Elected Officials &
Former Public Officeholders
Judy Karofsky
First Female Mayor of Middleton, Established Middleton’s Senior Center, and Emergency Medical Services.
Joann Pritchett — City of Madison Alder & Founder of Black Women Wellness; Former Assistant Dean, UW–Madison School of Pharmacy
Barbara Harrington McKinney – City of Madison Alder & Adjunct Instructor Edgewood College & Restorative Justice Advocate
Gloria Reyes — Former City of Madison Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Under Mayor Paul Soglin & former Madison Police Department Officer
Sheri Carter — Former City of Madison Alder; Madison’s First Black Common Council President; Board President, Porchlight (Men’s Homeless Shelter)
Judith Blank – Former Dane County Board of Supervisor & Former Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin Leadership
Dorothy Borchardt — Former City of Madison Alder; Former President, Madison Parks Foundation & Northside Neighborhood Community Leader
David Mahoney — Former Dane County Sheriff (2006–2021); Former President, National Sheriffs’ Association; Consultant, U.S. Dept. of Justice (COPS Office)
Samba Baldeh — Former Wisconsin State Legislator; First Muslim elected to the Wisconsin Assembly; Former President, City of Madison Common Council
Dale W. Schultz – Former Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Senate (1991-2015) and Wisconsin State Assembly (1983-1991) & Gentleman Farmer
David Ahrens – Former City of Madison Alder & Public Health Researcher for UW-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health
Isadore Knox – City of Madison Alder, Madison Community Leader & Former Equal Opportunity Director at Dane County Executive Office
Community Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Public Officials
Betty Mitchell Banks — Television Producer; Founder, Today–Not–Tomorrow Programming for Madison Area Black Children (WISC-TV)
Dr. Noble Wray – Former Madison Police Chief (2004-2013), Nationally Recognized for Police Reform & Neighborhood Policing
Carolyn Hardgrove — Founding Charter Member, NAACP Dane County Branch; Retired Executive, Saint Mary’s Hospital
Kris Andrews — President, Kris Andrews Consulting, LLC., & Executive Director for United Wisconsin & former Federal Advisor to the UW-Board of Regents
Patty Elson — Former Member, Madison Urban Design Commission; Former Vice Chair, Madison Arts Commission; Madison Historian
Susanne Voeltz — Former Executive Director & Founding Member, Downtown Madison Inc. & Small Business Owner
Ann Earl – Long-Time Member, League of Women Voters & Women's Rights Advocate & Daughter of Former Democratic Governor Tony Earl
John Matthews — Former Executive Director, Madison Teachers Union (40 years); Former English & History Teacher; Champion of Public Education
Rick Taylor — Retired Sales & Marketing Account Executive, AT&T and Microsoft; Indian Hills and Spring Harbor Neighborhood Citizen Activist
John Vaudreuil — Member, We Are Many United Against Hate Advisory Board, Appointed by President Barack Obama to the Wisconsin Western District DOJ
Brian Britt — Black Entrepreneur & Owner, Inspire Barber & Beauty Salon, Former Minister, Mt. Zion Church
Steve Porter – Member, We Are Many United Against Hate Advisory Board & Civil Rights Attorney & Past Chair, Civil Rights & Liberties Section, WI. State Bar
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