Commission on Aging

Commissioners are appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Board of Supervisors.  They are responsible for developing and implementing a coordinated human service system of community-based services for Milwaukee County residents aged 60 and older.

Members of the 2010 - 2011 Milwaukee County Commission on Aging are:  

Barbara M. Bechtel, (Chair ) has been active in public health and advocacy for over 60 years., Barbara is past president of Wisconsin School Health Assn. and past vice president of Wisconsin Public Health Assn. She serves on the Commission on Aging advocacy committee and wellness council and has been on the advisory council of horizon home care and hospice and has served on the board of North Shore Board of Health and the facilities study committee for the Brown Deer school district She is a graduate of Mt. Sinai School of Nursing, Marquette University School of Nursing, Brown Deer police academy and the Wisconsin senior statesman program. In 1973 she founded the Brown Deer senior citizens club and has served as a volunteer for senior meal program, Brown Deer Historical Society,  Brown Deer Recreation dept. and North Shore Board of Health. Her honors include Brown Deer citizen of the year, Milwaukee County Public Health Nurse of the Year,  the Wisconsin Public Health Basic Prevention Award and recognition in the Milwaukee County Senior Citizen Hall of Fame.

Mattie Payne, Vice chair

Judith Troestler, (Secretary) retired from Delco electronics where she was a lab technician for quality assurance, an assembly technician in the cardiac pacemaker department and a journeyman electronics technician for test equipment construction. She is a volunteer driver for the non partisan "Operation Big Vote" that assures the blind and disabled have access to thier local polling places. She is also chief poll inspector for 5 polling places in the South Shore area of the city of Milwaukee,  A graduate of MATC with courses in Elctrical Technology and Computer Science.  Judith has also completed both county and state level senior statesman classes.

 

Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic was elected County Supervisor for the 4th District in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. She is an active member in over 30 civic organizations in her district and has been appointed to serve on the City of Milwaukee's Housing Trust Fund Task Force. Once a month she holds a town hall meeting at the OASIS senior center that serves as a forum for senior voices in the community.  She is an honors graduate of Marquette University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Spanish. Supervisor Dimitrijevic's Milwaukee County Board responsibilities include serving as Vice-Chairperson of the Health and Human Needs Committee and membership on the Intergovernmental Relations Committee, the Parks Energy and Environment Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee. She serves as the Supervisory Delegate to the Commission on Aging.

Brenda J. Doxtator works with the fiscal office of Spotted Eagle Inc. formerly known as the Milwaukee Area Indian Manpower Council. Brenda has been active in Milwaukee’s Native American community for over 35 years.  She is past treasurer and fundraiser for United Indians of Milwaukee, board member of Indian community school, worked with Indian council of the elderly as a bookkeeper She has a long history of advocacy and action with Milwaukee’s Native American Community.She was a board member of the Indian Council of the Elderly for 5 years and served as chair for 2 years. She is a past board member of the Siggenauk Interfaith Center, the YWCA and the Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit. She also served on the Committee for Project Hold and Second Chance at MIlwaukee Area technical College.

 

 

 

Frank R. Gonzales Jr.  has been a community activist and advocate for over 60 years.  He was one of the first Latinos to attend a national political convention and Co founder of Bruce Guadalupe School where he was active in fundraising Frank has over 40 years of involvement with Social Development Commission starting with development of area councils in the mid 1960s.  He attended MATC and UWM and was appointed by the mayor to the Citizen Advisory Council for Community Development Block Grants where he served as chair for 2 years He is past president of Walkers Point Development Council and  served on that council for 21 years. Frank volunteers for Mexican Fiesta, Headstart community policy committee and South Side National Night Out Committee. He also serves on the board of directors for the Mitchell park 4th of July committee and has been the talent contest master of ceremonies for 23 years.

 

Casper T. Green

 

Viola "Vi" Hawkins

 

 

 

Eileen T. Hayes

 

 

 

Alvin C. Hill

Lynnea Katz-Petted