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Report of the Mayor submitting citizen committee appointments (introduced 2-1-2011; action 2-22-2011).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following citizen committee appointments. Committee applications for mayoral appointments are attached. Statement of Interest forms are on file for these appointees where applicable.
ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE
ALLEN A. ARNTSEN, 2817 Milwaukee St., 53704 (6th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a two-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Mr. Arntsen is a lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP. He succeeds Chet Gerlach.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-20-2012
Currently serving on: Madison Public Library Board
Cultural Plan Steering Committee
Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee
Joint West Campus Area Committee
For Information Only
MARK D. WOULF, Alcohol Policy Coordinator - appointed to the ex-officio, non-voting position of Alcohol Policy Coordinator succeeding Katherine Plominski.
COMMITTEE ON SWEATFREE PURCHASES
MARIANNA SMIRNOVA, 222 Merry St. #20, 53704 (6th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of City of Madison Resident. Ms. Smirnova is a Human Trafficking Policy Specialist with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She has spent the past five years working on human trafficking and labor exploitation issues. Ms. Smirnova succeeds Mary E. Bottari.
TERM EXPIRES: 3-31-2012
DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
CHELSEA B. ROSE, 123 W. Washington Ave. #501, 53703 (4th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Citizen. Ms. Rose is a Corporate Development Manager for The QTI Group. She is a board member of Madison MAGNET and active with the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Rose succeeds Daniel H. Chin.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-19-2012
GREGORY O. FRANK, 5 Wallingford Cir., 53717 (9th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Citizen. Mr. Frank is the Managing Partner of FoodFight Restaurant Group. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Madison and Downtown Madison, Inc. Mr. Frank succeeds Thomas C. Miller.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-19-2011
LEDELL ZELLERS, 510 N. Carroll St., 53703 (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Citizen.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-19-2013
Currently serving on: Zoning Code Rewrite Advisory Committee
RONALD S. LUSKIN, 615 W. Main St. #302, 53703 (4th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Second Alternate. Mr. Luskin is the Director of Business Development and Marketing for Arnold & O'Sheridan Consulting Engineers. He has been involved with several organizations, including Downtown Madison, Inc. and Forward Wisconsin. He succeeds Donna V. Hurd who assumed a Citizen position on this committee.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-19-2013
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
ESTER LOWERY, 7702 Gray Fox Trl., 53717 (9th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Member. Ms. Lowery is employed as a Human Resources Generalist at St. Mary's Hospital.
OVERTURE FOUNDATION BOARD
PABLO SANCHEZ, 125 South Owen Dr., 53705 (11th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Director. Mr. Sanchez is currently Vice-President of Park Bank and Branch Manager of the Bank's Capitol Square location where he assists businesses and individuals meet their financial goals. He works closely with community organizations and non-profits in both a professional and volunteer capacity. He was appointed by Governor Jim Doyle to the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority. He is also a current board member of Downtown Madison, Inc., Habitat for Humanity, and Access Community Health Centers. Mr. Sanchez previously served on the Overture Ad Hoc Committee.
For Information Only
RUSSELL BETTS, 9 Golf Course Rd. Unit H, 53704 (18th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Mayor or Designee. Mr. Betts currently serves as the Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics and Regional Development at the University of Wisconsin Foundation, where he works to engage alumni and friends philanthropically in the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Betts' volunteer endeavors include the Urban League of Greater Madison, where he currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors; his fraternity's Guide Right Program (a mentoring program) and 100 Black Men of Madison.
PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE
MAURICE S. CHEEKS, 96 Ponwood Cir. Unit E, 53717 (19th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Mr. Cheeks is a former K-12 Sales Account Executive for Apple, Inc. He is a tutor at Memorial High School through the Urban League of Greater Madison's Schools of Hope program and a member of the planning committee for Badger Rock Charter School.
Mr. Cheeks succeeds Eli B. Judge.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2013
Respectfully submitted,
David J. Cieslewicz
Mayor