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Bree Spencer, Vice-Chair
Commissioner Spencer was appointed to the Board of the Fire and Police Commission in April 2022. Commissioner Spencer serves as a Senior Program Manager on Policing at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a legacy civil rights organization that advocates for an America as good as its ideals. Before joining The Leadership Conference, Bree was the Director of Evaluation and Technical Assistance at Safe & Sound, where she created and managed revenue-generating technical assistance for community-engaged public safety programs. She also served as the Director of Community Programs and Neighborhood Safety Coordinator at Safe & Sound. Commissioner Spencer is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she teaches program evaluation to first-year Master’s students. Commissioner Spencer has her MPA from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-8252
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Dana World-Patterson
Commissioner World-Patterson was appointed to the Board of the Fire and Police Commission in December 2021. Commissioner World-Patterson is the founder of a nonprofit organization, Foundations for Freedom, Inc. an organization who recently was given an opportunity to redevelop an eight-unit apartment building into transitional housing for women. She also serves as a mayoral appointee on the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Commissioner World-Patterson is the chair of the Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee and has been part of this task force for over 14 years. World-Patterson is a graduate of Jackson State University and earned a Masters of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Commissioner World-Patterson is very committed to her work and hopes to use her experience to inform her work as a new commissioner.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-4262
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LaNelle Ramey
Commissioner Ramey was appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in July, 2021. A dynamic and inspirational leader, Commissioner Ramey comes to the FPC with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Marquette University and significant experience serving the Milwaukee community. He was instrumental in the creation of the Department of Black and Latino Male Achievement within Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), supported the African American Leadership Program at Cardinal Stritch University, and lead a $2 million Academic and Healthy Sports Initiative that provides academic support, career exploration, athletics, and service learning to 2000 members annually with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. Since 2019, Commissioner Ramey has served as the Executive Director of MENTOR Greater Milwaukee, where he has focused his attention on preparing and equipping mentoring organizations to provide quality and effective mentoring to young people throughout Greater Milwaukee. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Cardinal Stritch University and most recently was a founding board member of the Inaugural Milwaukee Health Board.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-3343
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Ruben Burgos
Commissioner Burgos was appointed to the Board of the Fire and Police Commission in September 2022. Commissioner Burgos currently serves as a senior lecturer at the University of Milwaukee Wisconsin, in the Criminal Justice & Criminology department. Commissioner Burgos worked for the Milwaukee Police Department for 33 years — 22 years as a detective, five years as a lieutenant of the Intelligence Division, and five years in police management. His expertise is bomb squads, polygraphs, and criminal investigations of narcotics, gangs, and homicide. Burgos teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice, Correctional Process, and Juvenile Justice. He is an expert in crime intelligence. Commissioner Burgos himself is also a University of Milwaukee Alumni, as he obtained his bachelor’s degree from the university. Commissioner Burgos currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Scholarship Foundation and heads security operations at the Mexican Fiesta festival that takes place annually at Summerfest grounds. Ruben Burgos continues to serve and live in the City of Milwaukee.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-758-5426
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Ramon Evans
Commissioner Evans was appointed to the Board of the Fire and Police Commissioners in February 2024. He has been a dedicated servant in educational roles in Milwaukee for 31 years. Beginning in 1992 as an educational assistant in MPS, he began teaching third grade in 1995 at Brown Street Academy. Commissioner Evans then served as the principal at four Milwaukee schools: Thirty-Fifth Street School, Hickman Academy Preparatory School, Lincoln Center of the Arts, and Harold S. Vincent High School. Commissioner Evans holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from Carthage College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from National Louis University. He volunteers as the President of, as well as a coach for, Beckum Stapleton Little League. Commissioner Evans is married to Dr. Tanya Evans. They have two sons, Joshua and Jacob Evans, and a daughter, Dominique Evans.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-6823
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Christopher Snyder
Commissioner Snyder was appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in February of 2024. He previously served the City of Milwaukee as a firefighter for 32 years, rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. During his career with the Milwaukee Fire Department, Commissioner Snyder served at the Training Academy on two separate occasions: first as Captain of Training and later as the Chief of Training, both for two years. Commissioner Snyder advocated and worked for the mental health and well-being of fellow fire department members as a Peer Support member, continuing to serve in that capacity in retirement. He also volunteers with a regional mental health advocacy group—Traumatic Incident Resource (TIR)—assisting members from other departments as well as community members. Commissioner Snyder continues to teach in the fire service and serves as Worship Coordinator at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, where he has also served as Choir Director, Outreach Coordinator, and in many other capacities as needed.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-6539
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Jeff Spence
Commissioner Spence was appointed to the Board of the Fire and Police Commissioners in February 2024. He has been a dedicated servant in both public and private sector leadership and policy roles. Commissioner Spencer served as the Equity and Inclusion Officer for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), as well as in numerous other leadership roles at MMSD over the course of a 20-plus-year career with the District. He also served as a member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors for 16 years. In addition, Commissioner Spence has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Lakeland University and as a board member for numerous organizations, including Columbia College of Nursing, Discovery World, Hope House, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, First Stage Children's Theater, and the Urban Ecology Center. A lifelong resident of Milwaukee, Commissioner Spence has a background in chemistry and business administration, having earned bachelor’s degrees from Lakeland College. His two sons both graduated from Milwaukee Public Schools.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-708-4086
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