Bree Spencer

Bree Spencer is the Senior Program Director of Justice at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a position she has held since April 2023.1 She is an experienced professional based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a focus on justice reform, public safety, and community development.1

Spencer's career trajectory includes:

1. Senior roles at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights:

   • Senior Program Director, Justice (April 2023 - Present)
   • Interim Senior Program Director (December 2022 - April 2023)
   • Senior Program Manager Justice Reform (January 2022 - December 2022)
   • Policing Program Manager (March 2021 - January 2022)1

2. Commissioner at the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (April 2022 - Present), where she provides oversight and board-level management of recruitment, hiring, promotion, disciplinary appeals, and citizen complaints.1

3. Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (January 2022 - May 2022), teaching a graduate-level course on Innovation, Evaluation & Adaptive Management.1

4. Director of Community Programs at Safe & Sound (August 2013 - January 2016), where she developed cross-sector partnerships and managed community outreach teams focused on public safety in Milwaukee.1

Spencer holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Syracuse University's Maxwell School and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Western Washington University.1

In her current role, Spencer is involved in various justice reform initiatives and has contributed to discussions on policing and its impact on democracy.2 Her expertise lies in justice reform, community programs, and innovative cross-sector collaborative projects aimed at improving society.1