The board is convened by the Director and meets three times annually.
The term limit is two consecutive three-year terms. Several members will have unlimited terms: Tashia Morgridge, Mary Rouse (founding Director), the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Dean of Students, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and the Director of the Office of Community Relations.
Board members may be asked to join one or more subcommittees in addition to regular board meetings. Subcommittees will be decided on by the board in consultation with the Morgridge Center for Public Service staff.
Board Members
Ruben Anthony, President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison
Emily Auerbach, Professor of English; Co-Director/Founder, UW Odyssey Project
Brenda Gonzalez, Director of Community Relations
Elizabeth Hetrick, Project Manager, Exact Sciences
Alexis (Lexi) London, Executive Director, Bayview Foundation
Maitreyee Sanjiv Marathe, PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering; 2020-21 Morgridge Fellow
Angela Maloney, 2022 Newman Civic Fellow; UW–Madison Undergraduate Student
Karen Menendez-Coller, Executive Director, Centro Hispano
Tashia Morgridge, Ex Officio and Founder of the Morgridge Center for Public Service
Christina Olstad, UW–Madison Dean of Students
Linn Posey-Maddox, Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies, UW–Madison
Jules Reynolds, PhD Student, Department of Geography and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW–Madison
Mary Rouse, Community Outreach Liaison and Ex officio Board Member
Linda Vakunta, Deputy Mayor, City of Madison
Laura Whitmore, Community Partnerships Coordinator, MMSD
John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning