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GMC MEMBERS AND OUR APPROACH

Our membership - comprised of our region's business, labor, academic, philanthropic, nonprofit, and community leaders - believes that intelligent, active interest in public affairs is the true measure of civic engagement and lays the foundation for a great community to thrive. Members leverage their experience, resources, intellectual capital, and love for Milwaukee to make the GMC a dynamic organization that responds to challenges in the community by launching and supporting initiatives using innovative strategies and techniques. 

The membership list is not to be used for commercial solicitation or political purposes.

Board of Directors

CHAIR
Margaret (Peggy) Kelsey

WEC Energy Group

SECRETARY
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Advocate Aurora Health

TREASURER
James Popp
Johnson Financial Group

PRESIDENT
Joel Brennan
Greater Milwaukee Committee

David Anderson
BMO Harris Bank

JoAnne Anton
Herb Kohl Philanthropies

Daniel J. Bader
Bader Philanthropies Inc.

Elizabeth Brenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tina Chang

SysLogic, Inc.

John Daniels, Jr.
Quarles & Brady LLP

Ellen Gilligan
Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Cecelia Gore

Brewers Community Foundation

Ted D. Kellner, CFA
T&M Partners, LLC

Mike Lovell
Marquette University

David Lubar

Lubar & Co.

Gregory Marcus

Marcus Corporation

Linda Mellowes
Community Volunteer

Wayne T. Morgan

Baker Tilly

 

 

 

George Oliver

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

Jonas Prising
ManpowerGroup

Mark Sabljak

Sabljak & Budisch

John E. Schlifske
Northwestern Mutual

Nancy Sennett
Foley & Lardner LLP

Mary Ellen Stanek
Baird

Gregory Wesley
Medical College of Wisconsin

Members

Denotes sustaining (non-voting) member

Chris Abele, CSA Partners

Ian Abston*, Millenian, LLC

Todd A. Adams, Rexnord

Melissa N. Allen, Maures Development Group, LLC

Kevin Anderson, Old National Banker

David A. Anderson, BMO Harris Bank

JoAnne Anton, Herb Kohl Philanthropies

Tanya Atkinson, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Mark Attanasio, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club

Daniel J. Bader, Bader Philanthropies Inc.

Wendy Baumann, Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation

David A. Baumgarten*, Old National Bank

Donald W. Baumgartner, Paper Machinery Corporation

Kurt Bechthold, Payne & Dolan, Inc.

Linda E. Benfield, Foley & Lardner LLP

Joshua Bierbach, Reilly, Penner & Benton, LLP

Joanne Bischmann*, MOB Communications

Bruce T. Block, Esquire, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c.

Kenneth C. Bockhorst, Badger Meter, Inc.

Ashley Booth, HNTB Corporation

Steven G. Booth, Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc.

Greg Borowski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Joel Brennan, Greater Milwaukee Committee

Elizabeth Brenner*, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kate Brewer, Greenfield Rehabilitation

Steven Brown, MolsonCoors Beverage Corporation

Daniel J. Bukiewicz, Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council

Ellen Censky, Milwaukee Public Museum

Tina M. Chang, SysLogic, Inc.

Isabelle Cherney, Mt. Mary College

Héctor Colón, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

Eric Conley, Froedtert Health

Jeffrey A. Crawford, Forest County Potawatomi Community

Sean Cullen, JP Cullen

Angela Damiani, NEWaukee

John W. Daniels, Jr., Quarles & Brady LLP

Jennifer Dirks, TEMPO Milwaukee

Patrick DiStefano, Deloitte

Kristin Dufek, EUA

Paul J. Eberle, Husch Blackwell LLP

Giacomo Fallucca, Palermo Villa, Inc.

Lauren Feaster, Professional Dimensions

Peter Feigin, Milwaukee Bucks

Andrew Fisher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr., Weyco Group, Inc.

William C. Foote, USG Corporation

Joseph Foy, Alverno College

Jorge Franco, National Financial Corporation

Alexander P. Fraser, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Jacquelyn Fredrick*, Versiti, Inc.

Anthony Fuerst, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cristy Garcia-Thomas, Advocate Aurora Health

David Gay, Ernst & Young

Jodi Gibson, Zoological Society of Milwaukee

Kevin Giglinto, Marcus Performing Arts Center

Ellen M. Gilligan, Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Joshua Gimbel, Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP

Chris Goller*, PNC Bank - Wisconsin Market

Cecelia Gore, Brewers Community Foundation

Linda Gorens-Levey, General Capital Group

Kelly Grebe, Retired MillerCoors

Brian L. Grossman, Chase - Middle Market Banking

Laura Gutierrez, United Community Center

Dextra Hadnot, AT&T Wisconsin

Eve Hall, Ph.D., Milwaukee Urban League

Jackie Hallberg, Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin

Patrick Hammes, Hammes Partners

Robert Hau, Fiserv

Thomas J. Hauske, Marshall Street Capital, Inc.

Jackie Herd Barber, Community Volunteer

Chris Hermann, PNC Bank - Wisconsin Bank

Nancy Hernandez, ABRAZO Multicultural Marketing & Communications

Renée K. Herzing, Herzing University

Robert J. Hillis, Direct Supply, Inc.

Dustin Hinton, UnitedHealthCare

Rebecca House, Rockwell Automation - World Headquarters

John C. Hunzinger, Hunzinger Construction

Jonathan Jackson, Milwaukee Film

Catherine A. Jacobson, Froedtert Health Inc.

Tony Janowiec, Interstate Development Partners

Jerome M. Janzer, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c.

