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Board of Trustees

Officers

Chair
Amanda Singh
Artist/Community Volunteer

Treasurer
Jason W. Allen
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

Secretary
Geoffrey Mackey
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Robert W. Baird & Co.

Ex Officio
Jeffrey Morin
President
MIAD

 

Members

Casey Dougherty ’10
Director of Design and Innovation
Generac Power Systems

Robert Dumville
Senior Creative Designer
Kohler

Hans Eckholm
Global Design Director
Trek Bicycle

Leesa Gilliam
Branch Director, Pfister Office
Annex Wealth Management

Nezih Hasanoglu, Jr.
Chief Growth Officer
M3 Insurance

Lauren Hurley
Senior Corporate Counsel
YETI Coolers

Abim Kolawole
VP, Chief Audit Executive
Northwestern Mutual 

Madeleine Kelly Lubar
Community Volunteer

Steve Morales
Partner
RINKA+

David Nelson ’02
Group Director, Global Associate Experiences​
Walmart

Sarah Pancheri
President & CEO
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.

Laura Peck
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Riverwater Partners

Melissa Perez
Co-Owner and Director of Customer Experience
Stone Creek Coffee

Tina Quealy
Chief Executive Officer
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum

Ryan Ramos ’02
President & CEO
Maker Healthcare Inc.

Keven Ringgold
Vice President of Design
Weyco Group, Inc.

Xavier Ruffin ’10
Creative Director
Cynosure Creative Agency

Bob Schwartz
Independent Executive Leader

Jane Kim Stephens
Co-founder/CEO
Ninewise Publishing

Noah Stone
Reference Librarian
North Shore Public Library

Todd Stone
Executive Creative Director
Cramer-Krasselt

Deanna Tillisch​
Community Volunteer

Kimberlie D. Weekley
SVP, Greater Milwaukee Regional Executive
Consumer Banking
Associated Bank

Sarah Zimmerman
President
Boss Babes, Inc.

Trustee Emeriti

Chris Abele
Rebecca Balistreri
Neil Casey
Jennifer Florsheim
Judy Guten
Claire Hackmann
Robert Joseph
W. David Knox II
Diane Knox
Matt Levatich
Linda Marcus
Robert Mikulay
Lawrence P. (Larry) Moon
Matthew D. Rinka
Scott Schwebel
Donald Shane
Allen W. (Sandy) Williams, Jr.

 

 

News

Double ASID award winner is inspired by nature and internships

Rising senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Adam Wold ’27 received two awards in May from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). The Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) major won the Silver Award in the Commercial category and the Bronze Award in the Residential category.

MIAD faculty, alumni shine at WI Visual Art Achievement Awards

Professor Leslie Fedorchuk and alumni of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) received four of the eight individual 2026 Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Awards for “their significant contributions to the state’s creative culture.”

Pallas Textiles competition provides real-world experience

First-place winner Sophia Simonson ’28 created Refractions as part of her MIAD studies in Interior Architecture and Design. She is one of 20 students studying at MIAD through a cross-registration program with Concordia University. MIAD students Kaitlyn Powers ’26 (Illustration) and Natalie Spetell ’27 (Product Design), both of whom have minors in Communication Design, received Honorable Mentions.