B i e n n i a l R e p o R t J a n u a R y 2 0 1 8 – D e c e m B e R 2 0 1 9

2 5 t h a n n i V e R S a R y y e a R

m i lw a u k e e ’ S u R B a n R i V e R S l a n D t R u S t

WELCOME tO RRF’s 25th annivERsaRy CELEbRatiOn!

25 years seems like such a long time (I know, I’ve been married for 26 years!) but it really isn’t; Land protection takes time … we’ve taken significant strides … let’s take a “walk along the river” to see where we’ve been and where we’re headed:

Our major accomplishments include:

821 acres under conservation, including establishing the Milwaukee River Greenway

5 miles of riverfront trail connections

1,000s of native trees and plants planted

45 acres of habitat restoration

100s of students and volunteers engaged

$5 million invested in the river valley

The numbers are important, BUT it is the stories and impact these projects and programs have had in the community that are most impressive and meaningful. Every one of you in this room has made an impact, been part of the story. From our inception in 1994 because of Gov. Thompson’s DNR and Council Riverway Plan, to our deep partnership with Milwaukee County Parks, to the Milwaukee River Greenway overlay zoning and ReFresh MKE adopted by the City, we have all sent a message that we value our rivers and parks and nature and people. RRF, as Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust, ensures a healthy environment for a healthy community of people and places – and the wildlife that depends on our wise stewardship.

Tonight, we recognize two landowners who are donating easements to accommodate a riverfront trail in Glendale, within the Glendale Corporate Park where the Estabrook Dam was removed – Cardinal Capital Management and Caddis Healthcare/Heartis Village. Their corporate support and generosity to provide a community amenity, for the public, along the river, exemplifies our mission and the value we all place on our natural resources here in the city. THANK YOU! This trail will connect to the MATC segment downstream and to the Milwaukee River Parkway / Lincoln Park upstream, linking another three miles of riverfront trail within the Greenway! Our thanks also to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Fund for Lake Michigan for support of this project – and a special thanks to Kevin Haley, for volunteering his time to assist us in these negotiations. NOW to build this trail, and continue our work as Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust, we need your help!

The next 25 years, and how we and our community can leave a legacy depends on you. Your continued support can help us achieve our goals to: CREATE AND PRESERVE GREENSPACES / BUILD TRAILS / EMPLOY AND EDUCATE STUDENT INTERNS / RESTORE HABITAT and THE LANDSCAPE

these projects take so much time and resources – Please consider returning the enclosed pledge form to support our future work. be part of the legacy and make a statement to the community: Our land and rivers are precious resources that need to be cherished and protected.

Thank you!

MEssaGE FROM thE ExECutivE DiRECtORREMARKS (edited) from Kimberly Gleffe given at the 25th anniversary celebration held on October 24, 2019

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25@25 SuStain Campaign DonorS | SIX VISIONARY LEADERS wIth pLEDgES Of $25,000

Chris Abele

Dick and Ellen glaisner

Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee foundation

Ray and Barb Krueger

phoebe Lewis

Rotary Club of Milwaukee

OUR MISSION | the River Revitalization foundation was founded in 1994 as a conservation organization to establish a parkway for public access, walkways, recreation and education, bordering the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers; to use the rivers to revitalize surrounding neighborhoods; and to improve water quality.

OUR VISION | the River Revitalization foundation, Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust, advocates environmental conservation, public access and sensitive recreation in metro Milwaukee’s river watersheds.

What a year 2019 WaS for rrf!

the highlight of the year was our 25th anniversary celebration in October: inspiring speeches from honorary co-chairs tommy thompson and Chris Abele; the proclamation of RRF Day by Mayor Barrett; John gurda’s fascinating presentation on the history of the Milwaukee River; along with good food and good cheer – together, they all made for a wonderful evening. (See Kimberly’s letter for highlights of our accomplishments, if you weren’t able to join us that night.)

Other highlights for 2019 included:

the presentation to RRf in May of the Milwaukee County historical Society’s “frederick Olson preservation Award,” and

Securing easements on parcels along the west bank of the Milwaukee River in glendale, which will help us extend the river trail in the greenway.

