Oscar Mireles is a Latino arts leader, poet, and cultural organizer based in Wisconsin. He is the founder and director of Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to Latino arts and culture. Mireles served as Madison’s Poet Laureate (2016–2020) and has spent over four decades promoting Latino literature, artists, and community-based cultural programming across the Midwest. He currently serves on the boards of the Overture Center, Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin. Mireles previously served as Vice President of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA), regional arts agency Arts Midwest, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater.