Dr. Walter Sava is the Executive Director of Latino Arts, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI). His previous experience includes six years serving as Executive Director of La Casa de Esperanza, Inc. in Waukesha, Wisconsin, General Supervisor of Community Services for Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Executive Director of Centro de la Comunidad Unida/United Community Centery (Milwaukee, WI). He is the winner of numerous awards including the Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award (2005), the Maclovio Barraza Leadership Award, National Council of La Raza (2006) and was named a Fellow by the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters in 2006.
Dr. Sava has co-authored three books about Latinos in Wisconsin: La Casa de Esperanza: A History (Pilar Melero, 2011), Latinos in Waukesha (Aracadia Publishing 2011) and Latinos in Milwaukee (Arcadia Publishing). In addition, he remains an active member of the community, serving on the Greater Milwaukee Education Trust, Latinos United For Poliitical Action (LUPA), the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin Strategic Development Commission and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors