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Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

  • Marcus Taylor, Rockwell Automation

  • Patrick Schultz, Robert W. Baird & Co.

  • Dionne Grayson, Lead2Change Inc.

  • Caitlin Britton, Northwestern Mutual

  • Taylor Dei, PepsiCo

  • Hope Manuel, Associated Bank

  • Mamie Roberson, JC Penney

  • Viviana Romero de Pere, Ricoh

  • Melanie Schafer, Onit

  • Stephanie Townsend, Milwaukee Area Technical College

  • Suzanne Zwaska

Program Staff

  • Dionne Grayson, Executive Director

  • Amanda Aliperta, Fund Development Consultant

  • Dayshia Anderson, Accountability Coach

  • Va’Na (Precious) Barki, Accountability Coach

  • Rija Rehan, Program Coordinator 

  • Bonnie Murphy, Accountant

  • Brittany Nash, Communications Consultant

  • Olivia Reel, Program Services Manager

  • Paris Reel, Program Instructor

  • Tanika Reesnes, Human Resources Consultant

  • Franchesca Robinson, Instructor

  • Talva Rogers, Lead Instructor

  • Terrance Sims, Perspective Media Lead

  • Nia Taylor, Program Instructor

  • DeMar Walker, Accountability Coach

Finance Committee

  • Amanda Aliperta, Momentum Nonprofit Strategies

  • Sara Anderson, Ascent Global Logistics, Inc.

  • Brittany Eronson, RSM US LLP

  • Bonnie Murphy, Lead2Change,Inc

  • Patrick Schulz, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP

  • Thomas Serafin, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP

People + Performance Committee

  • Dionne Grayson, Lead2Change, Inc.

  • Devin Martin, Bader Rutter

  • Carson Miller, HEAR Wisconsin

  • ​Tanika Reesnes, Lead2Change, Inc.

  • Melanie Schafer, Onit

  • Leronica Shaw, Advocate Aurora Health Care

  • Christine Thome, Truity Partners

Program + Community Engagement Committee

  • Hope Manuel, Associated Bank

  • Julia Alberth, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  • Brittany Nash, Lead2Change, Inc.

  • Olivia Reel, Lead2Change, Inc.

  • Rija Rehan, Lead2Change, Inc.

  • Dorinthia Robinson, Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee & Chicago

Marketing Communications Committee

  • Taylor Dei, Pepsi Co.

  • Merilou Gonzales, Bader Philantrophies, Inc.

  • Justin Liesener, Bader Rutter

  • Manisha Nabke, Digitas

  • Brittany Nash, Lead2Change, Inc.​

  • Liz Roberts, Bader Rutter

  • Aubri Wierzbicki, Bader Rutter

Program Partners

  • Bader Rutter

  • Bader Philanthropies, Inc.

  • Baird Foundation

  • Brady Corporation Foundation, Inc.

  • Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.

  • Building Your Dreams, LLC

  • Cardinal Stritch University

  • Cooking With Coya

  • Direct Supply

  • Forest County Potawatomi Community

  • Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin

  • Greater Milwaukee Foundation

  • Marquette University

  • Mequon-Milwaukee Diversity Passport Rotary Club

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Contract Compliance Services, Office of Accountability

  • & Efficiency

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Division of Facilities and Maintenance Services

  • Milwaukee Public Schools Partnership for the Arts and Humanities

  • Northshore Chamber of Commerce

  • Northwestern Mutual Foundation

  • Rockwell Automation

  • State of WI Department of Administration

  • Townsend Foundation

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health

  • US Bank

  • World Outreach Center

Internship
Site Host

  • Bader Rutter

  • Betty Brinn Children’s Museum

  • CopyWrite Magazine

  • Lshay Nikkol Beauty

  • Magnolia Realty

  • Milwaukee Advanced Physical Therapy LLC

  • North Shore Chamber of Commerce

  • River Revitalization

  • Standard of Excellence Education & Training Center

Participating Schools

  • Brown Deer High School

  • Carmen Southeast

  • Dominican High School

  • Gifford School

  • Golda Meir

  • GreenTree Preparatory Academy

  • Hamilton High School

  • Hmong American Peace Academy

  • James Madison High School

  • Kingdom Prep

  • Milwaukee Academy of Science

  • Milwaukee Lutheran

  • Pius XI High School

  • Riverside High School

  • Ronald Reagan College Prep High School

  • Rufus King International High School

  • Vincent High School

  • Wauwatosa West High School

  • Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

  • Woodlands School

Volunteers

  • Zoreedua Alayande

  • Julia Alberth

  • LaTonya Baker

  • Joel Cencius

  • Taylor Dei

  • Chad Gilbert

  • Lauren Gizzi

  • Haritha Gopal

  • Kristen Hardy

  • Trevor Matheus

  • Devin Martin

  • Rochelle McCray-Anderson

  • ​Elise Papke

  • Twanda Patin

  • Brandon Ring

  • Maggie Scanlan

  • Patrick Scanlan

  • Patrick Schulz

  • Shrut Thakeri

  • Toni White

  • Pamela Wright

  • Toni Whitaker

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