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.
Beth Allen
2021 Newman Civic Fellow
UW–Madison Undergraduate Student
Ruben Anthony
President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Madison
Barry Burden
Professor of Political Science, Director of the Elections Research Center, and the Lyons Family Chair in Electoral Politics
Board of Advisors
Shehrose Charania
2020 Newman Civic Fellow
UW–Madison Undergraduate Student
Jane Chesbro
Executive Vice President of Business Administration, TASC (Total Administrative Services Corporation)
Barbara Duerst
Deputy Director, School of Medicine and Public Health
Brenda Gonzalez
Director of Community Relations
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
Mary Rouse
Community Outreach Liaison and Ex officio Board Member
Maitreyee Sanjiv Marathe
PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2020-21 Morgridge Fellow
John Zumbrunnen
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Linda Vakunta
Deputy Mayor, City of Madison