Forward 48

Welcome to Forward 48! 🤝

Please join us in welcoming the second round of participants to our upcoming Spring 2026 Cohort:

- Marleigh Petras of Marcus Hotels
- Anna Oates of Johnson Financial Group
- Joshua Parr of the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Tiera Trammell of the UW-Milwaukee Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
- Corrie Schroeder of FarWell Advisory Services

Congratulations and welcome! We’re thrilled to have leaders like you joining us for our upcoming six-week program. 🎉

Want to join this group or know someone who would be a great addition? Standard Applications for the Spring 2026 Cohort remain open through Monday, March 16. 📆

DM us to learn more about Forward 48 and our upcoming leadership development cohort! 💬

Please join us in welcoming Maria Van Laanen to Forward 48’s offical Faculty lineup for the Spring 2026 Cohort!

Maria serves as President & CEO of the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, where she leverages more than 30 years of arts management experience to build compassionate, engaged communities through diverse performing arts programming and civic partnerships. 🎭

A Tony voter and Board of Governors member of The Broadway League, she also serves on national and local boards, advancing the intersections of arts, education, and community leadership.

We can’t wait to have Maria with us for our Spring 2026 Kickoff!

🤝 Thank you to our Premier Regional Partner in Northeast Wisconsin: New North Inc.
📆 Standard Applications for the Spring 2026 Cohort remain open through Monday, March 16.
💬 DM us to learn more about Forward 48 and our upcoming leadership development cohort!

Stay tuned for more, including additional Faculty Speaker introductions, location announcements, and more!

Collaboration is at the core of everything we do here at Forward 48. 🤝

In 2022, partnered with Forward 48 to grow the next generation of leaders across Northeast Wisconsin.

Now in 2026, we are excited to welcome New North Inc. back as an official Premier Regional Partner with Forward 48 to help connect the region’s emerging talent with high-profile executives from across the state.

“A pillar of economic development is keeping and developing the next generation of leaders within the New North region,” says Patti Habeck, president and CEO of New North Inc. “We encourage Northeast Wisconsin companies to consider leveraging Forward 48 as a high-impact leadership development opportunity for their emerging leaders.”

Standard Applications for Forward 48’s Spring 2026 Cohort are now open through March 16.

Check out .48 to learn more and apply today! 💯