ADVISORY BOARD
Nino Amato
Former Madison Alder, Emeritus UW-System Board of Regents & UW-Hospital & Clinic Authority Board & UW-Adjunct Professor, Sustainability Policy & Practices
Dorothy Borchardt
Former Madison Alder & Former President of the Madison
Parks Foundation & Northside Neighborhood Activists
Amani Latimer Burris
Former City Alder & Dane County Airport Commissioner, Journalist, Small Business Owner & Former Legislative Aid
Katie Croake
Public Policy Expert & Retired U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S. AID) & Human Rights Advocate
Sheri Carter
Former City Alder & Madison's First Black City Common Council President, President of Porchlight (Men's Homeless Shelter) & Homeless Advocate
Patty Elson
Former Member Madison Urban Design & former Vice Chair, Madison Arts Commission & Madison Community Historian
Isadore Knox
Madison City Alder, Union Member of Local 412, AFSCME Union
Retiree Chapter 32 & So. Madison Community Leader & Civil Rights Activist
Les (Butch) Martin III
Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Entrepreneur, Sales & Business Marketing Executive
David Mahoney
Former Dane County Sheriff (2006-2021) & former Pres., The National Sheriffs Association (NSA) & Acted Consultant U.S. Dept. of Justice (COPS Office)
Pia M. Kinney James
Madison's First African American Female Police Officer Crime Scene Investigator & Civil Rights Trail Blazer
John Matthews
Former Madison Teachers Union Executive Director for 40 Years
& former English-History Teacher & Champion of Public Education
Barbara McKinney
City of Madison Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney & Adjunct Instructor, Edgewood College, Community Building & Restorative Justice
Joann Pritchardt
Madison City Alder & Founder of Black Women Wellness & Former Assistant Dean in the School of Pharmacy, UW- Madison
Josann Reynolds
Former Dane County Judge for Branch 2, Dane County Circuit Court
Remains Active as a Wisconsin Reserve Judge & Mediation Work
Rick Taylor
Retired Sales & Marketing Account for AT&T and Microsoft, Indian Hills & Spring Harbor Neighborhood Citizen Activists
Volunteer with Smart Growth
Smart Growth Madison is looking for community members who care about thoughtful growth, housing, transportation, and the future of our county. We have various ways to get involved! Sign up today to make a real difference in Dane County.
Noble Wray
Served as Madison Police Chief (2004-2013). Completed 30-Year MPD Career
In Community Policing & Recognized Nationally For Bias, Use of Force & Police Reform
