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Report of the Mayor submitting citizen committee appointments (introduction 9-2-2014; action 9-16-2014).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following citizen committee appointments. Statement of Interest forms are on file where applicable.
CAPITOL EAST DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MARK GREENE (4th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Business Community Representative. Mr. Greene is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch. He currently serves on the City's Economic Development Committee and is a member of 100 Black Men of Madison, Madison Network of Black Professionals and the Madison Chamber of Commerce.
MELISSA BERGER (13th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Member with Real Estate Expertise. Ms. Berger is a landlord, property manager and realtor. She currently serves on the City's Plan Commission.
TOM LANDGRAF (5th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Citizen Member. Mr. Landgraf is a real estate consultant, senior lecturer at the UW-Madison School of Business and licensed paramedic. He currently serves on the City's Alcohol License Review Committee.
COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
KURT SIEGEL (19th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Mr. Siegel is a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual. He has been involved with several organizations, including the Red Cross. Mr. Siegel succeeds Sarah L. Baebler.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE
JOSEPH M. O'CONNELL (20th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a one-year term and to a full one-year term to the position of First Alternate. Mr. O'Connell is a budget and policy analyst with the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. He has volunteered with numerous organizations such as YMCA, Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest Food Bank. Mr. O'Connell succeeds Russ Whitesel.
CURRENT TERM EXPIRES: 10-1-2014
NEXT FULL TERM EXPIRES: 10-1-2015
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Community Development Block Grant Committee recommendation:
COLIN A. BOWDEN (2nd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a one-year term to the position of Community Development Block Grant Committee Member succeeding Monya Choudhury.
TERM EXPIRES: 12-31-2014
DANIEL O'CALLAGHAN (5th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a one-year term to the position of Community Development Block Grant Committee Member succeeding Ben M. Van Pelt.
TERM EXPIRES: 12-31-2014
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
KIRA L. STEWART (6th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Common Council or Citizen Member. Ms. Stewart is the National Family Caregiver Support Program Coordinator for the Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin. She succeeds Hedi L. Rudd.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-18-2017
LANDLORD AND TENANT ISSUES COMMITTEE
THOMAS A. GIEROK (4th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a one-year term to the position of Alternate Member. Mr. Gierok is a student at UW-Madison and serves as the Legislative Affairs Chair for the Associated Students of Madison.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2015
MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MEGAN K. JACKSON (19th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Ms. Jackson is an attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. She is a member of the Ex Libris Committee of the Madison Public Library Foundation. Ms. Jackson succeeds Theodore C. Widder, III who served 10+ years.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2017
MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD
(FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Dane County Executive appointment:
THOMAS J. ZIARNIK, Verona- reappointed to a three-year term to the position of County Appointee. First Appointed 7-7-2005.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2017
SISTER CITY COLLABORATION COMMITTEE
DIANE L. FARSETTA (12th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Sister City Representative. Ms. Farsetta is the Executive Director for the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice. She was a co-founder of the Madison-Ainaro Sister City Alliance and still serves as its volunteer coordinator.
TERM EXPIRES: 2-1-2016
Respectfully submitted,
Paul R. Soglin
Mayor