Our Team

WaterMarks has benefited from an evolving network of partners who have offered time, talent, and resources.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  • Ryan Holifield

    Ryan Holifield

    Principal Investigator
    Dept. of Geography
    UW-Milwaukee (UWM)

  • Woonsup Choi

    Co-PI
    Dept. of Geography
    UWM

  • Ellie Jackson

    Project Manager
    Community/University Work Group (CUWG) | UWM

  • Laurie Marks

    Executive Director of the Center for Student Experience & Talent
    UWM

  • Haley Rohr

    Former Interim Project Coordinator
    Neighborhood Project Teams
    UWM

  • Corrigan Eckert

    Graduate Assistant MFA Student UWM Peck School of the Arts MilwaukeeDescription goes here

  • Dulmini Jayawardana

    Research Assistant

    PhD Student UWM
    Milwaukee

  • Jessica Meuninck-Ganger

    Artist & Educator
    UWM Peck School of the Arts
    Milwaukee

  • Chris Young

    Director of Conservation and Environmental Science UWM

  • Liz Sutton

    School of Freshwater Sciences UWM

  • Deidre Peroff

    Social Science Outreach Specialist

    UW-Sea Grant and adjunct faculty at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences

City as Living Laboratory (New York City)

  • Mary Miss

    Mary Miss

    Project Creator
    City as Living Laboratory
    New York City

  • Aaron Asis

    Project Manager
    CALL
    New York City

  • Olivia Georgia

    Executive Director
    City as Living Laboratory
    New York City

  • Rebecca Lucher

    Operations Manager
    City as Living Laboratory
    New York City

  • Adrián Cerezo

    Academic Consultant
    Environmental Policy
    Maine

Adaptable Model Guide Team

  • Ellie Jackson

    Project Manager
    Community/University Work Group (CUWG) | UWM

  • Laurie Marks

    Center for Student Experience & Talent
    UWM

  • Haley Rohr

    Interim Project Coordinator
    Neighborhood Project Teams
    UWM

  • Ryan Holifield

    Ryan Holifield

    Principal Investigator
    Dept. of Geography
    UW-Milwaukee (UWM)

  • Michael Timm

    Milwaukee Water Storyteller
    Reflo
    Milwaukee

  • Chris Young

    Director of Conservation and Environmental Science UWM

  • Adriana Vazquez

    Milwaukee Public Museum

  • Detaya Johnson

    Program Manager
    Nearby Nature
    Milwaukee

  • Keviea Golden

    Energy Burden Organizer
    Citizen Action Wisconsin
    Milwaukee

  • Mia Rudolph-Schulta

    Environmental Collaboration Office
    ECO Neighborhoods
    City of Milwaukee

  • Deidre Peroff

    role title
    UW-Sea Grant
    Milwaukee

  • Adrián Cerezo

    Academic Consultant
    Environmental Policy
    Maine

  • CaBeatrice Hart

    Artist

Neighborhood Project Team Leads (Milwaukee)

  • Haley Rohr

    Interim Project Coordinator
    Neighborhood Project Teams
    UWM

  • FIRST LAST

    Project Coordinator
    CALL/ Milwaukee Public Museum

  • Yvonne McCaskill

    Community Organizer
    Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association
    Milwaukee

    C for Melvina Park

  • Sarah Bregant

    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
    Milwaukee

    G for Green Tech Station

  • Travis Hope

    Community Organizer
    KK River Neighbors in Action - Pulaski Park
    Milwaukee

    Ñ for KK River Neighborhood

  • Maria Beltran

    Coalition on Lead Emergency
    Milwaukee

    L for Lindsay Heights

  • Jessica Meuninck-Ganger

    Printmaker
    UWM Peck School of the Arts
    Milwaukee

  • Detaya Johnson

    Program Manager
    Nearby Nature
    Milwaukee

  • Mia Rudolph-Schulta

    Environmental Collaboration Office
    ECO Neighborhoods
    City of Milwaukee

  • Sheila Smith

    Economic Development Coordinator
    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
    Milwaukee

  • Esperanza Guittierez

    Ñ for KK River Neighborhood

Community/University Work Group (Milwaukee)

  • Ryan Holifield

    Ryan Holifield

    Principal Investigator
    Dept. of Geography
    UW-Milwaukee (UWM)

