Four new members joined the Shorewood Foundation in 2023. They are, from left, Karen Maierle, Becky Dubin Jenkins, Frank Cumberbatch and Douglas Armstrong.
The Shorewood Foundation welcomed four new board members this year, directors who together bring a wealth of experience in business and media, and a genuine fondness for the community they call home.
Karen Maierle is a 20-year resident of the village who retired last year after 40 years at MGIC Investment Corp., much of that time spent in sales and marketing.
Since retiring, Maierle has thrown herself into volunteering, helping to staff the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Wauwatosa, mentoring Milwaukee Public Schools students in financial literacy, and educating consumers about the perils of single-use plastics through Plastic Free MKE. And she is eager to bring her skills and passion to the Shorewood Foundation, where she will co-chair the Marketing and Communications Committee with fellow board member Douglas Armstrong and sit on the Events Committee.
“We are very fortunate to have the Shorewood Foundation to keep our community vibrant and provide resources and activities to create an active and inclusive place to live and work,” Maierle said. “I view working as a Board Member for the Shorewood Foundation as an opportunity to give back closer to home and to continue making Shorewood a great place to live.”
Frank Cumberbatch, Vice President of Engagement for Bader Philanthropies, is a prominent figure in Milwaukee’s business and philanthropic communities. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – Rachel, Sadie and Nathan – and have lived in Shorewood since 2014.
A native of Trinidad, Cumberbatch describes himself as “a father, husband, coach, foundation executive, and community cheerleader.”
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oshkosh, where he held the 400-meter record in track and field for nearly four decades and was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
A one-time Milwaukee mayoral candidate, Cumberbatch has held various senior positions in public, private, and philanthropic sectors. And he serves on the boards of several nonprofits, including BizStarts, Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM), the Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC), YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, and The Opportunity Center.
Cumberbatch is co-chairing the Foundation’s Audit and Finance Committee and will serve on its Development Committee
“I look forward to sharing my experience in philanthropy, government, and business to execute the mission of the Shorewood Foundation,” he said.
Becky Dubin Jenkins has been a resident of Shorewood for more than 17 years, moving to the village in 2006 when a job opportunity for her husband, Chris, landed them here. They are the proud parents of Audrey, who is a Shorewood High School student.
Dubin Jenkins has more than 20 years of journalism, communications and marketing experience and currently serves as vice president for client success at Milwaukee-based Athena Communications, a full-service brand management firm.
She began her career as a sports journalist after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She spent eight years as a writer and editor for The Sporting News, the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer; MLB.com (Major League Baseball’s digital platform); and USA Today. She then worked for 14 years in higher education, serving as a writer and editor for Marquette University and as executive director of marketing and communications for Alverno College. She thrives in mission-driven organizations and is committed, personally and professionally, to doing well and doing good.
Dubin Jenkins will be a member of the Marketing/Communications and Development Committees.
Douglas Armstrong is a published author and relative newcomer to Shorewood, moving from Whitefish Bay with his wife, Mary, in 2019.
A journalist turned fiction writer, Armstrong previously served on the Whitefish Bay School Board and Library board. And, once settled in Shorewood, he began searching for new opportunities to re-engage in civic life and to contribute to his community.
“I saw the Shorewood Foundation as an ideal fit,” Armstrong says. “It is an opportunity to work with an organization dedicated to making a wonderful community even greater.”
Armstrong has published three novels with a fourth on the way. He is a member of the Milwaukee Press Club and a past board member of the Council for Wisconsin Writers.
Armstrong, like Maierle, will co-chair the Marketing and Communications Committee and serve on the Events Committee.
“I’m happy to be making interesting and knowledgeable new friends who care about their community,” he said. “And I’m very impressed with the depth and breadth of the foundation’s commitment to stewardship and philanthropy.”