Board of Directors

 
Paula Kiely
Board Chair
Milwaukee City Librarian (Retired)
 
Samantha Pekarske
Vice Chair

Community Member

 

Mary Gute Witte
Secretary

COA Youth & Family Centers

 

Steve Dittman
Treasurer

Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association

 

Janine Arseneau

Grandmothers Beyond Borders Founding Member

 

Vince Bushell

Riverwest Currents, Inc.

  

Portia Cobb

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 
Greg L. Flegel
Community Member
 
Matthew J. Hills

DeWitt LLP

 

Ed Krishok

Urban Ecology Center

 

Ck Ledesma

Milwaukee Arts Board 2022 Artist of the Year

 

Howard Leu

ArtFluent, LLC

 

Margaret Rozga

Wisconsin Poet Laureate 2019–2020

 

Nakeysha Roberts
Washington
Genre: Urban Arts
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Staff

 
Jenny Gropp &
Laura Solomon
Executive Directors

 

Michael Wendt
Programming Director
   
 
Antonio Vargas-Nieto

Assistant Programming Director

 

Alexa Nutile
Education Director

 

Marla Sanvick
Art Director
 
Chuck Stebelton
Interim Book Center Manager

 

Molly Hassler


Executive Assistant

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Teaching Artists

  

LaDasia Bryant
 
Ajamou Butler
 
George Jones
    
CJ Scruton
Poetry-Camp

Curators

 

Karl Gartung

Readshop


Nomka Enkhee
Ping Pong Book Club


Roberto Harrison 
Unwriting Borders Poetry Series 
 
Jay Mollerskov 
Formations Series for New & Improvised Music 
 
Hal Rammel 
Alternating Currents Live Concert Series 
 
Takahiro Suzuki 
aCinema Film Series 
 
Janelle Vanderkelen 
aCinema Film Series
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Volunteers & Interns


Frischa Aswarini, Mya Bailey, Penelope Bowles, Caroline Calvano, Bill Embly, Jean Eske, Erin Fagan, Sophia Grapsas, Austin Greenberg, Curtis Hicks, Bryana Lissete Juarez, Lee Judilla, Tim Knapp, Oliver Krawczyk, Ae Hee Lee, Hunter Lewinski, Egle Liutkaityte, Rachel Lyons, Elise McArdle, Hailey McLaughlin, Alex Niemi, Sabine Peterka, Amy Pfile, Joey Reindl, Jacob Sindic, Rachel Skenandore, Wyethe Smallish, Jess Stanfield, Justin Stephani, Kristen Tetzmann, Allison Thompson, Addie Thornsbury, Miranda Trimmier, Genevieve Vahl, Kayla VanProoyen, Gillian Waldo, Dalyn Ward, Ed Werstein, Yuchen Zhao
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We acknowledge that in Milwaukee we live and work on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, part of North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present. 

We further acknowledge the grave evil colonialism introduced to these lands ​through genocide as well as slavery, and also via racist and xenophobic ​beliefs, laws​, and practices that continue to inflict harm upon Black, brown, and Indigenous lives. We honor those who have lived—and do live, now—at these intersections of identity and experience, and are committed to the active dismantling of white supremacy.

Read our statement on racial justice

720 E. Locust Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: 414 263 5001

Hours: Tues–Sun | 12-7 pm

Closed Mon


Building Accessibility: Despite the age of our physical location, and attendant limitations to access, Woodland Pattern is committed to making its programs and facilities available for as many as possible. Please call for more information.

Events Accessibility: Woodland Pattern is able to offer captioning services for its online events and with advanced notice can provide ASL interpretation for live events. Please contact us with accommodation requests and questions.

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