Zetts and Kennedy to Lead MMSD Commission in 2026

Contact: Bill Graffin - MMSD Public Information Manager

(414) 225-2077 / bgraffin@mmsd.com

Corey Zetts is Executive Director of Menomonee Valley Partners, the public/private partnership facilitating redevelopment of Milwaukee’s Menomonee River Valley. Since 1999, MVP has worked to revitalize the Valley through economic development, environmental restoration, and community building programs that benefit the region. Through this collaborative effort, more than 300 acres of brownfields have been redeveloped, 70+ businesses have moved to the Valley, 5,500+ jobs have been created, 1 million square feet of sustainably designed buildings have been constructed, and 60 acres of public park and trails developed.

Zetts joined Menomonee Valley Partners in 2005 and became Executive Director in 2014, leading diverse projects, including real estate development and business recruitment, infrastructure and sustainable design planning, habitat restoration, greenspace and recreational planning, public art and community engagement. She is actively engaged in several nonprofit organizations and currently serves on the board of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. She received her MS in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin. Zetts lives in Milwaukee with her husband and daughter.

Bryan Kennedy was elected Mayor of Glendale in 2015, after being elected three times to the Glendale-River Hills School Board. He was re-elected in 2018, 2021, and 2024. Kennedy and his family have been Glendale residents since 2001.

Mayor Kennedy holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Kennedy was a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee for ten years and served three terms as President of the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin, a statewide teachers union of mainly higher education employees. Since 2014, Kennedy contracts as a consultant.

In addition to serving as Mayor and MMSD Commissioner, Mayor Kennedy serves as the national president of a progressive organization of local elected officials.

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