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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

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

Sarah Smith Pancheri
President & CEO
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.

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
Regional Executive
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

FYE Juried Media Arts Festival 2024 celebrates first-year student works

Seven students received awards at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s juried FYE Media Arts Festival – an in-house screening and celebration of video, animation and sound design works by current and former First-Year Experience (FYE) students held on November 26. The 56 entries were judged by multimedia and filmmaking professionals Emma B. Barany, Gabe Leistekow and Sara Sowell.

Independence First and MIAD students produce adaptive clothing

Students in a junior-level Fashion and Apparel Design class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) collaborated with Independence First to design adaptive clothing. Two Independence First employees worked closely with MIAD students on customized outfits specific to their needs and preferences.

‘GQ Rebranded’ series is a hit for MIAD alum’s new studio

When Justin Thomas Kay ’04 (Communication Design) opened his own studio, JTK Studio, Inc., in New York City early this year, he hoped that his work “would contribute positively to helping to make things look nicer and more enjoyable and speak honestly to people broadly.” The new GQ Sports series “GQ Rebranded” turned out to be a good fit to do just that.

MIAD student support system receives national SMILE Award

Choose Mental Health, the national voice for children’s mental health, named the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) the 2024 SMILE Award–Organization Winner for the college’s commitment to promoting mental health and well-being among its students.