As we look forward to the future, much work remains. RRf has always been faithful to our mission as environmental stewards, and we consistently live up to our reputation of getting things done. we’ll continue do so over the next 25 years.

thank you to all the donors, partners, neighbors, friends, and staff, who have been instrumental to our success, and helped maintain and sustain a vibrant, urban greenspace along the rivers that are such a critical part of our great city. we are proud of the major role we’ve been able to play in the restoration and preservation of the lands along Milwaukee’s rivers.

meSSage from the Chair

Don Daugherty

funDing – an inVeStment in the future

thanks to our many donors, who plant the seeds for our organization to flourish! Your investment in our mission and programs is critical to our success and sustainability.

LeVerageD pubLiC, State anD feDeraL SourCeSEnvironmental protection Agency great Lakes Restoration Initiative $ 505,000 (over 2 years; July 2016 – June 2018)Milwaukee County parks Amenities fund $ 50,000Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District green Infrastructure & green Roof reimbursement grants $48,100 / $17,500National fish & wildlife foundation $ 30,000wisconsin Coastal Management program turtle park restoration & fORB $39,600 / $30,000wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $ 16,690

DonorSCorporateAdventure RockBMO harrisCafé CorazonCardinal Capital ManagementDavis & Kuelthauharley-Davidson foundationJohnson ControlsKohl’s hometown givingLL BeanMarcus Corp. foundationMilwaukee Kayak CompanyRambollRexnord foundationRockwellUMBUS BankVeolia waterwe Energies/wI Energy foundationweyco group

founDationSAntonia foundationArgosy foundationBader philanthropiesJohn C. Bock foundationthe Brookby foundationJames E. Dutton foundationfund for Lake Michigangreater Milwaukee foundation Kopmeier family fund Ernst & Eleanore

Conrad fund Robert f. and Jean E. holtz fund Nonprofit Management fund

herb Kohl philanthropiesphoebe r. Lewis foundation 25@25potawatomi foundationMaihaugen foundationNatural Resources foundationCharles R. O’Malley trustUsinger foundation

inDiViDuaLS: our riVer aLLieS Anonymous (fB through Network for good)Chris abele 25@25Seamus AllanBryce AndersonSamantha AndersonJon BaileyJay BalachandranAnne & John BalesAnne BarlasKathy BatesKaren Beaumont

thomas BeerntsenMegan BenderDaniel BergBelle Bergner & Stefan SchnitzerAlexis BillingsCindy & Mike BohlenJim BonnerNancy BonniwellMichael BootzinRobo & Kathy BrumderCheri & tom BriscoeSusan Buchanan & Mike DavisJulie & gerard CapellSteve ChevalierAlex ClarkRon ClaytonRick CozattMargaret CrawfordJohn CrichtonJane & Doug CroganClark CrosbyCheri & Mark DamkoehlerDon & Raye DaughertyAnn & Mike DavisKristi DavisLou & Jackie Davittyler Debehnke Mary Lou DefinoJackie DettloffBrian DettmeringEvelyn & Michael DickmannBob & Carol Diggelmanthomas Dixon Julie DolinkyAllen & Jan DuncanClaus DunkelbergKaitlynn DunmireDianne DziengelSamantha EgelseerNancy & Stephen EinhornMary Kay Ellergregory ErnestEdgar & Margo Essmanthomas & Ellen EttenMegan ferberDave fowlerBayden fraleySue frautschiSarah & Kyle fuhrmannLyn & Scott geBoyChristopher geigerJane gellmanDick & ellen glaisner 25@25Kimberly gleffe & Dean Eggert Julie gmeinderJeff grayLaura haasMatt & Victoria haasBrian haganDevin hagan

Mike & Mary hahnMargarete harveyChristopher haydenSteve & Jodie heinrichClifford henricksonJess henricksonDavid herrewigLaura herzogVictoria hessJohn heywoodKatherine hoffmasterMichael hollowayChristopher & Jean JaekelsLorraine JacobsLarri & Steve JacquartCharlie JamesDavid Johnsonwillie Johnson, Jr.Dan KaemmererBob KarnauskasBeverly KatterBradley KillamSarah KimballJohn KlingseisenRuss & May KlischJ. Scott KohlJulilly Kohlerghassan KorbanBill KrawczykJoe KreslChris KriegRachel Krueger & Kyle flemingray & barb Krueger 25@25Michael KublyElizabeth KyteAnne LambKim LamersArthur LaskinJane LeCapitaineRonald LegroSusan Lichty-SchmidMary LohmeierSteve Marcusteresa McClellanCynthia McphedranRachel McgrawSteve MechSally Merrell & Ely LeichtlingLindsay MilbrandtMary Ann MitchellMark MoersfelderBob & Amy MonahanBob MonnatBrenda & Corey Mooneywilliam Morleypeggy NoonanJohn O’Briengerald Ottonegeorge OwenBruce papelbonDonna parshalle