Jerry Jendusa, STUCK Management, STUCK Fund I

Jeffrey A. Joerres*, Incito Capital

Daniel W. Johnson, Wisconsin Lutheran College

David Jorgenson, VSJ Construction Services, Inc.

Ted D. Kellner, CFA, T&M Partners, LLC

Margaret C. Kelsey, WEC Energy Group

John Kissinger, GRAEF

Gale E. Klappa, WEC Energy Group

Tracey L. Klein, Polsinelli

Kathy Koshgarian, The Dohmen Company

Dan Kramer, BDO USA, LLP

Frank Krejci, Strattec Security Corp.

David A. Krutz, Michael Best & Freidrich LLP

Heather Ladage, Milwaukee Business Journal

Steven L. Laughlin, Laughlin Constable, Inc.

Amy Lindner, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Theodore Lipscomb, LISC Milwaukee

Kevin M. Long, Quarles & Brady LLP

Michael R. Lovell, Marquette University

Susan Lovern, von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

David J. Lubar, Lubar & Co.

Margaret T. Lund, Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation

Jay C. Mack, Town Bank / Wintrust

James Madlom, Mueller Communications

Peter Mahler, Mahler Enterprises, Inc.

Barry R. Mandel, Mandel Group

Gregory S. Marcus, The Marcus Corporation

Stephen H. Marcus*, The Marcus Corporation

Vicki J. Martin, Ph.D., Milwaukee Area Technical College

Timothy Mattke, MGIC Investment Corp.

David G. Meissner*, Public Policy Forum

Linda T. Mellowes, Community Volunteer

Charles Mellowes, Charter Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Ronald D. Miller, CIBC

Brett K. Miller, Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.

Daniel J. Minahan, Continental Properties Company, Inc.

Chris Miskel, Versiti, Inc., & BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Inc.

Rebecca Mitich, Husch Blackwell LLP

Mark A. Mone, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Blake D. Moret, Rockwell Automation - World Headquarters

Wayne Morgan, Baker Tilly

Jeffrey Morin, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

H. Carl Mueller*, Mueller Communications, LLC

Ken Muth, Muth Company

Brian L. Nahey, Venturedyne, Ltd.

Leana Nakielski, American Family Insurance

Daniel H. Nelson, Nelson Schmidt, Inc.

Cory L. Nettles, Generation Growth Capital, Inc.

Michelle Nettles, ManpowerGroup

Kevin Newell, Royal Capital Group, LLC

Reginald Newson, Ascension

Greg Nickerson, Bader Rutter

Andy Nunemaker, Dynamis Software Corporation

Ugo Nwagbaraocha, Diamond Discs International

Patrick O'Brien, Patina Solutions

Peter Ogden, Ogden & Company, Inc.

Wayne C. Oldenburg, Oldenburg Group Incorporated

George Oliver, Johnson Controls

Tracie Parent, Kahler Slater

Jill G. Pelisek*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lubar School of Business

Gina A. Peter, Wells Fargo

Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Milwaukee Art Museum

Jim Popp, Johnson Financial Group

Joan Prince, Executive Strategies Elite

Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup

Steven Raasch, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc.

Steve Radke, Northwestern Mutual

Austin Ramirez, Husco

Kristine A. Rappe*, WEC Energy Group

Patrick Rath, United Performing Arts Fund

John R. Raymond, Medical College of Wisconsin

Steve Richman, Milwaukee Tool

Thomas Richtman, U.S. Bank

Bill Robison, Engberg Anderson Architects

Joseph A. Rock, KPMG

Miryam Rosenzweig, Milwaukee Jewish Federation

Mark J. Sabljak*, Sabljak & Budisch

Bryan Sadoff, Wealth Enhancement

Jack Salzwedel, American Family Insurance

Richard C. Schlesinger, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club

John E. Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual

Eric Schmidt, CG Schmidt, Inc.

Rick Schmidt, Jr.*, CG Schmidt, Inc.

Daniel Scholz, Cardinal Stritch University

Allan H. Selig, AHS Management Consulting Co.

Nancy J. Sennett, Foley & Lardner LLP

John S. Shiely*, Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Jim Skogsbergh, Advocate Aurora Health

Thomas L. Smallwood, Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation

Donald Smiley, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.

Greg Smith, Church Mutual Insurance Company

Peter M. Sommerhauser, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

Mary Ellen Stanek, Baird

Daniel J. Steininger*, Daniel Hoan Foundation

Gina Stilp, Zilber Family Foundation

Marlon Sullivan, Johnson Controls

Paul Sweeney, PS Capital Partners

Kurt Theune, Mortenson

Mark Thomas, American Red Cross

Steven J. Thomas, Kohl's

Kathy Thornton-Bias, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

Greg Tierney, MolsonCoors Beverage Company

Julie Tolan*, Lauber Business Partners

Keith Trafton, The Bartolotta Restaurants

Peggy Troy, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Derek Tyus, West Bend Mutual Insurance

David V. Uihlein, Jr.

John A. Utz, Associated Bank-Corp

Nicholas P. Wahl, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

John Y. Walz, Ph.D., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Stewart Wangard, Wangard Partners, Inc.

Gregory M. Wesley, Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Wheeler, A. O. Smith Corporation

Michael H. White, Rite-Hite Holding Corporation

Jay Williams, Church Mutual Insurance Company

Margaret Williams-Smith, VISIT Milwaukee

Raymond L. Wilson*, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

DeVona Wright Cottrell, GMR Marketing

Andrew Wronski, Foley & Lardner

Anne Zizzo, Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing

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