Alumni Testimonials

Graduates from the Future Milwaukee program find they have opportunities for new community leadership roles or to better serve in their current leadership role.

• "I am amazed and inspired by the knowledge of the Future Milwaukee speakers who are experts in their fields as well as my Future Milwaukee classmates who are the future leaders of Milwaukee. With thought-provoking group discussions and community project work, Future Milwaukee participants are incredibly engaged and connected to various
  organizations in the community." - Tami Scully Garrison, Class of 2011, Community Affairs Manager, MillerCoors
  
  
• "My experience with Future Milwaukee has given me a deeper appreciation of what is possible through passion driven by collaboration and relationships across sectors. With my Future Milwaukee projects I sat at the intersection of some of the most creative and innovative partnerships happening in Milwaukee." - Kate Lundeen, Class of 2010, Director of Admissions, Alverno College
  
  
• "Future Milwaukee provided an opportunity for me to learn about the richness of this community. I have learned from my peers within the group about the ways that they give back to the community and the passion in which they do it. As a result, I am also inspired to live up to my capacity in giving back.” - Joan Donner, Class of 2009,
  HR Manager - Performance & Growth, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
  
  
• "Through Future Milwaukee I found valuable connections and experiences that will allow me to make a meaningful difference in our city. The program also led to a job with TEMPO Milwaukee, an organization for women business leaders. Future Milwaukee broadens horizons and literally opens doors." - Tracy Johnson, Class of 2007, Executive Director, TEMPO Milwaukee
  
  
• "It's our responsibility to get off the sidelines and get involved. Future Milwaukee not only helped me to get involved, it made me think about outside my community and my little box. More importantly, the program truly got me to think into the box of many in the greater Milwaukee area. This is our Milwaukee and Future Milwaukee is for those who want to make the community better." - Jeff Sherman, Class of 1998, President, OnMilwaukee.com
  
  
• “Future Milwaukee helped me to put the whole picture together of being a board member, which helped me to become an effective board member.” – Jennifer Stearns, Class of 1999
  
  
• “My Future Milwaukee experience helped me to build a network of volunteer leader friends. It also gave me an opportunity to learn more about the political arena, which led to my School Board election.”
  – Jeanette Mitchell, Class of 1984
  
  
• "Future Milwaukee gave me a broader and longer view of many more issues than I otherwise would have had. I maintain relationships today that started in 1984, when I graduated from the class.”
  – Sue Marks, Class of 1984