About the Friends

The Friends of the Hank Aaron State Trail is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting, and maintaining the Hank Aaron State Trail. The Friends of the Hank Aaron State Trail is a is a local group of the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks.

Mission

Enhance the continued development of the Hank Aaron State Trail in cooperation with the DNR and other stakeholders and to foster stewardship of the Trail corridor.

Vision

  • Renewing, protecting and enhancing the Hank Aaron State Trail corridor,
  • Providing opportunities for recreation and education,
  • Connecting neighbors and neighborhoods, and
  • Celebrating the history and natural environment of the Menomonee Valley.

Board of Directors

President

Mike Brady, Story Hill Neighborhood Association

Vice President

Tom Metcalfe, We Energies

Treasurer

Judy Krause, Urban Ecology Center

Secretary

Benjamin Sykes, Foley & Lardner

Members

Mike Baldwin (Honorary Member)

Jeremy Belot, Layton Boulevard West Neighbors

Laura Bray, Menomonee Valley Partners

Pat Fitzgibbons, Cargill Taylor Beef

Kaye Garcia, Potawatomi Bingo Casino

Joe Kennedy, New Testament Christian Academy

Evan McDaniels, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

Robert Peschel, Sigma Group

Perfecto Rivera, Merchants and Manufacturers BanCorp

Karen Sands, MMSD

Annemarie Sawkins, Ph.D., Marquette University

Dave Schlabowske, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Milwaukee

Chris St. Clair, West Allis DPW

Angela Theriault, BVK

Peggy West, Milwaukee County Supervisor

Walt Wiedmann, P&H Mining Equipment (Retired)

Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Joanne Reilly

Wisconsin DNR Trail Manager

Melissa Cook