Laurie parsons & Mark LindborgJerry patzwaldJerilyn & Jeff pearcyJill pelisekAnna pepelnjakDavid polzinglenda puhekEleanor Rabinowitzpaige RadkeEllis RichAndrew RiderAmanda RidgwayAllen & pat RieselbachAmanda Riley & henry howardJodi RistauRiley RockfordLorette RussenbergerBrian RussartDave Ryan & Denise ferreiraStephen SampsonStephanie Sandy & Allan MontezonJeffrey SandyMargaret & Robert SchuemannEric & Jane SchumannMary Jo SchwabeKelly SembJan Serr & John ShannonKevin & Carole ShaferAmy ShapiroVirginia SmallJeff SpenceAnne SteinbergAnne SummersSuzanne tackSierra taliaferroNicole teweles Susan thaneyfrank thometzEric thompsonJason thompsonRex & Roberta titusSarah Vanausdallpaul VandeveldChris & Melinda VernonNadia VogtJeff warzinskiMichael weryJoseph wiesnerJodi wilsonSara wilsonpeter & Joy wollenzienSara wongRoss workmanLindsey ZamzowChristine ZapfRobert Zimmerman & tom DerenneDan Zitomer

aSSoCiationS anD SChooLSRivercrest Condo Associationfox point Lutheran Churchharbor DistrictKiwanis Club of milwaukee foundation 25@25Milwaukee Riverwalk DistrictRiverwest Co-Oprotary Club of milwaukee 25@25Southeastern wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium (SEwISC)United way (designated campaign contributions)University of wisconsin- Milwaukee Institute for

Service Learning

in-KinD DonationS anD teChniCaL aSSiStanCeAll of our 25th Anniversary Event

Silent Auction Donors!City of glendaleCity of MilwaukeeDavis & KuelthauEggert CreativeEmploy Milwaukeegathering waters: wisconsin’s Alliance

for Land trustsInternational Institute of wisconsinLand trust AllianceMarquette UniversityMichael Best & friedrichMilwaukee Area technical CollegeMilwaukee County parks DepartmentMilwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictNational park Service, Rivers and trailsRambollRiver Alliance of wisconsinRiver NetworkRiverwest Accounting ServicesRiverwest CurrentsVillage of Brown DeerVillage of River hillsVillage of Shorewoodwild & Scenic film festival (SYRCL)

(Every effort is made to ensure our donor list is all inclusive; if we missed you, please inform us, and accept our sincere apologies!)

Statement of finanCiaL poSition (Audit available upon request)

revenue fy18 fy19Corporations $ 18,100 $ 1,821foundations 232,196 249,870Individuals 21,989 113,494*Events & programs 4,723 74,675Other: (EpA, govt.) 291,775 118,679Interest 1,385 1,032

tOtAL REVENUE $ 570,168 $ 559,571

expenses fy18 fy19Awards/recognition $ 278 $ 63Bank fees 993 1,515Dues 2,225 3,035Consulting 6,298 17,744Meetings 1,220 762Events & programs 21,655 24,118human Resources 287,469 286,511Insurance 5,525 4,552Licenses & permits 625 4,649Occupancy 6,405 6,898postage 1,335 1,245printing & promotion 7,288 6,672professional fees 6,905 9,182projects (land & trails) 303,884 47,653Seminars & Educ. 3,348 5,284Supplies 2,277 4,558telephone 3,900 4,261travel (prof. dev.) 6,228 8,926

tOtAL EXpENSES $ 667,858 $437,628

BALANCE $ (97,690) $121,943

*Restricted

(Note: fY18 deficit due to timing of reimbursement grants.)

Founded in 1994 by the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs of Milwaukee to implement the Riverway Plan and improve the environmental quality of the Milwaukee River basin. Based on these plan recommendations, we have made a significant investment in the river valley.

