Alexis Peterson

Biography

The 2025-26 campaign will mark the third for Alexis Peterson, who serves as Executive Assistant to the Head Coach, with the Marquette University men's basketball program. Peterson's duties include the coordination of head coach Shaka Smart's schedule, assisting with driving coach Smart's culture throughout the Marquette and Milwaukee communities, and supporting projects within the program. While Peterson is new to campus, she is very familiar with the greater Milwaukee community. With over 15 years of administrative experience, she most recently served as Special Assistant/Director of Scheduling in the Office of the Mayor with both Tom Barrett (2012-2021) and Cavalier Johnson (2021-23). Her responsibilities included vetting and scheduling in-and-out of office meetings and public and private events, preparing briefing materials and assisting with logistics for projects including the State of the City gatherings, 2020 DNC Convention bid and special mayoral conferences. Peterson's experience in the Office of the Mayor also included roles as Constituent Relations Manager (2009-12) and Scheduling Coordinator (2007-09). The Milwaukee native earned her bachelor's in professional communications from Alverno College in 2007.

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