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Advisory Board

The board is convened by the Director and meets two 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

Nidia Bañuelos, Assistant Professor, Division of Continuing Studies and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies at UW-Madison

Brelynn Bille, 2023 Newman Civic Fellow, UW–Madison Undergraduate Student

Brenda Gonzalez, Director of Community Relations

Elizabeth Hetrick, Director, IT Business Relationship Management, Exact Sciences

Amanjot Kaur, 2024 Newman Civic Fellow, UW–Madison Undergraduate Student

Alexis London, Executive Director, Bayview Foundation

Karen Menéndez Coller, Executive Director, Centro

Tashia Morgridge, Ex Officio and Founder of the Morgridge Center for Public Service

Christina Olstad, UW–Madison Dean of Students

Mary Rouse, Community Outreach Liaison and Ex officio Board Member

Jessica Lee Stovall, Assistant Professor, African American Studies with affiliations with the Curriculum and Instruction and Education Policy Studies departments at UW-Madison

Linda Vakunta, Deputy Mayor, City of Madison

Laura Whitmore, MSCR Operations Manager, Madison School and Community Recreation

John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning