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Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 3-19-2024; action 4-16-2024).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following resident committee appointments.
BOARD OF REVIEW
BRYANT B. RAY (7th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a five-year term to the position of Adult City Resident succeeding Ron Rosner. Bryant Ray is an attorney and serves as an assistant vice president trust officer at the Bank of Sun Prairie. He currently serves on the board of Access to Independence and volunteers regularly with the Small Claims Assistance Program at the Dane County Courthouse.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-21-2026
MICHAEL C. KINDSCHI (3rd A.D.) - appoint to a five-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Michael Kindschi currently holds the Second Alternate position and has served since 2-25-2020.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-17-2029
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
PRECIOUS R. GOSTON (3rd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Community Representative (Minority Rep) succeeding LaShana Miller. Precious Goston is the owner of Pdice Entertainment - an event coordination and mascot business in Madison. In addition, she is a certified peer support specialist.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-1-2024
DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
KATHLEEN M. CALLEN (15th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident succeeding Susan G. Balliette. Kathleen Callen is a program coordinator at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired. She is the board president of Womankind Worldwide, Inc. and a board member of the PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization).
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2026
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
LAYLA M. MOOSAVI (7th A.D.) appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Child Care Worker succeeding Karli M. Shapiro. Layla Moosavi is the director of operations at the Wisconsin Youth Company. She has a bachelor’s in Community Youth Development and a Masters in Recreation, Sports and Tourism.
TERM EXPIRES: 9-30-2025
MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
PLUMER B. LOVELACE III (20th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident succeeding Cindy L. Fesemyer. Plumer Lovelace is a research program manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously served as the executive director of the Wisconsin Library Association from 2013-2021.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2025
SISTER CITY COLLABORATION COMMITTEE
Per MGO 33.33(3) - “Because resident participation of the Sister City Collaboration Committee goes beyond the boundaries of the City, up to twenty-five percent (25%) of appointees to the committee may be non-residents of Madison without the need for a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Council for confirmation.”
JON F. HEINRICH, Fitchburg - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Sister City Representative, representing the Madison Camagüey Sister City Association. First appointed 4-16-2013.
TERM EXPIRES: 2-1-2027
SALVADOR CARRANZA (9th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Sister City Representative, representing the Madison Tepatitlán Sister City Committee. First appointed 9-4-2012.
TERM EXPIRES: 2-1-2027
Respectfully submitted,
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor