Love + Lift Board of Directors
Breanna Suskey-Peyton
President
As a working wife and mama, Breanna has always believed and lived the "It takes a village..." motto. She has learned through trial and error that it is impossible to live life to the fullest without leaning on a much needed support system of equal minded individuals. Within this life, she has learned to share her love and patience with other mamas who also needed support. As children learn by example and by modeling, she has seen the concept of love and lift impact and change her own children's lives. It has created as deep of a desire in them to help others as it has in her. As she never underestimates children and the wisdom they carry, she notes how they truly watch the world around them and soak up every ounce of goodness offered. She very much looks forward to continuing to spread the love and lift philosophy.
Colleen White
vice president
Colleen lives in Menomonee Falls with her husband Barrett, three kids and dog! Born and raised outside of Chicago, Colleen moved to Florida for Barrett where they lived together for 7 years before moving back to the Midwest in 2016. Colleen is one of three girls and super close with her immediate family and extended family - most of whom live in the Chicago suburbs. Between the three sisters, they have 10 kids in about 8 years so family parties are now really hectic! Colleen is thrilled to be a part of the Board and looking forward to spreading kindness and lifting others through Love + Lift!
Caitlin Tilley
TREASURER
Caitlin lives in Wauwatosa with her husband Andrew and their two children. By day, she works as an Audit Director at RSM US LLP, a public accounting firm. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading a good book, and obsessing over Wisconsin sports. She believes strongly in the quote from Aesop "no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted" and is passionate about spreading that message to promote the Love + Lift community.
Nicole Scholz
DIRECTOR
Nicole lives in Brookfield, WI with her two daughters. In addition to being a mom, she is also a school counselor in a K-8 school. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exercising, and playing fetch with her dog. She is grateful to find such a supportive community and loves being able to give back to other moms and families in the greater Milwaukee area.
Carrie Pace
DIRECTOR
Carrie is an Emergency Medicine Physician and on the administrative team for Aurora Medical Center Grafton. She lives in Shorewood with her two children, Nora and James, and their high energy French Bulldong, Ruby Donuts. Building connections and community is part of her core being, so in addtion to spreading beauty through L+L, she co-founded the Milwaukee Women Physicians Society and is launching a mentoring program for early and mid-career physicians. She rounds out her days with biking, reading and exploring the local restaurant scene.
Jessica Knaak
DIRECTOR
Jessica is a hair stylist turned .NET developer that closes the gap between communication and technology. Solving problems is her passion; doesn’t matter if it’s business strategy, missing semi colons, making networking connections or sharing her experiences to help others. She loves taking someone's idea and "magically" creating something real and tangible. She lives in Oak Creek with my husband Jason, daughter Charlotte and cat Bones. They love doing arts and crafts, Disney and traveling.
Annie Monahan
FOUNDER
Annie lives in the Village of Shorewood with her husband and five children. She has always had a passion for children and earned an undergraduate degree in Child Psychology from UW Madison before earning her Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from UWM. Prior tobecoming a stay-at-home Mom, Annie was a MPS teacher and reading consultant. With the help of her local community, she started KidsCycle Northshore and eventually established Love+Lift Inc. Annie's relentless commitment to building community earned her the title of Shorewood, WI's "2017 Neighbor of the Year." The past several years of leading this movement have given back to Annie as well-- in empowering and cheering on community members' individual acts of loving and lifting, she has witnessed new, creative, and diverse ways the philosophy can be expressed. Annie is grateful for all who have contributed to the Facebook pages and Mission of Love+Lift.