Larry Waters provides leadership and guidance to organizations by serving as a consultant. Upon retirement from Corporate America in September 2013, he served as the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Washington D.C. based Opportunity Funding Corporation until July 2017.

Prior to his retirement, Waters enjoyed a career with MillerCoors that spanned thirty-four years where he held leadership positions in sales, marketing, communications and corporate affairs. His positions included Senior Director of Global Community Commerce and Partnerships, Senior Director of Multicultural Relations, Sales Communications Group Director, Regional Retail Sales Manager and Regional Sales Learning and Development Manager.

Waters has served as a member of numerous leading civic and business-related organizations, boards and committees. He is a member of the board of directors for Launch Milwaukee, the Elm Grove Citizens Police Academy Association, and the Dr. Terence N. Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund. Waters is also a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Chairman’s Council. He is a past board chair of the Milwaukee Urban League and secretary of the National Council of Urban League Board Chairs. Waters previously served as a long-time member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Board of Directors, Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation Corporate Advisory Council, the National United Merchants Beverage Association Corporate Advisory Board, the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation Corporate Advisory Board and 100 Black Men of Greater Milwaukee. He is a Diamond Life member of the NAACP and a former member of the Executive Committee for the State of Wisconsin NAACP.

Waters earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He and his wife, Adrienne (White) Waters, are the proud parents of their son, Noah Waters.

Theresa Jones is a seasoned Human Resources executive with over 20 years’ experience leading strategic initiatives in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources, organization and leadership development, employee and labor relations and church operations.

She retired from full time employment as VP of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at Children’s Wisconsin in 2024 and currently works as an Adjunct Professor at Milwaukee Area Technical College where she teaches Human Resources and Leadership Development classes.

Prior to that she served as Chief Ministry Operations Officer at Parklawn Assembly of God and held numerous other positions in leadership in the healthcare, financial services and air express industries during the past 20 years.

Theresa has also served on a number of community boards throughout her career. Most recently, she has been serving on the board of Prism Economic Development Corporation and is a trustee on the Boys and Girls Club board. She also served on the board of St. Ann’s Intergenerational Center.

Theresa is passionate about inclusion, leadership development and community engagement. She brings that knowledge and experience to any role that she has worked in or served in throughout her career.