Reports have surfaced that Anime Milwaukee may have hired former executives that were removed from the board of directors and executive leadership team of Anime Detour, however they can not be immediately verified as the parent organization of Anime Milwaukee, called the Entertainment Culture Promotion Society, has not updated its website since 2022.
In a report to the Anime Detour’s parent organization “Anime Twin Cities”’s board of directors, an external investigation reportedly uncovered credible allegations of workplace harassment, the creation of a hostile work environment, and misuse of corporate funds by several individuals who were previously members of top leadership.
One of the individuals suspended after the Anime Twin Cities investigation, Kristen Loth, is shown on the second-most-recent news item on the ECPS website as a board member. (ECPS is the organization that organizes Anime Milwaukee). It is unclear the entire composition of their board of directors, as the ECPS website has not been updated since April 1, 2022.
An unknown convention vendor told Ani.me staff at a recent event that ECPS may have also hired Troy MacDonald, who was also subject to investigation and subsequently fired from the Anime Twin Cities / Anime Detour organization.
A search last year for the Entertainment and Culture Promotion Society’s Employer Identification Number 45-2642735 on the IRS website showed that the corporation was not active with the IRS. A recent search returned no data, but the third-party website “w9ein.com” said that on 2014-12-08 the organization was revocated from federal non-profit tax status, showing “Posting of automatic revocation of federal tax exempt status for not filing Form 990 return or notice for 3 consecutive years”.
According to Zoominfo, the directors of Anime Milwaukee recently consisted of Amanda McManus, Rosa Halcomb, Megan Noonan, J. Berger, Kris Berger, and Kristen Loth, however this information can not be verified at this time.
The adress listed on various websites for ECPS is 10240 W NATIONAL AVE STE 1901, WEST ALLIS, WI, 53227-2029.