February 4, 2026 – Athletic Board – Minutes

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Time: Wednesday at 8:30 AM on Teams

Attendees:  Monna Arvinen-Barrow, Jim Cleary, Bella Lipski, Josie Johnson, Clare Faurote,  Adam Ahearn, Thomas Gamboa, Jen Earl Boehm, Kevin Keenan, Belle Roloff, Chris Jenkyns, Qingsu Cheng, Amanda Braun, Cathy Rossi, Peter Baran, Bo Zhang

Guest:  Andrew Levesque

  1. Call to order at 8:30 AM
  2. Approved the December 2025 meeting minutes
  3. Guest:  Andrew Levesque, Coordinator – Video Production
    1. Produces ESPN+ broadcasts.  Undergrad was at Northern Iowa and got experience working within their sports production.  Then he went to Eastern Illinois for a grad assistantship, where he was the primary lead on the ESPN+ broadcasts.
    2. Started at Milwaukee in 2021. Responsibilities include hiring and training a crew of students, learning technology and producing broadcasts.  In the Fall we broadcast men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball, Winter men’s and women’s basketball and Spring baseball.    During the broadcast he is the producer, director and leads replays.  Crew of students that act as multi-media assistants, their main job is working the cameras and video board production.
    3. Video graphics are also edited by Andrew.
    4. Horizon League provided a financial distribution for broadcast needs.  Four new cameras were purchased, as well as software upgrades and cables.  The contract with ESPN+ is with the conference and we are required to produce so many events a year.
  4. Updates from the Athletic Department:
    1. Report from Director of Athletics, Amanda Braun
      1. Condolences to those that new two former board members who recently passed, Steven Redd and Nancy Rice.
      2. Team updates
        1. MBB has injuries to major players.  The team is still competitive and fun to watch.
        2. WBB is young and competing hard.
        3. Swimming and Diving – HL championships are in 2 weeks.
        4. Track and Field – HL Indoor is in 3 weeks. They have had some record breaking performances recently.
        5. Tennis is underway with competitions.
        6. Baseball is preparing for their first game coming up soon.
      3. Highlights from the written report: 
        1. Academic performance of our student-athletes shared in the report.
        2. Sports Performance has been hit hard with staff leaving in athletic training, strength & conditioning, and nutrition.
        3. News about Panther Arena is encouraging.
      4. Huron Consulting Group has been hired to do an analysis of our athletics department and provide actionable objectives. Will likely engage with the board throughout this process.
    2.  Athletics Report (written) – no discussion
  5. Student-Athlete Updates
    1. MKE SAAC  & Horizon League SAAC – Belle Roloff, Zach Schmidt, Josie Johnson and Bella Lipski
      • Belle Roloff provided a MKE SAAC update:
        1. First meeting of the semester is next week.  Will have reps from Minlopro, a few former student-athletes work there.  Will also make valentines for a hospice center. 
        2. SAAC will participate in Polar Plunge. 
        3. Swim student-athlete appreciation meet was last week.
           
  6. Report from Fiscal, Equity, Personnel – Chair, Jen Earl Boehm and Cathy Rossi
    1. Reviewed the notes provided.
  7. Closing announcements
    1. Reminder that By-Laws, Governance and Compliance, Student Appeals meet after
    2. Suggestions for future guests were requested by the chair.
  8. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 AM