Category: MMAC Leadership

A night to mingle in the nation’s capitol

9/13/2023

33rd-annual Milwaukee Night in D.C. attended by hundreds

Hundreds of Milwaukeeans, and Milwaukeeans at heart, descended upon Washington D.C. Tuesday night to network with legislators, promote the contributions of the region and enjoy themselves.

The 33rd-annual Milwaukee Night in D.C., held at Union Station in the shadows of the nation’s capitol building, was attended by about 300.

MMAC President Tim Sheehy provided some insight into the event’s purpose and history.

Legislation signed to provide historic shared revenue increases for local communities

6/20/2023

For a number of years, MMAC has advocated for measures that will positively impact the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, the region and the state. With Governor Tony Evers signature, those measures became reality today.

Communities across the state - including the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County - will see an increase in shared revenue to address budget shortfalls. Both local bodies will also have the chance to address public safety and pension liabilities through new sales tax revenue.

Lastly, a $1B investment in our children was made to provide schools a boost. This includes funds to close the wide gap between choice and charter schools and their public school counterparts.

We were proud to work with state and local officials - Democrat and Republican alike - to bring these measures across the finish line. Special thanks to the governor’s office, Mayor Cavalier Johnson, County Executive David Crowley, Speaker Robin Vos, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu as well as their respective legislative bodies. Lastly we appreciate the work of bill co-authors Rep. Anthony Kurtz and Sen. Mary Felzkowski.

For Milwaukee, today provided a potential respite from fiscal calamity. For students in Wisconsin - regardless of where they attend - it meant a more promising future. It also showed a way forward, through compromise and leadership, that good policy can be achieved.

MMAC welcomes intern for the summer

6/6/2023

Clare McGinnis will provide help with organization’s communications

MMAC is proud to welcome Clare McGinnis to its team this summer as its communications intern.

Clare will be a senior at Marquette University in the fall. Her areas of study are writing-intensive English, business administration and gender & sexualities studies.

During the school year, she works as the communications assistant for Resident Life, helping to promote on-campus events and writing weekly newsletters for the Residence Life Leadership Board. She has lived in the Milwaukee area for seven years and loves the community.

MMAC Board of Directors welcomes new member

5/22/2023

CEO of CentroMotion brings leadership skills, passion for building business community

MMAC is pleased to welcome Roger Roundhouse, CEO and board member of CentroMotion, to the organization’s board of directors.

CentroMotion is large, privately held designer and producer of a broad range of products and systems – including critical motion, actuation, control and brake solutions – sold primarily to large global original equipment manufacturers.

Prior to his time at CentroMotion, Roundhouse served as Executive Vice and Group President and an Executive Officer at Actuant (now Enerpac Tool Group) – a global manufacturer of high force industrial tools and highly engineered position and motion control systems.

New Public Policy Analyst at MMAC

5/15/2023

Organization welcomes Khenzer Senat

MMAC is pleased to announce the hiring of Khenzer Senat, Public Policy Analyst.

Khenzer comes to MMAC after spending six years at the Republican Party of Wisconsin where he was the African American Engagement Director. He has built relationships with faith-based leaders, business owners and community activist in the African American community; as well as recruited candidates to run for local and state offices in Wisconsin. He is a graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran College with a B.A in Communications, emphasis in Political Communications

“The MMAC Government Affairs team is thrilled to add Khenzer’s talents to the team,” said MMAC Vice President of Government Affairs Andrew Davis. “His eagerness and knowledge of Milwaukee’s issues will serve him, the organization and its members well.”

Away from work, Khenzer lives in West Allis with his wife, Heidi; son, Sebastian (14 months) and their Whippet/Retriever, Harmony.

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