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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

Ice cream social meets fine art networking at Cone-ections

Through the Intro to Arts Management course at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), five students collaborated to plan a successful artist networking event via ice cream social. Milwaukee-area artists and MIAD alumni visited campus to connect with students and enjoy a cone!

La Mère Brazier: Phoebe Nelson Senior Exhibition 2025

Phoebe Nelson ’25 (Illustration) came to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) to study children’s book illustration. Now at the end of her senior year, she is writing and illustrating a children’s book about Eugénie Brazier, the first person to get six Michelin stars, for her Senior Exhibition project.

MIAD Independent Inquiry Program launches with three student grants

Galilea Cerda ’26, Tina Voith ’26 and Madi Weglarz ’25 are the first three Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design students selected to receive Independent Inquiry Program stipends to investigate new technologies and their applicability to art and design education. As first-time applicants, each receives a stipend of $1,200 for a six-week Mini Inquiry this summer.

Grilled Cheese grants propel MIAD seniors

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.