GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
The Wisconsin Center District (WCD) was created by Wisconsin State Statute in 1994 to own and operate the meeting, convention and event venues now known as Baird Center, Miller High Life Theatre and UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
The makeup of our 17 member Board of Directors, established in the WCD bylaws, represents the interests of the people living in the city and county of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.

City of Milwaukee, 4th District Alderman
Robert Bauman

State of Wisconsin, Secretary of the Department of Administration
Kathy Blumenfeld

City of Milwaukee, Comptroller
Bill Christianson

City of Milwaukee, 6th District Alderwoman
Milele Coggs

Northwestern Mutual, Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer
Grady Crosby

Jackson Street Holdings, Managing Partner
Mark Flaherty

State of Wisconsin, 16th District Representative
Kalan Haywood

State of Wisconsin, 5th District Senator
Rob Hutton

State of Wisconsin, 6th District Senator
LaTonya Johnson

Central Standard Craft Distillery, CCO
James Kanter
Chairman of the Board

Marcus Corporation, CEO
Greg Marcus

City of Wauwatosa, Mayor
Dennis McBride

City of Milwaukee, Common Council President
Jose Perez

Milwaukee Education Partnership, Executive Director
Gerard Randall

State of Wisconsin, 21st District Representative
Jessie Rodriguez

SURG Restaurant Group, Partner
Omar Shaikh

Milwaukee County, Comptroller
Liz Sumner
WISCONSIN CENTER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDAS
2025
- Friday, May 16, 2025 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, May 8, 2025 Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda
- Thursday, May 8, 2025 Governance Committee Meeting Agenda
- Friday, February 7, 2025 Board of Directors Agenda
- Friday, January 17, 2025 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 Governance Committee Meeting Agenda
2024
- Thursday, November 7, 2024 Governance Committee Meeting Agenda
- Friday, October 25, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda
- Friday, October 25, 2024 Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda
- Thursday, October 17, 2024 Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda
- Friday, September 27, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda – Revised
- Friday, September 27, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda
- Friday, June 7, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, May 30, 2024 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Friday, March 15, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, March 7, 2024 Finance & Personnel and Governance Joint Committee Meeting Agenda
- Friday, January 19, 2024 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, January 11, 2024 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, January 11, 2024 Governance Committee Agenda
2023
- Friday, October 20, 2023 UPDATED: Board of Directors Agenda
- Friday, October 20, 2023 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, October 12, 2023 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, October 12, 2023 Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, May 19, 2023 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, May 11, 2023 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, May 11, 2023 Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, March 10, 2023 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, March 2, 2023 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, March 2, 2023 Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, January 20, 2023 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, January 12, 2023 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, January 12, 2023 Governance Committee Agenda
2022
- Friday, October 21, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, October 13, 2022 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, October 13, 2022 Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, September 16, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, September 8, 2022 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Friday, August 19, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, August 11, 2022 Joint Finance & Personnel and Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, May 20, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, May 12, 2022 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, May 12, 2022 Governance Committee Agenda
- Friday, March 18, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Friday, January 21, 2022 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, January 13, 2022 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, January 13, 2022 Governance Committee Agenda
2021
- Friday, October 22, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- Thursday, October 14, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- Thursday, October 14, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
- September 17, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- September 9, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- August 20, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- August 12, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- August 12, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
- June 18, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- May 21, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- May 13, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- April 16, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- April 8, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- April 8, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
- March 11, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
- February 19, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- February 11, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
- January 22, 2021 Board of Directors Agenda
- January 14, 2021 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- January 14, 2021 Governance Committee Agenda
2020
- November 12, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- October 16, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- October 8, 2020 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- October 8, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- September 18, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- September 10, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- September 10, 2020 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- May 21, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- May 14, 2020 Finance and Personnel Committee Agenda
- May 14, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- April 2, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- March 30, 2020 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- March 30, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- March 6, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- February 27, 2020 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda
- February 27, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- January 24, 2020 Board of Directors Agenda
- January 24, 2020 Governance Committee Agenda
- January 22, 2020 Finance & Personnel Committee Agenda