Angie Mack Creative Leadership Contributions to Cultural Projects in Wisconsin

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Angie Mack

Contact: angie@ozaukeetalent.com

Historical consultant, researcher and educator with a strong background in arts leadership, marketing strategy, public art and cultural projects.

Highlights of Qualifications:

  • Wisconsin Historical Society website award recipient for paramountshome.org. The website was one of the first historical websites to digitally archive and find materials about Paramount Records.
  • Destination Branding Consultant/Creative Director and Placemaking Specialist, Paramount Plaza in the heart of the Village of Grafton, WI
  • Served as Historic Preservation Commission member under Chairman Ralph Zaun. Served as a Village of Grafton Ad Hoc Committee for downtown development under Administrator Darrell Hofland.
  • Volunteer Executive Director and Chairperson for the Paramount Plaza Walk of Fame in Grafton, WI for an international board of researchers. Planner for various Walk of Fame ceremony events.
  • Music Video Director and Artist in Residence for Balance, Inc. Fundraising Project
  • Volunteer Historical Consultant for Kevin Ramsey’s musicals Grafton City Blues and Chasin’ Dem Blues which have premiered at The Milwaukee Rep Theater and other theaters across the nation.
  • Digital Transformation Consultant and Strategist as the Marketing Director for the North Shore Academy of the Arts
  • Co-created a Paramount Walking Tour booklet. Led countless tours for writers, filmmakers and school groups to name a few.
  • Arranged for the first Blues in the Schools program for the entire Grafton School District.
  • Received the Difference Maker Award from Annex Wealth Management at Summer Sounds – public acknowledgment of Angie Mack’s decade-plus career as a small business owner, her dedication to arts education, and her role in fostering creative talent in the Ozaukee community.
  • Volunteer Festival Director/Festival Producer for the Embrace the Legacy Concert Series, Dads Who Sing, Ozaukee Showcases, and Grafton House of Blues Play Music on the Porch Events, 10-10-10 Open Mics and more
  • Researched and found the unmarked grave of the Father of Ragtime Guitar, Arthur Blind Blake with an international team of researchers. Raised funds for and arranged for the musician to have a headstone.
  • Volunteer Festival Producer – Pitched the creative concept of a Paramount Blues Festival to the Cedarburg Cultural Center, Grafton Area Live Arts and the Grafton Jaycees. Provided initial groundwork, education, networking, planning and marketing for the festival. Co-managed the historical tent in the first year.
  • Volunteer Production Specialist – Pitched the idea of a segment about Grafton to the producers of the show PBS History Detectives. Worked with the producers for over a year as a historical educator about Paramount Records and Grafton, WI.
  • Scholarly contributor to both of Jack White’s Grammy Award winning Paramount box sets.
  • Arts Education Consultant, Co-Creator, Director and Creative Youth Development during the inception of CPACkids at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
  • Co-founder of historical nonprofit Paramount G.I.G. (Grooves in Grafton). Event planner to raise funds for the Paramount Walk of Fame. Archive collector and manager for a mobile museum.
  • Named one of the top people in Ozaukee County by the News Graphic.
  • Received public acknowledgement from political representatives Mark Gottlieb, Jessica and Jim Doyle.
  • Created the Paramount Records: Recording the Delta Blues since 2011
  • Lifetime music educator, director and performer.

Angie has been interviewed by many podcast, radio, publication, web and video outlets. Her work has been recognized and recorded in books, magazines, websites and social media outlets around the globe.

Contact angie@ozaukeetalent.com