About Us

Staci (She/Her) is Co-Executive Director for Programming & Partnerships at Eastmorland Community Center.   She has an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters of Divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA.  Staci also serves as pastor of the Common Grace congregation, which helped to establish ECC as a 501c3 public charitable institution. Staci has worked in the Eastmorland neighborhood since 2009.  She is married to Scott and has an adult son, Sam.  Her dog, Sunday, is an Australian Shepherd mix who has his own Instagram page!  Staci enjoys birding, flower gardening and playing word games. 

Marie Everett (She/Her) is Co-executive Director of Fund Development and Communications. She has been a resident of the Eastmorland neighborhood since 1997. Her work in this neighborhood has included involvement at Schenk Elementary as a parent, employee, and committee chair for the Clay Stomp that created the mural near the main entrance. More recently she was a co-owner of El Jardín Infantil preschool from 2016-2024. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is married to John and has an adult son, Ronan. She has two cats, Magnus and Karakaxa, that, surprisingly, also have their own Instagram page. Marie enjoys knitting, reading, and making art.

Victoria Sutton works as a Senior Intellectual Property Manager with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, helping to protect innovations developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2006. Over the years, her passion for supporting education and the well-being of families has led her to volunteer with various non-profit organizations, including "Adult Role Models in Science" (17 years in various roles, including President of the Advisory Board for 6 years and Leader of the Volunteer Advisory Board for 2 years), the Schenk Elementary School PTO (President, 3 years), MMSD's Advanced Learning (AL) Task Force, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (volunteer docent, 1.5 years), the Parent Board for Judo Jujitsu Madison, and serving as a volunteer Handler for the 501st Legion (10 years). 

Rev. Breanna Illéné is the Director of Ecumenical Innovation and Justice Initiatives at the Wisconsin Council of Churches. She has lived in the Eastmorland neighborhood for 10 years and served on the Eastmorland Community Association for 6 years. Her family recently began attending Common Grace (the church that meets at the ECC) after they kept ending up in the building for neighborhood events. She loves spending time outdoors, building community, drinking coffee, reading, and spending time with her 2 kids, spouse, and pitbull. 

Jason Compton joined the ECC board in 2023 and currently serves as its Secretary. Through his artistic efforts as Producer for Madison Shakespeare Company, he has been involved with ECC's predecessors since 2016. His areas of focus on the ECC board include arts incubation and investments.

Alex Shima is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 20 years of experience in both public and private accounting, specializing in healthcare and nonprofit industries.  Graduating from North Dakota State University in 2008 with Bachelor of Science, Accountancy, Alex holds CPA license in the State of Wisconsin and North Dakota.  After many years of practicing financial statement audits and accounting services for healthcare and nonprofit entities, Alex recently became a stay-at-home parent to take care of his three children while supporting his wife's career in the technology industry.  As a new board member to ECC in 2025, Alex looks forward to bringing his finance and accounting experience to ECC and assisting with various capital projects and fundraising activities. 

Alex also serves as a board member for several local nonprofits, including his service to Central Midwest Ballet Academy in Middleton as a board and finance committee member, and for Madison Japanese Language School as a steering committee member.  In his free time, Alex enjoys cooking and taking care of his backyard chickens and home garden.  Alex also enjoys supporting his two daughters in ballet and piano, and driving around town and the state for his son's soccer and basketball games and practices.

Anisa moved to Madison from North Carolina in 2021 with her husband and their two daughters. They were grateful to find a house and a welcoming community in the Eastmorland neighborhood. Anisa holds a Master's degree in Education from Florida State University and taught English as a Second Language for 10 years before becoming a stay-at-home parent.

She enjoys connecting with others through community service and has volunteered at Common Grace/ECC for the past four years in the Weekend Food Bag program that supports Schenk Elementary students that are food insecure. Additionally, she served as the PTO President at Schenk Elementary during the 2023-2024 school year. She also coaches for Girls on the Run at Schenk Elementary. In her free time, Anisa enjoys reading, DIY projects, and exploring Wisconsin with her family.