OUR STAFF
Tayla Hart
Creative Services Program Manager
Tayla Hart is an accomplished creative entrepreneur, practicing artist, and community educator. Her artistic journey began at the tender age of eight, embarking on a journey as both a photographer and makeup artist that would profoundly influence her role within the family's Face & Art Business and later her own freelance artistry.
During her tenure as an apprentice with Public Allies MKE, where she also served as a summer program manager, Tayla spearheaded transformative youth and community initiatives. Her accomplishments include the development and delivery of innovative Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and art curricula, as well as the creation, piloting, and teaching of youth health education programs.
With six years of dedicated teaching, advocacy, and activism experience, a decade of honing her entrepreneurial acumen, and an educational foundation in the arts, social, and health sciences. Tayla understands how art, science, and community health and education converge to enhance well-being, empathy, and equity, driving positive societal change.
tayla@awe-inc.org
Bret Henzig
Director of Programming
Brett Henzig began working in arts education as a teaching assistant while still in high school. Since then he has held many art making, teaching, and art administrative positions in Greater Milwaukee, most recently as Educator of Youth & Family Programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Prior to MAM Brett was the Assistant Director of Admissions at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and taught courses in their Pre-College and Continuing Education programs.
brett@awe-inc.org
Keri Schroeder
Executive Director
Keri Schroeder brings key arts management expertise to the role, having served as the Studio Programs Manager and Acting Education Director at the Marwen Foundation in Chicago. This nationally recognized program offers after school visual arts programming and exhibitions to nearly 2,000 Chicago teens each year. She also worked at the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in studio program coordination. A native of Milwaukee’s near south side, Keri earned her BA in art and completed post baccalaureate work in adaptive art education at Mount Mary.
keri@awe-inc.org
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