🔒 Willie Smith appointed to WEDC board

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Willie Smith, govt director of Milwaukee’s Northwest Aspect Neighborhood Improvement Corp., to the Wisconsin Financial Improvement Corp. board of administrators.

There was an open spot on the board created by the resignation of Joe Kirgues, the co-founder of gener8tor.

“Willie’s mixed years {of professional} expertise and demonstrated dedication to and success in selling group financial growth efforts will make him an asset to the WEDC board of administrators,” stated Evers in a Friday announcement. “Willie’s enter and perception will assist drive the mission of this board in its work to assist WEDC’s efforts to bolster Wisconsin companies, put money into native ingenuity and entrepreneurship, and proceed the state’s optimistic financial outlook and prosperity for years to come back.”

Smith has greater than 25 years of expertise in the actual property and financial growth business. He serves on the Milwaukee Metropolis Plan Fee, a place he was appointed to by former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in 2021. He’s labored for the Northwest Aspect Neighborhood Improvement Corp. since 2013, first becoming a member of as director of housing. Earlier than becoming a member of NWSCDC, Smith held numerous actual property finance positions.

“I’m deeply honored and grateful for the governor’s appointment to the Wisconsin Financial Improvement Company (board of administrators),” stated Smith. “The WEDC performs an important function in supporting innovation, enterprise growth, and job creation in our state. I’m excited to collaborate with the WEDC administration, board members, and the businesses and communities it serves. Collectively, we are going to construct a robust Wisconsin enterprise local weather that advantages everybody.”

Smith earned his affiliate diploma in industrial actual property from Marquette College and a bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration from Cardinal Stritch College. He’s a Wisconsin licensed actual property dealer and a Nationwide Improvement Council licensed financial growth finance skilled. He at the moment serves on the board of administrators of the thirtieth Avenue Industrial Hall Corp.