Kim Beck is the executive director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UWM  and director of Arts, Humanities and Science in the UWM School of Continuing Education, which includes College for Kids/Teens, the Lake Sturgeon Bowl, and a large variety of noncredit adult personal enrichment programs.  He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Saint John's University, Minnesota; an M.A. in humanities from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; and an M.A. in theater and drama from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Beck was recently elected as a Trustee for the Village of Thiensville.  He has led a number of programs that focus on world religions.