August Update
Schauer Arts Center Announces Hiring of New Development Director
The Schauer Arts Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Dani Kuepper as our new Development Director. Kuepper will assume this role at the Schauer Center on August 4, bringing more than 27 years of experience in various roles at arts organizations in Wisconsin.
“I am so delighted that Dani is joining the Schauer Center team,” said John Hassig, Executive Director for the Schauer Center. “It is crystal clear that Dani’s deep ties and love of this community align perfectly with the Schauer Center’s mission of enhancing the cultural, educational, and social fabric of the region. Dani is the ideal person to lead our fundraising and community engagement efforts.”
Kuepper has been immersed in both the creative and administrative perspectives of the arts in the nonprofit arts sector over the years. She received both her BFA and MFA in Performance and Choreography from the Dance Department at UW-Milwaukee (UWM). From 1998 to 2021, she was a member of the teaching faculty at UWM Dance, contributing to the training and development of numerous emerging dancers and choreographers.
She will return to the Schauer Arts Center as the Director of Development after serving as the Community Engagement Manager at the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) in Milwaukee for the last three years. Her previous connections to the Schauer Arts Center include managing the Schauer School of the Arts during the 2021-22 season and dancing as a soloist in the concert celebrating the grand opening of the Ruth A. Knoll Theatre in 2000. Additionally, she has directed or choreographed the Hartford Union High School Musical since 2016, which is performed at the Schauer Center each fall. Dani and her husband, Ryan Kuepper, live in Hartford, and their children, Louiza, Natalie, Rita, and Alex, have been heavily involved in either the arts or sports at HUHS.
“I am thrilled to work alongside John and the outstanding staff at the Schauer Arts Center to revitalize and expand Schauer’s community engagement,” said Kuepper. “I look forward to the challenge of making a meaningful impact in a place that is near and dear to me.”
