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Discover Madison Webinar
Thursday, March 20 | 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Join us for an event dedicated to exploring the vibrant city of Madison, Wisconsin. Whether you’re new to the area or a lifelong resident, this session will provide insights into Madison’s history, culture and exciting opportunities within the city. Learn about local insights, cultural connections, history and community engagement from Destination Madison.
- Rob Dz: Rob Dz is a musician, educator and and activist. He has performed with the likes of Nas, Eminem, Common, Talib Kweli, and others. As a Kennedy Center certified teaching artist, his primary residency focus is on Hip Hop, Personal Branding and Spoken Word as positive forms of self-expression. Rob has held residencies with Madison youth in elementary, middle, and high schools, community centers, the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center, Neighborhood Intervention Program and others. In 2017, he was inducted to both the American Folklife Center at the Library Of Congress and The National Museum of African American History and Culture as a member of The Story Corps program. He founded the Mad Lit Summer Event Series that focuses on featuring and highlighting BIPOC artists from the Madison area.
- Ashley Kouba: Ashley Kouba is entering her second season as Assistant General Manager for the Madison Mallards baseball and Night Mares softball teams. It is her fourth season overall with the organization. She oversees the community sales team in their efforts of bringing local groups out to the ballpark and helps the Corporate Sales team by servicing over 700 corporate outings each summer. During her time, the Mallards have reached many attendance milestones and the Night Mares inaugural season bested more than half of the Northwoods League baseball teams in attendance totals for the 2024 season. Prior to Madison, Ashley has worked in professional ultimate frisbee, Minor League Baseball and ran the production team for the 2021 Clark Cup Champion Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League.
- Sarah Warner: Sarah Warner is relationship cultivator, PR professional and community enthusiast, charged with sharing a love of Madison with local and national media in her role as PR & Communications Manager at Destination Madison, the area’s primary travel and tourism entity. Her work has helped Madison get placements in major publications such as AFAR,Travel + Leisure, Men’s Journal, Forbes, USA TODAY and more. She also chairs the organization’s DEAI Committee. Prior to this role, Sarah served as the Communications Manager at Overture Center. She is currently involved in community initiatives outside of the workplace by acting as co-chair of the Friends of the Madison Arts Commission (FoMAC) Board and is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier Greater Madison Chapter. She is passionate about the arts, loves cooking and has lived in Madison for nearly 15 years.
This is a virtual event.
