BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
We are grateful to the incredible Menomonee Valley Partners and BID #26Boards of Directors for their vision, insight, and leadership.
Menomonee River Valley Business Improvement District #26 Board
Menomonee River Valley Board
Tracey Heber, Chair
Stamm Technologies
Jeff Morgan, Treasurer
Allied Insulation Supply Co.
President—Bruce Keyes
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Vice President—Katherine Lazarski
Director Legal Services Division
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’
MEMBERS
Christina Boardman
Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Jennifer Bognar
Director of Local Affairs, WEC Energy Group
Mike Brockman
Vice President of Facilities & Projects, Milwaukee Brewers
Wendy Bushell
Chief People Officer, Palermo’s Pizza
Julie Cayo
President and CEO, Employ Milwaukee
Kerry Janovitch
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
Larry Stern
Standard Electric Supply Company
Secretary—Michele Bria, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Journey House
Treasurer—Patrick O’Connor
Retired, Formerly BMO Harris Bank
Lafayette Crump
Commissioner, Milwaukee Department of City Development
Bill Davidson
Vice President, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Sara Everts
Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications, Rite-Hite
Lynn Griffith
Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Marquette University
MVP STAFF
Corey Zetts // Executive Director
corey@TheValleyMKE.org
Corey is the Executive Director of MVP. Corey joined Menomonee Valley Partners in 2005 and became Executive Director in 2014. She has led diverse projects through the years, including land use planning, real estate development and business recruitment, workforce development, transportation and infrastructure projects, sustainable design development, habitat restoration, greenspace and recreational planning, public art, and community engagement.
Corey is actively engaged on several boards and civic and community organizations. She currently serves as a member of the Governor's Council on Workforce Development; Commissioner of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and Chair of its Policy, Finance, and Personnel Committee; Board member of MobiliSE, a public/private partnership working to address Southeastern Wisconsin’s transportation challenges; and Board member of Professional Dimensions, Milwaukee’s leading women’s professional association. She received Milwaukee’s Women of Influence Award in Public Policy in 2022. Corey received her MS in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin and lives in Milwaukee with her husband and daughter.
Catrina Crane// Executive Director
catrina@TheValleyMKE.org
Catrina works closely with businesses across the Menomonee River Valley, helping connect people to the resources, relationships, and opportunities that keep the district moving forward. Whether supporting workforce needs, public safety conversations, or community partnerships, she serves as a trusted point of connection for businesses throughout the Valley. She also helps lead engagement opportunities that bring people together, including the Menomonee Valley Business Association, Valley Circles, and youth-focused programming that introduces students to future career pathways in the Valley.
Outside of work, Catrina is deeply involved in her community. She leads her neighborhood block watch, serves as Chair of the WHS Scholarship Committee — Go PURGOLDERS! — and spends plenty of time cheering on and chauffeuring her daughter and her friends to activities and events as a proud parent volunteer. Catrina is a graduate of Future Milwaukee and the Marquette Associates in Commercial Real Estate Program, and earned her Master of Business Management degree from Cardinal Stritch University.
Andrea Watkins // Marketing Manager
andrea@TheValleyMKE.org
Andrea brings a community-driven and story-focused approach to marketing, helping capture and share the people, projects, and momentum shaping the Menomonee River Valley. She began her career in advertising and creative agencies before spending the last five years working in education, drawn to work that blends creativity with purpose and meaningful community impact. With a background in content strategy, brand development, creative direction, and storytelling, she’s passionate about building work that feels thoughtful, human, and connected to the people it serves.
A Milwaukee native, Andrea deeply loves the city she calls home. Beyond work, Andrea loves reading and writing and dreams of publishing her own book someday. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her dogs, discovering hidden gem restaurants and supper clubs with family, cooking, and diving into creative photo, video, and branding projects just for fun. Creative, curious, and always collecting inspiration, she’s usually somewhere between daydreaming her next idea, scrolling creative apps, and adding another dream to a Notes app full of ideas.
Paige Pietras // Project Coordinator
paige@TheValleyMKE.org
Paige Pietras is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning Bachelor Degrees in Psychology and Legal Studies, with minors in Criminal Justice and Integrated Science. She brings experience in event planning and communications through prior positions and student organizations, and is passionate about the intersection of nonprofit work and events.
Paige has too many interests to count, but none compare to her love for film and sports, particularly the intricacies behind each. She loves attending film festivals and local Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Brewers games as much as possible. Beyond this, Paige enjoys finding hidden gem coffee shops, participating in trivia, listening to modern rock music, and watching Survivor.