Board of Trustees
Officers
Chair
Deanna Tillisch
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
David Cobb
Retired/Community Volunteer
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
Madeleine Kelly Lubar
Community Volunteer
Steve Morales
Partner
RINKA+
David Nelson ’02
Global Group Director, People Design
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
Dan Schroeder
President/CEO
Organization Development Consultants, Inc.
Amanda Singh
Artist/Community Volunteer
Jane Kim Stephens
Co-founder/CEO
Ninewise Publishing
Noah Stone
Reference Librarian
North Shore Public Library
Todd Stone
Executive Creative Director
Cramer-Krasselt
Kimberlie D. Weekley
SVP, Greater Milwaukee Regional Executive
Consumer Banking
Associated Bank
Andrew Williams, Ph.D.
Dean of Engineering and the Louis S. LeTellier Chair
The Citadel School of Engineering at the Military College of South Carolina
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
Robert T. Schwartz
Scott Schwebel
Donald Shane
Allen W. (Sandy) Williams, Jr.
News
Milwaukee Public Market celebrates 20 years with MIAD collaboration
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Milwaukee Public Market looked to the Lubar Innovation Center at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) for designs reflecting the market and Milwaukee.
Poster designs support professional practice, children’s nonprofit
Each year, Illustration juniors at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) work with Cramer-Krasselt and Penfield Children’s Center to design posters for the Penfield Children’s Center Annual Croquet Ball fundraiser.
Milwaukee Art Museum partners with MIAD Lubar Innovation Center
For its annual celebration of art, flowers and spring, the Milwaukee Art Museum turned once again to the Lubar Innovation Center at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).
Senior Exhibition 2025: Chelsea Mody and Isabel Enders
MIAD seniors Chelsea Mody ’25 (Interior Architecture and Design) and Isabel Enders ’25 (Illustration – Animation Track) explore how design engages and supports its users in their capstone projects for MIAD’s 2025 Senior Exhibition.
Milwaukee Arts Board names alum Aaron Boyd Artist of the Year
Funds from the annual Grilled Cheese Grant helped Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) awardees Siren Harris, Yo Yo collective and Madi Weglarz complete their 2025 Senior Exhibition projects and future work. All the MIAD awardees are Fine Art + New Studio Practice seniors.