Board & Ambassadors

Tom is an attorney and CPA who worked as a tax consultant for 36 years, finishing his career in 2015 as a shareholder of Schenck SC, a large (650+ employees, 9 offices) Wisconsin based accounting firm. He was head of the Milwaukee office tax department for three years before his retirement. At Schenck he specialized in planning for real estate transactions, pass-through entities, retirement plans and tax-exempt organizations.

A servant leader, social entrepreneur, and academic with an admixture of business development, leadership, IT consulting & training experience within various corporate and academic environments that spans over a couple of decades.

Denise has spent a 4-decade career in broadcast journalism and public relations, the latter for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Milwaukee Public Schools. She has also served on a number of boards, including WUWM, Milwaukee Public Radio, Radio Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustees and 100 Black Women of Milwaukee.

A bookkeeper for over 30 years, Carla serves on several church and community boards. She takes care of the month-to-month financial statements for Serenity Inns.

Greg Buck is a retired primary care physician. He worked at Advocate Arora for 36 years. He is a member of Unity Lutheran Church in Brookfield, WI. He participates in worship activities and medical mission trips to El Salvador.

Scott has over 24 years of comprehensive experience in accounting and finance, with a background in month and year-end closing entries, account reconciliation, financial statement preparation and analysis, cost accounting, corporate tax, and SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to name a few. He is currently a consultant for Resources Global Professionals in Chicago, whose clients include international insurance, pharmaceutical, communications, and IT equipment sales companies, as well as a number of manufacturers.

A retired architect, formerly a partner with Plunkett Raysich Architects. Most of the projects he was involved in were in the greater Milwaukee area. Projects ranged from churches to corporate office buildings. Additionally, Marty is involved with Family Sharing Ozaukee, Family Promise, and the Leukemia Society. He is honored to be part of Serenity Inn.

Marcel graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science with a Degree in Applied Science. Marcel also received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Degree from Southern University A&M and a Business Management with a Concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies from Herzing University. Marcel completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Cardinal Stritch University.

Marcel is extremely active in the Milwaukee Community and has served on numerous boards of directors and community organizations including Beckum/Stapleton Little League Board of Directors, and the Clarence Parrish Foundation.

Marcel is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., where he serves as the 10th District Keeper of Finance as well as several other committees. Marcel is also a proud member of the Prince Hall Masonic Family where he is a Past Master of True Square Lodge #11, Past Commander in Chief of Ionic Consistory # 70, Illustrious Potentate of Zembo Temple # 70, Shiloh Chapter # 2, and a Past Patron of Sarah’s Joy Chapter #8.

Marcel is an active church member of the Holy Redeemer Church of God in Christ where he proudly serves as a Deacon. He is the proud husband of Camelia and the father of Raja’ee, Jazzmin, Mariah, and Mia Clarke.

Jacqueline Cook is an entrepreneur and currently President and Principal Consultant of J. A. Cook Consulting LLC. Integrated in her professional background is a love and passion for human resources with over 30 years of experience, a combined total 19 years of academic teaching experience at four institutions of higher education, most notably the development of Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Human Resource Management AAS Program, and strong commitment to human rights and service of others with City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission, boards, and community organizations.

Cook holds a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, MS-ACHEA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and MLS-Human Resource Management (MLS-HRM) from Trinity Law School. Cook’s professional certifications include the Society of Human Resource Management-SCP (SHRM-SCP) and Cornell University-Diversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals as well as the American Bar Association- Professional Member.

Lucretia Dillon is a Human Resources Director and has worked in human resources for 27 years for three Milwaukee non-profit agencies focused on early childhood education, children and families. She specializes in employee relations, HR compliance, employee counseling, conflict resolution, benefit plan negotiations, policies and procedures, employee handbooks, EEOC documentation and claims, and is a trusted C-Suite advisor. Also, under her leadership as the Human Resources Director includes the areas of wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business management systems-human resource management from Milwaukee School of Engineering, a master’s degree in management from Cardinal Stritch University and an additional master’s in counseling from Mount Mary University.

Brian works for Merit Medical as National Account Manager in the Strategic Accounts/Market Access division. He has been actively involved with Serenity Inns and its mission for several years. In his congregation, he serves as advocate for this partnership.

Dr. Glenn Mathews is the Associate Dean of Business & Management Pathways for MATC. Prior to his current role, he served as the Executive Director of PRISM Economic Development Corporation, where he lead the organization, overseeing the administration, programs, committees, and day-to-day operations that helped the organizationfulfill its mission of providing the Sherman Park community with access to resources, resulting in sustained economic growth and entrepreneurial development, while focusing on food-related economic development and community service. Not only does Dr. Mathews have a passion for service, but he actively participates and volunteers his time and talents to a number of community organizations and nonprofit boards, such as the Outreach Community Health Center, Watertown Rotary Club, Prince Hall Masonic Center of WI, The Watertown Chamber of Commerce, and a governing Board member of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League Baseball, Inc. group to name a few.

Crystal McClain is a Social Service professional with over 15 years of experience in the areas of staff development, instructional development, and program administration. She is highly skilled in content development, creating learning programs and initiatives, and leveraging learning solutions to achieve educational goals. Ms. McClain is the Founder and Residential Program Director of Revive Youth and Family Services, LLC, where she oversees all processes and procedures of the case managers, who are responsible for client assessment and the creation of individualized treatment plans for every resident admitted to Revive’s group home program.

Peter K Todd is the Vice President of Construction for Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc. (“FRED”). Peter has been with FRED since 2015 and is charged with leadership of the Construction Division. This includes the creation of design/construction standards and processes, understanding market conditions, maintaining development quality standards, and employee development/retention. The FRED Construction Division is one of the largest residential construction firms.

Prior to joining FRED, Peter was an Owner’s Agent for some of the most complex and collaborative projects in the Midwest. Some of the project experience includes Palos Health Campus expansion and moderation, North Park University Johnson Center, Sherman Health, Burlington Hospital, and Northwestern Prentice.

Throughout Peter’s career, he has been responsible for, or involved with, more than 2 million s.f. of healthcare and institutional facilities development and 11 million s.f. of residential developments. Several of these projects have been nationally recognized for coloration, design, and/or execution.

Lorraine has been active in recruiting dinner fellowship volunteers and brought many years of experience teaching English to the role of Board Secretary. Lorraine continues to be very active on the board, graciously serving as a member and the recording secretary for the Impact, Finance and Audit, and Events Committees.

A Lutheran pastor and organizer for WISDOM, Joe meets with funders, connects us across the city with other AODA efforts, and walks with both staff and the men. He regularly serves at Dinner Fellowship.