
Step Up, Equity Matters, LLC
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Winnie Karanja
CEO and Founder,
Represented Collective
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Dan Kennelly
Vice President,
Quad Capital Partners
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Traci Mann
Market President,
Old National Bank
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Kathy Marks
Owner and Managing Director,
TMA+Peritus
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Josh Marron
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer,
Park Bank
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Wes Mosman Block
Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer,
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Anne Neujahr Morrison
Shareholder,
Urban Land Interests
Principal,
New Year Investments
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Dan O’Callaghan
Partner,
Carlson Black O’Callaghan & Battenberg LLP
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Beth Prochaska
Chairman,
Potter Lawson
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Katie Rist
Partner and Real Estate Business Lawyer,
Foley & Lardner LLP
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Angela Russell
Chief Diversity Officer,
TruStage
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Ben Schmidt
Senior Vice President,
Fiore Companies, Inc.
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Karla Thennes
Executive Director,
Porchlight
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Eli Tsarovsky
President,
Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc.
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Jim Tubbs
Chief Executive Officer,
Lake Ridge Bank
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Vic Villacrez
Member,
Madison’s Central Business Improvement District Board of Directors
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Cassidy Wartenweiler
Project Development,
EUA
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Lynn Wood
Vice President,
Wood Communications Group
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Marissa Young
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Alex Ysquierdo
Director,
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
Department of Administration
Ex-Officio Members
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Casey Becker
Division Administrator – Housing Access & Affordability,
Dane County
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Dr. TJ McCray
Deputy Superintendent,
Madison Metropolitan School District
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Connie Thompson
Executive Director,
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center
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Dr. Linda Vakunta
Deputy Mayor,
City of Madison
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Mike Verveer
4th District Alderperson,
City of Madison
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Ellie Westman Chin
President and CEO,
Destination Madison