Celebrate Milwaukie, Inc. (CMI) is a community nonprofit organization established in 1999 for the purpose of supporting and promoting activities by and for the Milwaukie community.  In its first decade, CMI’s focus was on establishing the Milwaukie Farmers Market.  In its second decade, CMI has expanded its scope to support and sponsor a broader range of activities.

CMI’s  Board is comprised of:

David Aschenbrenner, Member of the Milwaukie Historical Society, resident of the Hector Campbell neighborhood

Mark Stehn, Downtown business owner (Stehn Family Chapel) and member of the Board of the Providence Milwaukie Foundation

Melanie Bennett, Graduate of PSU’s Masters of Public Administration program, and volunteer in the Oregon 4-H program

Shauna Walker, Marketing, Operations, and Real Estate professional, Ardenwald resident, graduate of Milwaukie Elementary, Rowe, MHS and PSU

Frank Weintraub, retired mechanical engineer, part-time musician, vegetable gardener, and woodworker; resident of the Lake Road neighborhood