ABOUT
OUR MISSION
The Wisconsin Alliance for Civic Trust is a cross-partisan network of Wisconsin residents that promotes values fundamental to our democratic republic, including support for fair, safe, and secure elections, and support for peaceful engagement.
SENIOR ADVISORS
DAVID HAYNES
Democratic Co-Lead
David D. Haynes boasts decades of experience in Wisconsin media. He worked in a variety of roles at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, including business editor, opinion editor, Ideas Lab editor, and community engagement coordinator. In 2017, he founded the Ideas Lab, aiming to address Milwaukee and Wisconsin's challenges through commentary and solutions journalism. As the leader of the organization's statewide editorial board and the Journal Sentinel's community engagement efforts, he collaborated with partners statewide to foster relationships centered on listening to the public.
Before joining the Journal Sentinel, Haynes served as a senior editor at The Sun in Lowell, Mass. Prior to that, he worked in his home state of Indiana, where he was part of the team at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. Haynes' journey in political reporting began with covering a stop in the Hoosier state by Walter Mondale during the 1976 presidential campaign.
Today, Haynes resides in a Milwaukee suburb with his wife, Lisa; they have two adult children.
SCOTT MCCALLUM
Republican Co-Lead
Scott McCallum served as Wisconsin Governor from 2001 to 2003 following a 14-year tenure as Lieutenant Governor and 10 years in the State Senate. He holds a B.A. from Macalester College, a M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, an Honorary J.D. from Marian University, and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
From 2005 to 2015, former Governor McCallum was President and CEO of the Aidmatrix Foundation in Dallas, TX. Under his lead, Aidmatrix expanded from a regional nonprofit to one of the world's largest technology providers in the humanitarian sector, collaborating with over 32,000 clients across five continents.
McCallum taught at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and later as an adjunct professor in the LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Currently, he teaches in the UW-Milwaukee Bader Institute of Nonprofit Management.
He has published and presented globally on technology for humanitarian purposes, its impact on jobs, and public policy. He also facilitates collaborative projects for health care and technology companies globally. His academic research sheds light on the technology revolution's influence in the world economy.
SCOTT MCCALLUM
Republican Co-Lead
Honorary Chairs
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Louis B. Butler Jr.Former state Supreme Court Justice
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Janine GeskeFormer state Supreme Court Justice
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David ProsserFormer state Supreme Court Justice
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Martin SchreiberFormer Democrtatic Governor of Wisconsin
Steering Committee
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David AndersonSecretary, Republic Party of Wisconsin, Wausau
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Anjali BhasinCivic Engagement Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Madison
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Joseph FrankeAttorney with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee
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Mike HuebschFormer Republican Assembly speaker, La Crosse
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Walter LanierSenior Pastor, Progressive Baptist Church, Milwaukee | President & CEO of African American Leadership Alliance, Milwaukee
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Sam LiebertFormer Clerk, current State Director for All Voting is Local
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Edgar LinAttorney, State policy Analyst and Counsel, Protect Democracy
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Quinn MartinRetired Partner, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee
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Mary McCormickExecutive Director, Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
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William McCoshenPartner, Michael Best Strategies, LLC, Madison
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Mary PanzerFormer Republican Majority leader in the state Senate
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Thomas PetriFormer Republican member of Congress
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Kathy BernierFormer Wisconsin State Senator
Regional Directors
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Dan Theno
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Gail Garrity-Reed
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David Blaska
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David Cieslewicz
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Lauri Asbury
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Jon Ward
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Steve Chevalier
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Michael Ford
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Joseph Franke
- Tim Schwister
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Members
Paul Skidmore
Lauri Asbury
Colleen Reilly
Angela Lang
Lee Rasch
Claire Woodall-Vogg
Jon Erpenbach
Mike Huebsch
Lisa Haynes
Trygve Olson
Jeffrey D. Jacobson
Rose Kavanagh
David Haynes
Jerilyn Jordahl
John E. Hall
Colleen Gruszynski
Ellie Kaas
Valarie Mikul-Powell
Ryan Burg
Allison Carter Keeley
Joel Brennan
Ellen Gilligan
Tessa Coari
Tim Ward
Lena Eng
Jim Doyle
Mark Thomas
Kathleen Gallagher
Phyllis Dubé
Mark Herman
Jessica Heckocque
Anthony Trombi
Beth Flaherty
Alex Tahk
John Matz
Eric Giordano
James Rodriguez
Hana Hodali
Beth Cochrane
Steve Nash
Lisa Inks
Patrick O'Loughlin
CJ Szafir
Matt Newman
Kristin Brey
Dean Gruner
Evan Zeppos
Mary Panzer
Tom Sieber
Stacy Ward
Mary Beth Collins
Tyler Kelly
Douglas Nelson
Gregory Thompson
Ralph Weber
Linda Nelson
Beth Bauer
Dave Anderson
Victoria Burns
Debra Alton
Craig Poshepny
Jonathan Ward
Dulina Dias
Brenda Wood
Beth Hoover
John Reinemann
Lisa Lucas
Melinda Krueger
Linda Honold
Caleb Christen
Conor Ward
William Hughes
Katie Rosenberg
Mariah Lewis
Brian Coker
Avi Lank
Eric Genrich
Erin Richards
Aaron Rasch
Maryna Oliinyk
S.C. Saunders
Rebecca Witherspoon
Walter Lanier
Ron Kind
Michelle Maternowski
Avinash Singh
Thomas Hefty
Dona Ballard
Ben Gruber
Julie Roberts
Kathy Bernier
Jamie Crofts
Lori Mickelson
David Blaska
Dana Smiley
Harry Farchmin
Katherine Cramer
Robert Cowles
Tim Higgins
Jane Hampden Daley
Faith Benson
Aquene Freechild
Brian Holt
Tom Luljak
Nick Haynes
Nathan Stock
Cameron Swallow
Ward Phillips
Mark Schwartz
Joseph Franke
Guida Brown
Gao Soua Lee
Elizabeth (Betsy) Brenner
Maya Neal
Erika Monroe-Kane
Kyle Johnson
Mark Graul
Heather Smith
Fauzia Qureshi
Cass Bowers
Anjali Bhasin
Carl Lock
David Haynes
Katharine Haynes
Sara Eskrich
Kenneth Harwood
Edgar Lin
Gary Schneider
Capri Wilder
Kathleen O'Brien
Chris O'Brien
Bob Friday
Steve Witherspoon
Costanza Generali
Ellen Gilligan
Lisa Ellinger
Paulina Gutierrez
Peggy Serrano
Mike Goodman
Amanda Renz
William McCoshen
Rich Eng
Linda Jameson
Roberta Clark
David Hoover
Mary McCormick
Kristin Hansen
Wayne Glapion
Breanna Illéné
Laurie McCallum
Jason Stein
Michael Kunesh
Scott McCallum
Lorna Dilley
Samantha Larson
Tonya Schuitmaker
Lori Richards
Jeremy Gragert
Scott Thompson
Mike Koepke
Sam Liebert
Demicca Coe
Ryan Ward
Jeff Fleming
Katherine Gehl
Dannette Lank
Rob Henken
Dean Stensberg
Jaila Phillips
Masood Akhtar
Kasi Meyer
Michael Ford
Quinn Martin
Amy Teutenberg
Daniel Grant
Jake Hajdu
Pardeep Kaleka
Linda Honold
Aquene Freechild
James Madlom
Nick DeSiato