Special Guests: Brian McMahon, Executive Director, Operation Fresh Start, Nydia Martinez, Executive Director, Latino Academy of Workforce Development, and Dr. Ruben Anthony, President & CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison
Overview of DMI’s latest advocacy work and initiatives
Special Guest: Alder Mike Verveer, City of Madison, 4th District
Special Guest: Matt Geske, Vice President, Public Affairs, Downtown Austin Alliance
Special Guests: Stephanie Thomsen, Director of Strategic Growth, JT Engineering, Inc., Vice Chair, DMI Board of Directors, and Chair, DMI Transportation Committee, Sam Brown, Owner, Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè, Fabiola’s Spaghetti House & Deli, and Greenbush Bar, and Rob Gottschalk, Principal, Vandewalle & Associates, Inc.
Election day is on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Special Guest: Andrew Goldberg, Founder and Principal, Agora, and Government Affairs (U.S.), International Downtown Association (IDA)
Special Guest: Matt Tramel, Executive Director, Madison’s Central Business Improvement District
Special Guest: Kevin Little, Vice President, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Special Guest: Emily DeVore, Director of Placemaking and Economic Development, DMI & Destination Madison
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Special Guest: Sam Munger, Chief of Staff, City of Madison Mayor’s Office
