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 The essence
of our campaign is the involvement of UWM faculty and staff in
their roles as leaders in Milwaukee’s nonprofit arena.
Please take a moment to review the profiles of your fellow colleagues
as they speak about their role and the nonprofit that they serve.
These nonprofits reflect the diversity in agency/charity types
that you may contribute to during the campaign.
Curative
Care Network is a United Way agency whose mission is to
enhance the function and quality of life for people with
special needs,
limiting conditions, or disabilities. CCN dedicates itself
to providing
quality rehabilitative care and services, as well as supporting
diversity and the education of students in the rehabilitative
sciences
and therapy fields. I sincerely encourage support for CCN
as it is an
important asset to this community.
 I
volunteer as a fund-raiser for the Brain Injury Association of
Wisconsin because of a personal connection to the family of a child
with a traumatic brain injury. BIAW serves more than 50,000 traumatic
brain injury survivors and their families living in Wisconsin.
Due to new
technology and practices in the medical field, more and more
survivors are entering the university system. This organization
(BIAW) may be a resource to us as educators as well as to the
survivors.
Per the BIAW
: "Brain Injury is the leading cause of death and disability
among children and young adults."
"The
only cure for Brain Injury is PREVENTION"!
 I
am in my 3rd year as a Board member for the Silver Spring Neighborhood
Center at 64th and Silver Spring. The Center is a multiservice
agency with a daycare, afterschool programs, adult education,
an alternative middle school, a nursing center, parenting classes
etc. The UWM College of Nursing has a Nursing Center there since
the late 1980s. Being on the Board provides me with a community
connection that is directly linked to the College's teaching
and research.
There are
a variety of people on the Board, each bringing a different perspective.
We also deal with MPS and MIlwauke Housing Authority since the
Center is in the WestLawn Housing project. I have learned so
much from the people on the Board. In addition I have been able
to make them aware of resources that the University has to share.
It is very rewarding to see and hear about the successes of children
and adults that have utilized the Centers services. Compiling
the annual report is a satisfying experience for every member
of the Board as we review the accomplishments that we have influenced.
 The
primary asset I bring to the Council Board is that of my experience
and familiarity with organizations serving Latino constituents.
In deliberations with regard to strategic planning, fiscal matters,
programming, and human resource management I can contribute my
expertise. I also served as Chair of the Search Committee for
the new President/CEO of the Council, which required familiarity
and sensitivity to the constituencies of the Council.
My service on the Boards adds value to my office's ability to have a
direct connection to a Latino community constituency and therefore leads
to better insights into Latino community issues. In addition, the interaction
and familiarity with other Board members provides my office with greater
access to other Latino community organizations and their issues and programs.
Finally, my service shows these organizations and their constituents
that UWM, and in particular the Roberto Hernandez Center, values and
takes seriously our roles and responsibilty in implementing the Milwaukee
Idea through our direct involvment in community service.
 The
Center for Teaching Entreperneurship‘s mission is to research,
develop, implement and support programs for young people ages
9-21which utilize the fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, foster
economic self-sufficiency and promote wealth building. CTE teaches
life skills that build self-esteem, self-reliance, develop an
entrepreneurial spirit and foster appreciation for the community.
We serve approximately 750 students annually.
Since 1993,
I have served on CTE’s Board of Directors in various board
roles. Presently, I am vice president and co-chair of the program
committee. The program committee helps develop strategic plans,
innovative programs and curricula and evaluation procedures for
the organization. Work with this organization has been a significantly
rewarding experience. It has given me the opportunity to learn
about and engage in collaborative activities that cross a wide
range of populations and service professions that work together
to help children. Through my work with board colleagues, I have
gotten to know professionals from utility companies, banks and
other financial firms, the legal system, technology firms, various
schools within the university, law enforcement, community-based
agencies, city development, the medical field and other private
and public institutions. Most importantly, I have had the opportunity
to interact with and impact the academic, social and intellectual
lives of children, youth and their families. It has been such
a joy to observe young people developing and growing in their
knowledge of finances and business. The most exciting of all
has been the light in their eyes as they realize the internal
power they have to determine their destiny.
I
volunteer for the AIDS Resource Center Of Wisconsin Inc. (ARCW)
As a long-time volunteer of color (since 1992), I have worked with
Men, Women, children and now the family as a whole. I have educated
hundreds of people in community agencies, schools, businesses,
churches, and inmates in the Milwaukee County Jail with information
on HIV and AIDS. Through my work with ARCW I have served in various
departments and in various capacities.
I will serve
as a volunteer with the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin until
a cure is found and until people who are living with HIV and
AIDS are dealt with in a loving and compassionate manner.
 I serve on the board of the Northwest Side Community Development
Corporation. I also chair the NWSCDC finance and real estate committee.
Founded in 1983, NWSCDC celebrated its 20th year this summer. The
CDC has
created dynamic economic, workforce, community and real estate
development
projects that emphasize community input and involvement.
This is the fourth nonprofit organization that I have served.
My main
contribution to nonprofits is my specialized nonprofit accounting
expertise.
My participation on the board of directors helps each organization
meet its
strategic goals and maintain financial health.
Because I am a professor of accounting and a licensed CPA, my
service also
enriches my understanding of the current issues and challenges
impacting
nonprofits and contributes to the quality of my research and teaching.
As a
Board member, I also interact with practicing accounting and auditing
professionals who specialize in nonprofit accounting.
 I am incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with
the Urban
Open Space Foundation (UOSF), one of the Community Shares of Wisconsin
agencies funded through SECC. The Urban Open Space Foundation works
with
communities in the major urban areas of the state to create networks
of urban
open space that enhance the natural environment, create vibrant
and
economically sustainable communities, and promote the health and
social well-
being of residents. I have been affiliated with UOSF for over five years--first as
a member of the
Milwaukee Advisory Board, then as a UOSF board member, and for
the past two
years as president. I have worked with UOSF on projects as part
of my
university commitment to community service. I have worked on the
Lincoln
Creek stewardship effort and on the Steering Committee of the Community
Open
Space Partnership. Most recently, I have worked with UOSF in forging
a
collaboration between the Milwaukee Chapter of the NAACP and the
African-
American World Cultural Center to address environmental quality
in Milwaukee's
most distressed neighborhoods. This work grounds my research and
renews my
energy.
SECC makes it easy for me to support UOSF financially as well.
Payroll
deduction makes it easy. And I know UOSF gets everything that I
contribute
through SECC. I have the thank you letter to prove it.
 The
Milwaukee Center for independence is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,
community-based rehabilitation facility accredited by CARF. It
serves nearly 8,000 children, adults and families each year.
It offers more than 50 programs and services. It has a caring,
licensed
and professional staff of more than 250. Their mission is: "...to
assist individuals and families with special needs to better live
and work in the community." I have been with the agency
in one capacity or another since 1975, when I first placed nursing
students there to work with the clients. As chair of the board,
I am using the skills I have learned over the years at UWM to
work
with board members in planning and guiding the agency along with
its' wonderful administration and staff. Our most exciting future
is to have a new building in place on 20th and Wells to house
the many programs offered and a state-of-the art facility for
MCFI's
clients.
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