Sarah Hwang, marketing director at Renaissance Theaterworks in downtown Milwaukee, has been active with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society since her MS diagnosis in 1999.
She has served on the board of trustees for the organization’s Wisconsin chapter for six years and has participated in Walk MS in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Her team, known as Hwang’s Wok-er’s, have been among the Wisconsin walk’s top fundraisers for the past 10 years, having raised $521,917 so far. Much of the team’s fundraising success can be attributed to the Wok Hard to Fight MS fundraiser held annually from 2014-2021. The event featured a Chinese pop-up restaurant with food prepared by Sarah’s husband, Milt, and volunteers, according to Erica Gumieny, CEO of Pivotal Point LLC.
Hwang received the National MS Society’s Impact Award in 2018.