June 2006: Created the East Bank Trail in partnership with Milwaukee County Parks. Funded in part by the Wisconsin Coastal Management program ($225,000). Designated a National Recreation Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

2006-2009: Habitat restoration on seven acres in the City of Milwaukee with urban youth/interns who in turn created the RiverQuest — Take a Hike! In ’08 and ’09, RRF employed students through Earn & Learn, the City’s program to empower young people by providing opportunities to develop job-readiness skills while they earn wages working in the community.

Through annual events like Earth Day, National Trails Day, National Public Lands Day, RRF has mobilized thousands of volunteers each year to improve the river valley!

2009: Secured a significant Joyce Foundation grant to the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust: $1.9 million over three years to seven nonprofit partners. This grant enables RRF to complete its Menomonee River Land Protection Plan.

Rotary Arboretum — Central Park/Greenway project partner. Club raises necessary funds for their Centennial project, leveraging a generous land donation.

2009: Milwaukee River Work Group (MRWG) awarded a Coastal grant for a master plan for an 800-acre Greenway. MRWG is a coalition of organizations including RRF and citizens formed to protect the Milwaukee River corridor.

December 2009: RRF purchased former Melanec’s Wheelhouse property ($1.4 million for 2.8 acres funded by the WDNR Stewardship Fund and MMSD Greenseams) to create a riverfront park which connects to Milwaukee’s trail system and becomes a Gateway to the natural river valley upstream.

2008: Purchased Koch Woodlands property (2.5 acres for $10,000) in the interest of the Koch family to preserve their homestead. RRF conducted Southbranch Creek restoration with the Village of Brown Deer, which traverses this property and provides critical habitat. A $200,000 project funded in part by Wisconsin Coastal Management Program.

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May 2002: Purchased the CMC property (4.5 acres for $400,000) to accommodate the Beerline Trail link between Gordon Park and North Avenue. Funding secured from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. $400,000 project.

November 2004: Co-Founder of the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium. RRF moves to its former, Farwell Avenue location.

2006: Hosted a Great Lake Gathering with Gathering Waters Conservancy/Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance to bring attention to land use issues in the Lake Michigan Basin.

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2013: MATC trail easement secured – connects another mile in the Greenway for public access. Greenway Master Plan adopted and implementation with coalition partners begins. Turtle Park shoreline restoration and fishing access builds community.

2014: 20 years! “Lazenby” parcel connected to downtown Riverwalk – Partner with City of Milwaukee to create transition between downtown hardscape and upstream natural river valley.

2018: Solar panels and Green Roof installation, demonstration projects for energy reduction and stormwater management. 10 years with Earn & Learn. Hundreds of high school youth gain job experience in the field. Bluff restoration at Capitol and Humboldt – connection to MATC trail for improved access. SEWISC Pull-a-Thon winner again! 5,250 pounds of garlic mustard removed. Extended our stewardship to the Kinnickinnic River. Restoration at the 5-acre River Hills wetland began. 4,078 herbaceous native species planted and 809 woody native species planted.

2020 and beyond: 25@25 Sustain Campaign – Six VISIONARY LEADERS pledged $25,000!

2019: 25 years! Celebration of 25 years as Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust. Riverine-Terns launched – summer internship for high school youth. Walk100 with the Mayor. Easements secured in Glendale for new riverfront trail upstream from the MATC trail, through the Glendale Corporate Park (where the Estabrook Dam was removed). Propagation of native plants. Monitoring song bird nest boxes—three nesting pairs! Bombus surveys implemented. Cleared over three acres of buckthorn. Planted over 250 native plants.

2015: RRF office shoreline restored with Sustain Our Great Lakes grant; creates instream and upland habitat and stormwater management systems. Public access to the river on new path for people of all abilities. FORB volunteer program launched. Increasing participation in field work from the community and corporate partners.

2011: Oak Leaf Trail segment completed at Koch Woodlands, Southbranch Creek in Brown Deer,bringing hundreds of people to the parcel. Wheelhouse demolished! Kiwanis Landing built! A recreational destination is created in the natural river valley; becomes Turtle Park. Milwaukee hosts Land Trust Alliance national conference

2010: City of Milwaukee passes Greenway Overlay –protects 800-acre “viewshed”; Alderman Kovac and the City awarded Policy Maker of the Year from Gathering Waters for this progressive legislation. 400 volunteers spend 3,000 hours helping with restoration to enhance biodiversity. Beerline Trail completed – connects Gordon Park and creates a 2.5 mile loop of riverfront trail.

2012: RRF selected as Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters. Godfrey land donation = Rotary Arboretum; conversion of 6 acres of industrial land into a vibrant riverfront access point. Acquired new building for RRF office – the Richard L. Schmidt Riverhaus. RRF moves into the neighborhood to increase awareness and build community engagement.

2016: Turtle Park MANDI finalist. Recognition of a transformed urban greenspace. $500,000 EPA grant through GLRI awarded. Restoration on 45 acres within the Greenway in partnership with Milwaukee County Parks.

2017: River Hills 5-acre wetland acquired by conservation buyers and donated to RRF! Public Allies & Trinity Fellow partnership; opportunities for the next generation of leadership. SEWISC Pull-a-Thon winner! 7,620 pounds of garlic mustard removed. Prescribed burn, vegetation surveys, aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling, and invertebrate survey data.

2008: Engaged University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee service learning students in restoration activities and river trail hikes.

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Founded in 1994 by the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs of Milwaukee to implement the Riverway Plan and improve the environmental quality of the Milwaukee River basin. Based on these plan recommendations, we have made a significant investment in the river valley.

June 2006: Created the East Bank Trail in partnership with Milwaukee County Parks. Funded in part by the Wisconsin Coastal Management program ($225,000). Designated a National Recreation Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

2006-2009: Habitat restoration on seven acres in the City of Milwaukee with urban youth/interns who in turn created the RiverQuest — Take a Hike! In ’08 and ’09, RRF employed students through Earn & Learn, the City’s program to empower young people by providing opportunities to develop job-readiness skills while they earn wages working in the community.

Through annual events like Earth Day, National Trails Day, National Public Lands Day, RRF has mobilized thousands of volunteers each year to improve the river valley!

2009: Secured a significant Joyce Foundation grant to the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust: $1.9 million over three years to seven nonprofit partners. This grant enables RRF to complete its Menomonee River Land Protection Plan.

Rotary Arboretum — Central Park/Greenway project partner. Club raises necessary funds for their Centennial project, leveraging a generous land donation.

2009: Milwaukee River Work Group (MRWG) awarded a Coastal grant for a master plan for an 800-acre Greenway. MRWG is a coalition of organizations including RRF and citizens formed to protect the Milwaukee River corridor.

December 2009: RRF purchased former Melanec’s Wheelhouse property ($1.4 million for 2.8 acres funded by the WDNR Stewardship Fund and MMSD Greenseams) to create a riverfront park which connects to Milwaukee’s trail system and becomes a Gateway to the natural river valley upstream.

2008: Purchased Koch Woodlands property (2.5 acres for $10,000) in the interest of the Koch family to preserve their homestead. RRF conducted Southbranch Creek restoration with the Village of Brown Deer, which traverses this property and provides critical habitat. A $200,000 project funded in part by Wisconsin Coastal Management Program.

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May 2002: Purchased the CMC property (4.5 acres for $400,000) to accommodate the Beerline Trail link between Gordon Park and North Avenue. Funding secured from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. $400,000 project.

November 2004: Co-Founder of the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium. RRF moves to its former, Farwell Avenue location.

2006: Hosted a Great Lake Gathering with Gathering Waters Conservancy/Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance to bring attention to land use issues in the Lake Michigan Basin.

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2013: MATC trail easement secured – connects another mile in the Greenway for public access. Greenway Master Plan adopted and implementation with coalition partners begins. Turtle Park shoreline restoration and fishing access builds community.

2014: 20 years! “Lazenby” parcel connected to downtown Riverwalk – Partner with City of Milwaukee to create transition between downtown hardscape and upstream natural river valley.

2018: Solar panels and Green Roof installation, demonstration projects for energy reduction and stormwater management. 10 years with Earn & Learn. Hundreds of high school youth gain job experience in the field. Bluff restoration at Capitol and Humboldt – connection to MATC trail for improved access. SEWISC Pull-a-Thon winner again! 5,250 pounds of garlic mustard removed. Extended our stewardship to the Kinnickinnic River. Restoration at the 5-acre River Hills wetland began. 4,078 herbaceous native species planted and 809 woody native species planted.

2020 and beyond: 25@25 Sustain Campaign – Six VISIONARY LEADERS pledged $25,000!

2019: 25 years! Celebration of 25 years as Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust. Riverine-Terns launched – summer internship for high school youth. Walk100 with the Mayor. Easements secured in Glendale for new riverfront trail upstream from the MATC trail, through the Glendale Corporate Park (where the Estabrook Dam was removed). Propagation of native plants. Monitoring song bird nest boxes—three nesting pairs! Bombus surveys implemented. Cleared over three acres of buckthorn. Planted over 250 native plants.

2015: RRF office shoreline restored with Sustain Our Great Lakes grant; creates instream and upland habitat and stormwater management systems. Public access to the river on new path for people of all abilities. FORB volunteer program launched. Increasing participation in field work from the community and corporate partners.

2011: Oak Leaf Trail segment completed at Koch Woodlands, Southbranch Creek in Brown Deer,bringing hundreds of people to the parcel. Wheelhouse demolished! Kiwanis Landing built! A recreational destination is created in the natural river valley; becomes Turtle Park. Milwaukee hosts Land Trust Alliance national conference

2010: City of Milwaukee passes Greenway Overlay –protects 800-acre “viewshed”; Alderman Kovac and the City awarded Policy Maker of the Year from Gathering Waters for this progressive legislation. 400 volunteers spend 3,000 hours helping with restoration to enhance biodiversity. Beerline Trail completed – connects Gordon Park and creates a 2.5 mile loop of riverfront trail.

2012: RRF selected as Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters. Godfrey land donation = Rotary Arboretum; conversion of 6 acres of industrial land into a vibrant riverfront access point. Acquired new building for RRF office – the Richard L. Schmidt Riverhaus. RRF moves into the neighborhood to increase awareness and build community engagement.

2016: Turtle Park MANDI finalist. Recognition of a transformed urban greenspace. $500,000 EPA grant through GLRI awarded. Restoration on 45 acres within the Greenway in partnership with Milwaukee County Parks.

2017: River Hills 5-acre wetland acquired by conservation buyers and donated to RRF! Public Allies & Trinity Fellow partnership; opportunities for the next generation of leadership. SEWISC Pull-a-Thon winner! 7,620 pounds of garlic mustard removed. Prescribed burn, vegetation surveys, aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling, and invertebrate survey data.

2008: Engaged University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee service learning students in restoration activities and river trail hikes.

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B i e n n i a l R e p o R t J a n u a R y 2 0 1 8 – D e c e m B e R 2 0 1 9

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bOaRD OF DiRECtORsThe River Revitalization Foundation board of directors consists of members from our founding clubs, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Milwaukee, as well as at-large members from the community. We thank our volunteer board for their vision, leadership and dedicated service, as well as their employers who make volunteerism possible.

KiWanis CLub

Robo Brumder, RW BairdRon Clayton, BMO HarrisDavid Lang, Welke’s Milwaukee FloristNathaniel Lynn (Club President)Jim Pittelkow, Pittelkow Financial ServicesFrank Thometz, Morgan Stanley (emeritus)

ROtaRy CLub

Margaret Crawford, Northwestern MutualMatt Haas, Pegasus PartnersChris Jaekels, Davis & Kuelthau, SecretarySarah Kimball, Kimball CommunicationsPhoebe Lewis, Phoebe Lewis Foundation (emeritus)Paige Radke, Landaas & Co. (Rotaract)

Richard L. Schmidt Riverhaus2134 N. Riverboat Rd.Milwaukee, WI 53212414-271-8000www.riverrevitalizationfoundation.org

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Jon Bailey, UMB, TreasurerAlex Clark, BMO HarrisDon Daugherty, WILL, PresidentLarri Jacquart, Rivercrest residentRachel Krueger, RockwellRay Krueger, Michael Best & FriedrichBob Karnauskas, Natural Resource TechnologyJane LeCapitaine, United Water, Immediate Past-PresidentKevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictNadia Vogt, MMSD

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Executive Director, Kimberly GleffeStewardship Director, Joanna DemasField Supervisor, Mandy TraughberCommunity Engagement Coordinator, Paige PapelbonProgram/Hike Leader, Vince BushellTrinity Fellow (September 2017-May 2019), Amanda Van DongenSeasonal Field Crew, Marcell McCoy(former) Greenway Director, Aaron Zeleske