Downtown Task Force
Downtown Task Force
Downtown Task Force
THE GMC
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 former Board Chair
* Denotes sustaining (non-voting) member
Chris Abele, CSA Partners
Ian Abston*, Millenian, LLC
Todd A. Adams, Zurn
Melissa N. Allen, Maures Development Group, LLC
Kevin Anderson, Old National Banker
David A. Anderson, BMO Harris Bank
Abby Andrietsch, St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
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
Kurt Bechthold, Payne & Dolan, Inc.
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
Christy Brown, Alverno College
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
Stephanie de Groot, BDO USA
Jennifer Dirks, TEMPO Milwaukee
Patrick DiStefano, Deloitte
Kristin Dufek, EUA
Sue Ela*, Aurora Health Care
Leif Elsmo, Centers for Independence
Giacomo Fallucca, Palermo Villa, Inc.
Lauren Feaster, Professional Dimensions
Peter Feigin, Milwaukee Bucks
Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, Aurora Health
Andrew Fisher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr., Weyco Group, Inc.
William C. Foote, USG Corporation
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
Robyn Gruner, AT&T
Laura Gutierrez, United Community Center
Eve Hall, Ph.D., Milwaukee Urban League
Jackie Hallberg, Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin
Patrick Hammes, Hammes Partners
Elizabeth Haas, Foley & Lardner
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.
Christine Hojnacki, United Performing Arts Fund
Rebecca House, Rockwell Automation - World Headquarters
John C. Hunzinger, Hunzinger Construction
Catherine A. Jacobson, Froedtert Health Inc.
Daniel Jackson, Ascension
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
Clarence Johnson, Wisconsin Community Services
Daniel W. Johnson, Wisconsin Lutheran College
Tracy Johnson, Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin
David Jorgenson, VSJ Construction Services, Inc.
Andy Keller, JPMorgan Chase
+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
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
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
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
Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary & Anick
George Oliver, Johnson Controls
Brandon Panka, Reilley, Penner, Benton
Tracie Parent, Kahler Slater
Jill G. Pelisek*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lubar School of Business
Gina A. Peter, Wells Fargo
Clifton Phelps, JCP Construction
Rich Poirier, Church Mutual Insurance
Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Milwaukee Art Museum
Jim Popp, Johnson Financial Group
Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup
Chuck Pruitt, AB Data
Steven Raasch, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc.
Steve Radke, Northwestern Mutual
Austin Ramirez, Husco
Kristine A. Rappe*, WEC Energy Group
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
Richard C. Schlesinger, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
John E. Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual
Eric Schmidt, 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
Thomas L. Smallwood, Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation
Maya Smart, Literacy Advocate
Greg Smith, Church Mutual Insurance Company
Sarah Smith Pancheri, Milwaukee World Fest.
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
Kimberly Thekan, Godfrey & Kahn
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
John Y. Walz, Ph.D., Milwaukee School of Engineering
Stewart Wangard, Wangard Partners, Inc.
Gregory M. Wesley, Medical College of Wisconsin
Bill Westrate, American Family Insurance
Kevin Wheeler, A. O. Smith Corporation
Michael H. White, Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
Margaret Williams-Smith, VISIT Milwaukee
Raymond L. Wilson*, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
DeVona Wright Cottrell, GMR Marketing
Andrew Wronski, Foley & Lardner
Jeff Young, Bader Rutter
Jessica Zaiger, Polsinelli
Anne Zizzo, Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing
The GMC has a successful and storied history thanks to the commitment of the past and current members and board chairs.
PAST GMC BOARD CHAIRS
2023-24
2021-22
2019-20
2017-28
2015-16
2013-14
2011-12
2009-10
2007-08
2005-06
2003-04
2001-02
1999-2000
1997-98
1995-96
1993-94
1991-92
1989-90
1987-88
1985-86
1983-84
1981-82
1979-80
1977-78
1975-76
1974-75
1972-73
1970-71
1968-69
1966-67
1964-65
1962-63
1960-61
1958-59
1956-57
1954-55
1952-53
1950-51
1948-49
1946-47
1945
1944