“Mark Zimmerman Announced as New Executive Director for Miracle of Innocence, Inc.” An experienced leader with considerable administrative and fundraising experience has been chosen to serve as the Executive Director of Miracle of Innocence, Inc. Mark Zimmerman begins his new role on Monday, August 19. According to MOI Board Chair Kip Robertson, “We are thrilled to have an experienced leader like Mark come aboard to lead our team, both our board and our staff. His leadership and experience will enhance every aspect of our organization’s mission to free the innocent and support them upon release.”Mark previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Powell Gardens and Deputy Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Mark has held leadership roles at Westin Hotels & Resorts and at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where over 16 years he played a key role in strategic alignment and the visitor experience. He holds an MBA from the University of Missouri and a BS in Economics from the University of Wisconsin. Originally from Wausau, Wisconsin, Mark is committed to making a difference through collaboration, partnership, and accountability.MOI co-founder Darryl Burton expressed his enthusiasm for Mark’s hire, saying, “MOI has been growing over the past seven years and is now in a great position to rise to the next level of professionalism as an organization. I’m excited to work with Mark as he leads the team in its day-to-day work.” MOI’s other co-founder Lamonte McIntyre shared this sentiment, stating, “After serving 23 years in prison for a crime I did not commit, I wanted to do something to right that wrong. Darryl and I founded MOI to do just that, and Mark’s hire will make our organization even more impactful.”Zimmerman’s work begins just in time for the organization’s annual gala on Friday, September 6. You can learn more about the gala and other MOI programs at https://www.miracleofinnocence.org/.

 

About Miracle of InnocenceMOI is a non-profit organization with a mission to free the innocent and support them upon release. Founded in July of 2017, Miracle of Innocence has helped free four innocent men and women to date and is actively working on four current cases. Miracle of Innocence supports retrials for incarcerated individuals and continuously provides care for the exonerated when they return back into society with services related to habitation, identification, communication, transportation, occupation, mental health counseling, adult mentorship, food, and clothing. MOI’s founders, Darryl Burton and Lamonte McIntyre, served a combined 47 years in prison for crimes they did not commit.