This is the fifth of a five-part series. Part one is here, part two is here and part three is here, and part four is here.
Diana Nachtigal
Diana Nachtigal is Captain of Community Engagement for the City of Madison Police Department, where she oversees a wide variety of community-focused initiatives, including Amigos en Azul, the Black Officer Coalition, MPD Pride, Community Academies, youth engagement programs, mental health programs, and much more. Law enforcement is a second career; she started as an accountant at biotech company Promega. She joined the Madison Police Department as an accounting technician in 1998 and became a sworn officer in 2004. Since then she’s risen through the ranks, serving as a mental health liaison officer, criminal intelligence officer and detective in the violent crime unit. She was promoted to captain and placed in charge of the community engagement unit in December 2024. She holds an associates degree from Madison College and a bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University, both in accounting.
Bryan BainBridge
Bryan BainBridge is Chief Executive Officer of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, a coalition of 12 Tribal nations across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan whose mission is to enhance the lives of Native people through education, health care, elder services and economic development. He previously served as a council member and chairman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
Jordan Dominguez
Jordan Dominguez is senior manager of marketing and public relations at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, where she leads sponsorship, donation, and volunteer initiatives to strengthen the casino’s presence and impact in the local community. Originally from Chicago, Jordan moved to Wisconsin in her youth and joined Ho-Chunk Gaming in Wisconsin Dells as food and beverage manager in 2017. She held that position for just a few months before moving over to marketing. She took on the role at the Madison casino in 2023, as the tribe’s gaming enterprise continued to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jordan is the Vice President of the Monona East Side Business Alliance.
Nicolasa Alamilla
Nicolasa Alamilla is community engagement coordinator for Milwaukee County Zoo, where she works to ensure that people of color see themselves reflected at the Milwaukee County Zoo in programming, events, and outreach. Nico specializes in connecting with Indigenous youth across the state to market zoological, ecological, and conservation careers to them with the Milwaukee County Zoo’s support. She took on that role in 2023 after a stint as an assistant division administrator for the Forest County Potawatomi Nation’s Community Center, a 60-million-dollar sports complex where she developed youth, family and cultural programs. She is also an adult advisor to The Milwaukee County Youth Commission. She helps to advise the youth on legislative action and support them in a parliamentary role during official meetings at the county courthouse. She attended the Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York, where she earned a bachelor of business administration with a concentration in strategic design and management.
Dr. Tim Fish
Dr. Tim Fish is a tribal liaison and senior population health strategist with the Independent Care Health Plan (iCare). Dr. Fish works in collaboration with tribal communities and community-based organizations to eliminate healthcare barriers for tribal elders, people who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities, and those who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds by providing opportunities for high-quality and equitable access to long-term care programs with the goal of improving the overall health and well-being of tribal people and communities throughout Wisconsin. Dr. Fish is an enrolled tribal citizen of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma and holds an AA degree in Liberal Arts with an Ethnic Studies certificate from Madison College, a BS degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership (CNPL) with an American Indian Studies certificate, two Master’s degrees in Human Ecology (MS) and Clinical Social Work (MSW) with a concentration in Mental Health, a PhD in Civil Society and Community Research (CSCR) from UW-Madison, a Strategic Healthcare Leadership certificate from Cornell University, and is a certified advanced practice social worker (APSW).
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