Meet Amy
Amy has spent more than 15 years helping organizations solve complex problems, manage large projects, and bring people together around shared goals. As a project and program manager, she has led multimillion-dollar initiatives in the financial services, utilities, and health care technology industries.
She brings that same practical approach to community service: listening first, organizing people around a clear goal, and following through until the work gets done.
That is the kind of leadership we deserve in Madison.
A Record of Showing Up
Amy knows how local government works: She serves on Brookfield’s Parks & Recreation Commission and helped advance the 2024 Wirth Park Tot Lot renovation, a project that brought inclusive play features, soft surfacing, fencing, picnic space, and a planned accessible restroom to local families.
Amy knows how to bring people together: She has served on the Marquette University Alumni Association National Board of Directors, including as President, and helped develop professional education programming through the Project Management Institute’s Milwaukee chapter.
Amy knows how to mentor the next generation: She has supported Girl Scouts pursuing Silver and Gold Awards and received the council’s Thanks Badge in 2024 for sustained mission-delivery volunteerism.
Additional community leadership experience:
Graduating from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department’s Citizen Academy
Serving Marquette University Young Alumni Association Board
Leading UU Church West’s Holistic Study Committee and teaching religious education
Supporting the children of fallen U.S. servicemembers at Camp Hometown Heroes
Experienced Problem Solver
Amy Zimmerman is a passionate program manager and community enthusiast who believes giving back to her community is a way of life. She brings both corporate expertise and entrepreneurial insights as the spouse of a small business owner.
Amy's interest in local politics grew when facilitating San Jose's participatory budgeting exercise - a pivotal moment in seeing how local politics affects people's lives and working with residents from all backgrounds to express their values through the city's budget.
She currently serves on Brookfield's Parks & Recreation Commission, with whom she worked on the 2024 renovation to Brookfield’s Wirth Park Tot Lot. The new playground features inclusive play features, soft surfacing, fencing, picnic area, and a planned accessible restroom. Both the inclusive and accessible design and the public-private partnership funding model for this project were firsts for the city!
Rooted Here, Ready to Serve
Amy moved to Wisconsin nearly 20 years ago, and fell in love with the kind and welcoming people, the beautiful outdoors, and the rich history of the Wisconsin Idea. Amy and her husband enjoyed their first date in Wauwatosa and greatly miss the neighborhood gem Rosebud Theater.
She lives in Brookfield with her husband, a former teacher & small business owner, and their two young sons and Springer Spaniel. Her hobbies include gardening, golf, and sewing.
