MILWAUKEE WATER COMMONS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our work at Milwaukee Water Commons is governed by a dynamic Board of Directors.
They bring a diverse set of perspectives and skills to the table and help us move towards our mission of catalyzing Milwaukee as a true water city.
REV. MICHELLE TOWNSEND DE LOPEZ
Chair
Pastor Michelle received her Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago with an emphasis in Hispanic/Latino ministries. She also received her post-graduate training in Marriage & Family Therapy. She is an accredited International Coaching Federation Coach. She earned her Youth and Family Certification via the Bishop’s Initiative in coordination with Wartburg Seminary as well, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish/International Relations.
She enjoys spending time with her five sons and other family as well as friends. She enjoys cooking, crafting, entertaining, reading, traveling, and listening to world music.
ERIN LOOFBORO
Treasurer
Erin Loofboro is a dynamic engineering leader with more than 16 years of experience in industrialization and manufacturing. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University, Erin thrives on solving complex challenges and optimizing processes.
Currently on sabbatical, she is exploring new passions and rediscovering what drives her, all while embracing the rich opportunities that life in Wisconsin has to offer. An outdoor enthusiast, Erin finds joy in gardening, camping in state parks, and spending quality time with her husband, two children, and their beloved dog and cat at their home in Harambee.
SABLEY SABIN
Secretary
Sabley Sabin grew up on a farm in Central Illinois that was in her family for 150 years, situated adjacent to timber and a creek with a pair of great blue herons. She’s always happiest with dirt under her fingernails when she's outside, walking through woods or planting a garden. She’s lived as close to water as she was able all her life, now near the Milwaukee River in the Cambridge Woods neighborhood.
During her 30-year career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a School Social Worker, she worked as a therapist with adolescent psychiatric patients on an outpatient and inpatient basis. Her favorite gig as a school social worker, which was also the most difficult, was working with students expelled from school for fighting or guns or drugs. She and the teacher treated them as humans, meeting with parents and guardians to explain that they were starting over with a clean slate. She made a career of accompanying others as they seek solutions that anchor them to who they fundamentally are deep in
their bones.
