Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
Ritchie T. Martin, Jr. is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in leadership roles within health and wellness as well as community services. Currently serving as the Executive Director at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center since February 2025, Ritchie previously held significant positions such as Chief Human Services Officer and Chief Public Health Officer at Allies in Hope and Chief Program Officer at The Other Ones Foundation. Ritchie has also directed opioid and HIV prevention services at Williams and Associates and contributed to health promotion at Vivent Health. Earlier roles include Housing Services Director at Hope House of Milwaukee and HR Compliance Coordinator at Milwaukee Center For Independence. Ritchie holds a Master of Public Health from Morehouse College and a Bachelor's degree in Theology from Moody Bible Institute.
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Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
MISSION The mission of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center is to further develop our vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the greater Milwaukee area, thus improving the quality of life for all of us. The mission is supported by the Center’s leadership in community building, health promotion, advocacy, and communications. OUR VALUES The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center believes in the goodness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. As an organization, the Center seeks to foster community development and agency partnerships. The Center values leadership, both formal and informal, and it supports responsibility and accountability among individuals and organizations. To achieve its mission, the Center acknowledges the value of diversity and inclusion and of proactive and responsive communications. The Center understands that the LGBT community’s long-term quality of life requires the Center to prosper financially and develop organizationally to meet community needs. SERVICE STATEMENT The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center delivers educational, health promotion, and community-building services that meet the needs of LGBT youth, adults, and their allies in the Greater Milwaukee area from its primary facility and other sites. The Center programs are developed with a consideration of community need, diversity, and inclusivity, community development, availability of resources, and the Center’s mission and vision.