{"id":143231,"date":"2026-01-29T22:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/?p=143231"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:23:45","slug":"board-member-and-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/board-member-and-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome our newest Advocate and Board Member!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2026\/01\/Michaela-Mulroe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2026\/01\/Michaela-Mulroe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143232\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2026\/01\/Michaela-Mulroe.jpg 733w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2026\/01\/Michaela-Mulroe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2026\/01\/Michaela-Mulroe-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Being an Advocate and Board Member is a powerful combination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are honored that Michaela Mulroe has become our newest Board Member! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michaela is an author, advocate, and Madison local dedicated to fostering a world where disability is met with unconditional confidence. As the author of the upcoming book Unconditionally Confident (August 2026), she brings a unique perspective on navigating life with a disability while maintaining a focus on personal agency and community leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michaela is passionate about supporting GiGi\u2019s Playhouse and its mission to change the way the world sees Down syndrome, ensuring every individual has the tools to define their own path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more about Michaela <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelamulroe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on her website.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about our board and how to become a Board Member visit <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/board-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an Advocate and Board Member is a powerful combination We are honored that Michaela Mulroe has become our newest Board Member! Michaela is an author, advocate, and Madison local dedicated to fostering a world where disability is met with unconditional confidence. As the author of the upcoming book Unconditionally Confident (August 2026), she brings&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1598,1647,23,22,1039,21],"class_list":["post-143231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-advocate","tag-boardmember","tag-down-syndrome","tag-madison","tag-nonprofit","tag-volunteer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}