Our Leadership
Since 1988, Milwaukee Public Library Foundation's Board of Directors has been led by community leaders who value the library, and today continue their vision of generating private-sector support to supplement tax-based funding. The result has been improved collections, expanded programs, enhanced services, and renovated buildings. The credit for the foundation's impact belongs mainly to the people of Milwaukee. Over the years, thousands of generous individuals, corporations, and foundations have demonstrated their deep commitment to the Milwaukee Public Library by donating to the foundation.
Board of Directors
Mary Sprague, Board President
Community Volunteer
David Baum, Board Vice President/President Elect
Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Matthew Simon, Board Secretary
Senior Vice President – Commercial Banking
BMO Harris Bank NA
Eve Romersi, Board Treasurer
Partner
Scribner Cohen
Dr. Michele Bria, Ph.D.
President
MPL Trustees
Charles Evans
Partner and Director
Marietta Investment Partners
Franklyn M. Gimbel
Founding Partner
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown
James Hyland
Vice President, Communications, Public and Government Affairs
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
Bradley Kalscheur
Partner
Michael, Best & Friedrich
Susan Lovern
President & CEO
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Matthew Lueder
Managing Partner
Northwestern Mutual
Robert Mlynarek
Vice President of Finance
Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Jamshed Patel
Partner & Business Lawyer
Foley & Lardner
Nancy Roos
Community Volunteer
Ellen Sexton
Vice President, Specialty
Humana, Inc.
Margy Stratton
Executive Producer
Milwaukee Reads
Shannon Sweek
Vice President of Operations
Optum
Laura Zahn
Vice President – Financial Planning & Analysis
Northwestern Mutual
Distinguished Directors
Arthur Harrington
Dan Renouard
Barbara Stein
David V. Uihlein, Jr.