fbpx
Skip to content
Support Midwestern creativity with a gift to Arts Midwest! Donate Now

Emily Tau (WI)

Public Affairs Director

David Crowley

A smiling person of medium-light skin tone with long brown hair, wearing a blue sweater and blue-green chunky necklace.

Emily Tau is a passionate advocate and arts enthusiast dedicated to championing equity and community engagement. With a degree in Public Relations and Theatre Arts from Marquette University, Emily has shaped her career around the transformative power of storytelling and public service. Currently serving as Public Affairs Director for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, she brings her commitment to advocacy into the public sphere, fostering meaningful relationships and advancing initiatives that uplift Milwaukee’s communities. 

Recognized as one of Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Asian American Leaders and named one of Marcus Performing Arts Center’s 50 Future Women of the Arts, Emily actively champions diversity, equity, and inclusion, seeing the arts as a powerful catalyst for change and a bridge between people and culture.