  • Ellie Jackson

    Project Manager
    Community/University Work Group (CUWG) | UWM

  • Haley Rohr

    Interim Project Coordinator
    Neighborhood Project Teams
    UWM

  • FIRST LAST

    Project Coordinator
    CALL/ Milwaukee Public Museum

  • Laurie Marks

    Center for Student Experience & Talent
    UWM

  • Michael Timm

    Milwaukee Water Storyteller
    Reflo
    Milwaukee

  • Jessica Meuninck-Ganger

    Printmaker
    UWM Peck School of the Arts
    Milwaukee

  • Woonsup Choi

    Co-PI
    Dept. of Geography
    UWM

  • Dolly Hayde

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Justin Meyer

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Laura Weiss

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Sarah Bregant

    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
    Milwaukee

  • Justin Hegarty

    Executive Director
    Reflo
    Milwaukee

  • Dulmini Jayawardana

    PhD Student
    UWM
    Milwaukee

  • Chris Young

    Description goes here
  • Adriana Vazquez

    Milwaukee Public Museum

  • Detaya Johnson

    Program Manager
    Nearby Nature
    Milwaukee

  • Keivea Golden

    role title
    Citizen Action Wisconsin
    Milwaukee

  • Mia Rudolph-Schulta

    Environmental Collaboration Office
    ECO Neighborhoods
    City of Milwaukee

  • Wes Tank

    Filmmaker
    Tank Think
    Milwaukee

  • Kevin Schafer

    Executive Director
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

  • Kate Morgan

    role title
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

  • Julia Taylor

    retired
    Greater Milwaukee Committee

  • Olivia Georgia

    Executive Director
    City as Living Laboratory
    New York City

  • Rebecca Lucher

    Operations Manager
    City as Living Laboratory
    New York City

  • Adrián Cerezo

    Academic Consultant
    Environmental Policy
    Maine

  • Lafayette Crump

    Department of City Development
    City of Milwaukee

  • Marsha Sehler

    At large
    Milwaukee

  • Liz Sutton

    role title
    UWM
    School of Freshwater Sciences

  • Deidre Peroff

    role title
    UW-Sea Grant
    Milwaukee

  • Fefi Martinez

    Website & Social Media Specialist
    New York City

  • Travis Hope

    Community Organizer
    KK River Neighbors in Action - Pulaski Park
    Milwaukee

  • Maria Beltran

    Coalition on Lead Emergency
    Milwaukee

  • Dennis Grzezinski

    At large
    Milwaukee

  • Sheila Smith

    Economic Development Coordinator
    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
    Milwaukee

  • Yvonne McCaskill

    Community Organizer
    Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association
    Milwaukee

  • Cheryl Blue

    The Corridor
    Milwaukee

  • Sharon Chaney

    Walnut Way

  • John Emmerich

    Discovery World

  • Mandi McAlister

    Hummingbird MKE

  • Katie Pritchard

    UWM Zilber School of Health (adjunct)

  • CaBeatrice Hart

    Mystic Phoenix Art
    Rural Urban FLOW

CRE/COSI (Columbus, Ohio)

  • Dolly Hayde

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Justin Meyer

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Laura Weiss

    Research & Evaluation
    COSI / CRE
    Columbus, Ohio

Founding Supporters

  • Kevin Schafer

    Executive Director
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

  • Julia Taylor

    retired
    Greater Milwaukee Committee

  • Rocky Marcoux

    Department of City Development
    City of Milwaukee

  • Marsha Sehler

    At large
    Milwaukee

Advisory Committee (remote)

  • Kevin Schafer

    Executive Director
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

  • Julia Taylor

    retired
    Greater Milwaukee Committee

  • Rocky Marcoux

    Department of City Development
    City of Milwaukee

  • Marsha Sehler

    At large
    Milwaukee

Ad-hoc Advisors (Milwaukee)

  • Kevin Schafer

    Executive Director
    Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

  • Julia Taylor

    retired
    Greater Milwaukee Committee

  • Rocky Marcoux

    Department of City Development
    City of Milwaukee

  • Marsha Sehler

    At large
    Milwaukee

Project Teams

Neighborhood Partners

  • KK River Neighbors in Action

  • Walnut Way

  • Riverworks

  • Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

  • Harbor District Inc.

  • Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association

Project Partners

  • Astor Street Foundation

  • Bader Foundation

    Bader Foundation

  • Brico Fund

    Brico Fund

  • Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association

    Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association

  • The Corridor Corporation

    The Corridor Corporation

  • Uniting Garden Homes

    Uniting Garden Homes

  • Harbor District Inc.

    Harbor District Inc.

  • Haggerty Museum of Art - Marquette University

    Haggerty Museum of Art - Marquette University

  • Ignition Arts

    Ignition Arts

  • Institute of Museum & Library Services

  • KK River Neighbors In Action

  • National Endowment for the Arts

  • Milwaukee Arts Board

  • Milwaukee Riverwalk District

    Milwaukee Riverwalk District

  • Milwaukee Riverkeeper

  • Milwaukee Water Commons

  • Northwest Side Community

  • Development Corporation

  • Rockwell Automation

    Rockwell Automation

  • SolarTonic

    SolarTonic

  • UWM School Of Freshwater Sciences

    UWM School Of Freshwater Sciences

  • Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

    Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

  • Sweet Water

    Sweet Water

  • United Community Center

    United Community Center

  • Urban Ecology Center

    Urban Ecology Center

  • Wisconsin Sea Grant

    Wisconsin Sea Grant