Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE CONNECT PEOPLE IN CITIES TO NATURE AND TO EACH OTHER.
PROMOTE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, VOLUNTEERISM, STEWARDSHIP, RECREATION AND CAMARADERIE. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER'S ACTIVE COMMUNITY CENTERS ENGAGE ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. OVER 12,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND FESTIVALS. AN ADDITIONAL 26,000 PEOPLE VISITED OUR CENTERS THROUGH UNSTRUCTURED ACTIVITIES AND 12,000 PEOPLE VISITED AS PART OF FACILITY RENTAL EVENTS. OUR ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SERVED 3,600 VOLUNTEERS.
PROVIDE OUTDOOR SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR URBAN YOUTH. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER PARTNERS WITH OVER 60 SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EACH WITH 24 HALF-DAY FIELD TRIPS ANNUALLY. THESE HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOLS' SCIENCE CURRICULA AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO THE NATURAL WORLD IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. PRESCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OVER 52,000 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
PRESERVE, ENHANCE, PROTECT AND USE PUBLIC NATURAL AREAS, MAKING THEM SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT. A VARIETY OF RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SURVEYS OF BIRDS, BATS, MAMMALS, TURTLES, VEGETATION SURVEYS AND PARK USE SURVEYS. UEC'S LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN DIVERSE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES. THE EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM CONNECTS UEC MEMBERS TO ADVENTURE GEAR, PROVIDING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES OUTDOORS. OVER 5,300 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THESE OFFERINGS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 11,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO SUPPORT THE NATURAL AREAS. 14,500 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WERE LENT TO MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ken Leinbach | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $101,900 |
| Sara Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Gute Witte | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Vanderweele | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Terrell | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kristin Strunk | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Spence | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lg Shanklin Flowers | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Troy Pfaff | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Nelson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Will Nasgovitz | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Leana Nakielski Garcia | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Derek Mosley | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua Morby | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Mitich | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Antoine Mcduffie | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kent Lovern | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jenna Kunde | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ed Kirshok | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Evan Kirkstein | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Gwen Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Troy Hilliard | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Hermann | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brett Heaton Juarez | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Tony Haning | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dennis Grzezinski | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Giles | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| David Froiland | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Enrique Figueroa | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Julia Fennelly | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Penny Cruse | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Crawford | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| John Clancy | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Pete Campbell | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Brooks | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Shane Bonner | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ian Abston | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Daniel Van Housen | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Callan Schoonenberg | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Schleif | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Edward Hammond | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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