Our Mission
The GMC ensures Milwaukee is the best place to live, learn, work, play, and stay.
Our Vision
We envision a Greater Milwaukee that is
Thriving with inclusive economic activity, from innovative start-ups to global industry leaders
Beautiful and filled with culturally relevant and creative spaces reflective of our diverse community
Collaborative and innovative in talent development and education so that all Milwaukee residents experience a great quality of life, from cradle to career
Julia Taylor
David Lubar
Led by President Julia Taylor and chair David Lubar (2019-20), the GMC is committed to building on its past success and to making Milwaukee the best community to live, learn, work, and play
"To be antiracist is to think nothing is behaviorally wrong or right -- inferior or superior -- with any of the racial groups. Whenever the antiracist sees individuals behaving positively or negatively, the antiracist sees exactly that: individuals behaving positively or negatively, not representatives of whole races. To be antiracist is to deracialize behavior, to remove the tattooed stereotype from every racialized body. Behavior is something humans do, not races do."
Ibram X. Kendi
Through the development of a Racial Equity Task Force, an in-depth look and update of our own strategy, and GMC member book clubs and educational resources, our organization is committed to becoming one we can call anti-racist.
As we look internally and externally, we begin our journey to build on our existing work and become a model of what an anti-racist and inclusive organization looks like through our membership, staff, programs, and actions.
Our Staff
Julia Taylor
President
Melissa Baxter
Director of Resource Development
Elizabeth Cizinsky
Program Manager,
Scale Up Milwaukee
Maggie Dauss
Community Manager,
The Commons
Mallory Davis
Marketing & Business Manager, Scale Up Milwaukee
Samantha Giles
Executive Administrator
Rich Greene
Director of Operations
Michael Hostad
Executive Director,
The Commons
Elmer Moore, Jr.
Executive Director,
Scale Up Milwaukee
Tony Panciera
Project Director,
MKE United
Heather Pechacek
Communications &
Membership Director
Joe Poeschl
Program Director,
The Commons
DeShaun Robinson
Business Coach,
Scale Up Milwaukee
Isabel Sandretti
Program Manager,
The Commons
Haley Weber
Project Coordinator,
MKE United
Linda Gorens-Levey and Associated Bank were presented the seventh annual Mary Ellen Stanek Award for Diversity in Corporate Governance, exemplifying that diversity builds strong organizations.