MILWAUKEE – The leader of a local organization is ready to call it a career.
Milwaukee Downtown, Business Improvement District (BID) #21 CEO Beth Weirick retires on Friday.
She has been the organization’s only executive director and chief executive officer since its founding in 1998.
“I’ve been very reflective as you can imagine, whenever you go through a big transition in life,” Weirick told Wisconsin’s Afternoon News. “I’ve been thinking who has impacted me along my life. I think about my grandparents and my teachers, but then you also think about the people you meet along the way to get me where I have gotten.”
Weirick is responsible for creating crews like public service ambassadors and a graffiti removal team. She started Milwaukee Downtown’s core events – Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival, Downtown Dining Week, Downtown Employee Appreciation Week and Taste & Toast.
Weirick has been recognized with various accolades, including “Milwaukeean of the Year” by the Shepherd Express and “40 Under 40” and a “Milwaukee Woman of Influence” by the Milwaukee Business Journal.
Matt Dorner, Milwaukee Downtown’s Economic Development Director, will succeed Weirick.
