Department Equity Team Leads
Department Equity teams work to advance racial equity and social justice within their departments, and thereby within City structure as a whole, in compliance with Madison General Ordinance Chapter 39, federal and state laws, and the City’s RESJI goals. Departments work to complete individual agency plans that focus on key equity areas. Department Equity Teams are supported by Agency heads, Department of Civil Rights, the Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiative, and the Mayor.
To learn more about the Equity Team framework, the guiding principles and the Equity team Roadmap, team resources here,
Below you will find Department Equity Team leads and their departments.
| Department | Team Co-Lead | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCR Executive Sponsor | Kristy Kumar | Racial Equity Social Justice Manager | 608‑266‑4910 | kkumar@cityofmadison.com |
| DCR Coordinator | Ana Price | Affirmative Action Specialist | 608-266-4910 | acprice@cityofmadison.com |
| DCR Coordinator | Tariq Saqqaf | Racial Equity and Neighborhood Resource Team Coordinator | 608-266-4910 | tsaqqaf@cityofmadison.com |
| Assessor | Karin Miskimen | Property Assessor | 608)-267-8794 | kmiskimen@cityofmadison.com |
| Assessor | Laurie Muench | 608-267-8747 | lmuench@cityofmadison.com | |
| Attorney | Amber McReynolds | Assistant City Attorney | 608-266-4511 | amcreynolds@cityofmadison.com |
| Attorney | Derrick Schuld | Assistant City Attorney | dschuld@cityofmadison.com | |
| Building Inspection | Brian Linaberry | Building Inspector | 608-261-4236 | blinaberry@cityofmadison.com |
| Building Inspection | Gabriela Arteaga | Admin Supervisor | 608-266-4555 | garteaga@cityofmadison.com |
| Civil Rights | Donna Collingwood | Program Assistant | 608-266-4828 | dcollingwood@cityofmadison.com |
| Civil Rights | Kirsten Donkle | Affirmative Action Specialist | 608-267-1127 | jsanchez-cruz@cityofmadison.com |
| Clerk | Jennifer Haar | Municipal Clerk | 608-266-4601 | jhaar@cityofmadison.com |
| Clerk | Bonnie Chang | Municipal Clerk | 608-266-4601 | bchang@cityofmadison.com |
| Common Council | Lorissa Bañuelos | Community Engagement Strategist | 608-261-9818 | lbanuelos@cityofmadison.com |
| Common Council | Liz Windsor | 608-266-4074 | lwindsor@cityofmadison.com | |
| Community Development | Matt Frater | Community Development Specialist | 608-266-4209 | MFrater@cityofmadison.com |
| Community Development | Maria Davila-Martinez | Community Development Specialist | 608-266-6557 | MDavila-Martinez@cityofmadison.com |
| Employee Assistance Program | Sherri Amos | EAP Program Assistant | 608-266-6561 | samos@cityofmadison.com |
| Engineering | Stephen King | Facility Services Coordinator | 608-266-5927 | SRKing@cityofmadison.com |
| Engineering | Danielle Dixon | 608-266-4562 | Ddixon@cityofmadison.com | |
| Finance | Christine Koh | Budget Program Manager | ckoh@cityofmadison.com | |
| Fire | Tracy Burrus | Assistant Chief | 608-266-5959 | tburrus@cityofmadison.com |
| Fire | Liza Tatar | Division Fire Chief | ftatar@cityofmadison.com | |
| Fleet Services | Rachel Darken | Administrative Assistant | 608-246-4540 | rdarken@cityofmadison.com |
| Human Resources | Tameaka Bryant | HR Analyst | 608-267-1136 | tbryant@cityofmadison.com |
| Human Resources | Erin Hillson | Director | 608-266-4615 | ehillson@cityofmadison.com |
| Information Technology | Michelle Gibson | IT Administrative Assistant | 608-261-9672 | mcgibson@cityofmadison.com |
| Library | Rachel Davidson | Community Engagement Librarian/Sequoya Branch | 608-266-6385 | RDavidson@madisonpubliclibrary.org |
| Library | Yesianne Ramirez | Management Liaison | 608-288-6160 | yramirez@madisonpubliclibrary.org |
| Library | Melissa Ernst | 608-266-6385 | mernst@madisonpubliclibrary.org | |
| Mayor's Office | Jessica Price | 608-267-1992 | jprice2@cityofmadison.com | |
| Mayor's Office | Linda Vakunta | Deputy Mayor | 608-266-4860 | lvakunta@cityofmadison.com |
| Metro Transit | O'Keith Payne | 608-267-8761 | opayne@cityofmadison.com | |
| Metro Transit | Ann Schroeder | Assistant to the General Manager | 608-267-4967 | aschroeder@cityofmadison.com |
| Monona Terrace | Jeffery Boyd | Account Technician | 608-261-4012 | jboyd@mononaterrace.com |
| Municipal Court | Erin Nunez | Judicial Clerk | 608-264-9282 | enunez@cityofmadison.com |
| Municipal Court | Christine Zamber | 608-264-9282 | czamber@cityofmadison.com | |
| Parking Utility | Kristin Brodowsky | 608-264-9272 | kbrodowsky@cityofmadison.com | |
| Parks | Jason Vroman | 608-266-4711 | jvroman@cityofmadison.com | |
| Planning | Ryan Jonely | 608-267-8742 | rjonely@cityofmadison.com | |
| Planning | Breana Collins | 608-243-0179 | bcollins@cityofmadison.com | |
| Police | Shannon Blackmore | sblackmore@cityofmadison.com | ||
| Police | Adela Rivera | Human Resources Coordinator | 608-242-6035 | arivera2@cityofmadison.com |
| Public Health | Allison Dungan | Health Equity Coordinator | adungan@cityofmadison.com | |
| Public Health | Jordan-Lindsay Morris | Health Equity Coordinator | 608-243-0332 | Morris@publichealthmdc.com |
| Streets | Tony Barlow | 608-267-1174 | tbarlow@cityofmadison.com | |
| Streets | Rachel Kelly | Streets General Supervisor | 608-243-0141 | rkelly@cityofmadison.com |
| Traffic Engineering & Parking Utility | Keith Pollock | Transportation Operations Analyst | 608-266-6537 | kpollock@cityofmadison.com |
| Water Utility | Marcus Pearson | 608-206-1718 | mpearson@madisonwater.org | |
| Water Utility | Susan Helmstetter | 608-261-4284 | shelmeistetter@madisonwater.org |