High School Connection students selected to attend Elite Summer Camps throughout the nation

A key component of the High School Connection Program at Our Next Generation Inc. is providing students with opportunities to experience life in new environments.

The staff at Our Next Generation would like to recognize four young men for receiving an honor that meets that vital component.

Mr. Chico King and Mr. Amos Malone have been accepted into one of the most sought after summer opportunities in our nation, Camp New Look.

Mr. Jerry Adams and Mr. Christopher Bennett have been accepted to the High School Outdoor Leader Program hosted by the Urban Ecology Center.

        Amos Malone with Educational Coordinator, Kiarra Reid.    

Thanks Betsy for helping our students plant the seeds of success

Homework Club Volunteer, Betsy Head, donated 100+ plants and flowers to brighten up our landscape at Our Next Generation's Neighborhood Center, 35th & Lisbon.  She included the students in the experience and taught the importance of gardening! 

Welcome New Board of Directors

John Dawson

John Dawson’s commitment to Our Next Generation grew over the past three years through his experiences as an Academic Mentor in the agency’s flagship program, the Homework Club.  This summer, he joined our Board of Directors, hoping to contribute “in any way possible.”

Mr. Dawson is a retired partner in Foley & Lardner LLP's Milwaukee office. He served as the managing partner of the Milwaukee office from 1994 to 1999 and previously served as the national chair of the firm's Litigation Department from 1986 to 1994.  

At the time of his retirement in 2005, Mr. Dawson was listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of alternate dispute resolution, business litigation and First Amendment law.  In addition, Mr. Dawson is an adjunct professor at the Marquette University Law School, teaching a course on media law.

John resides in Mequon with his wife of 42 years.

Darren L. Bornemeier, CPA

Darren Bornemeier is the Director – Internal Audit & Sarbanes-Oxley for Briggs & Stratton Corporation.  He joined our Board of Directors this fall to help structure the organization for growth and “to support a program intentionally reaching out to a community most in need.”

Mr. Bornemeier is a 1990 honors graduate of UW-Whitewater in Accounting, and currently is engaged in a variety of volunteer, advisory positions, including being on the Board of Directors at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).  Mr. Bornemeier is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA), and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and serves on the Accounting Advisory Boards at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and Milwaukee Area Technical College.