Milwaukee Press Club: Newsmaker Luncheon to feature new MPS superintendent

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The Milwaukee Press Club

Joette Richards, (262) 894-2224

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MILWAUKEE – Gregory Thornton, who will succeed William Andrekopoulos as the next superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, will be the featured guest at the next Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Tuesday, April 13.

The event will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub in downtown Milwaukee at 137 E. Wells St.

Thornton was unanimously selected to be the superintendent by the MPS board in January. He will assume his new role in Milwaukee on July 1.

Thornton most recently served as the superintendent of the 7,800-student Chester Upland School District in southeastern Pennsylvania. He previously held high-level administrative posts in the 140,000-student Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland and the 180,000-student School District of Philadelphia, where he was chief academic officer.

Thornton will be interviewed by a panel of professional journalists.

The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series is sponsored by Journal Communications and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The Milwaukee Press Club presents the Newsmaker Luncheons to shed light on issues of the day. The public is invited to attend the luncheons. The cost to attend is $15 for MPC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for students. Lunch is included. Seating will be limited. Pre-registration and advance payment is required and may be done online at http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org. Checks may be mailed to the MPC at PO Box 176, North Prairie, WI 53153-0176. Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. Please contact Joette Richards at the Milwaukee Press Club at milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com with any questions; or to pay by credit card, call 262-894-2224.