Milwaukee’s Cross-Sector Leadership Table
The GMC is a selective, invitation-based leadership table where Milwaukee’s most influential leaders step beyond their individual organizations to act collectively on challenges none of them could solve alone.
Membership allows leaders to channel their individual success into a collective force that addresses challenges too large for any one person or company to solve.
We bridge sectors, bringing together business, government, philanthropy and community leadership to ensure the right people are in the room to help move solutions forward.
Board of Directors
CHAIR
David Anderson
BMO
SECRETARY
Margaret “Peggy” Kelsey
WEC Energy Group
TREASURER
Jim Popp
Johnson Financial Group
PRESIDENT & CEO
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Greater Milwaukee Committee
Kimo Ah Yun
Marquette University
David Anderson
BMO
JoAnne Anton
Herb Kohl Philanthropies
Dan Bader
Bader Philanthropies Inc.
John Daniels, Jr.
Quarles & Brady LLP
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Greater Milwaukee Committee
David Gay
EY
Ellen Gilligan
Retired – Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Cecelia Gore
Brewers Community Foundation
Ted Kellner, CFA
T&M Partners, LLC
Margaret “Peggy” Kelsey
WEC Energy Group
David Lubar
Lubar & Co.
Greg Marcus
Marcus Corporation
Linda Mellowes
Community Volunteer
Wayne Morgan
Baker Tilly
Jim Popp
Johnson Financial Group
Jonas Prising
ManpowerGroup
Steve Radke
Northwestern Mutual
Mark Sabljak
Sabljak & Budisch
Mary Ellen Stanek
Baird
Greg Wesley
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Executive Committee
Kimo Ah Yun
Marquette University
David Anderson
BMO
Dan Bader
Bader Philanthropies Inc.
David Gay
EY
Margaret “Peggy” Kelsey
WEC Energy Group
David Lubar
Lubar & Co.
Jim Popp
Johnson Financial Group
Steve Radke
Northwestern Mutual
Members
+ Denotes former Board Chair | * Denotes sustaining (non-voting) member
Ian Abston
Millenian, LLC
Todd A. Adams
Zurn
Kimo Ah Yun
Marquette University
Tim Albrecht
Milwaukee Tool
Melissa Allen
Maures Development Group, LLC
David Anderson
BMO
Dr. Imran Andrabi
Froedtert
Abby Andrietsch
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
JoAnne Anton
Herb Kohl Philanthropies
Tanya Atkinson
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.
Mark Attanasio
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
Dan Bader
Bader Philanthropies Inc.
Rich Barnhouse
Waukesha County Technical College
Chad Bauman
Milwaukee Rep
Eric Baumgartner
MSOE
Kurt Bechthold
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Lianna Bishop
Zilber Family Foundation
Bruce Block, Esquire
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c.
Steve Booth
Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc.
Greg Borowski
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kate Brewer
Greenfield Rehabilitation
Christy Brown
Alverno College
Steven Brown
MolsonCoors Beverage Corporation
Ellen Censky
Milwaukee Public Museum
Heidi Chada
Centers for Independence
Tina Chang
SysLogic, Inc.
Héctor Colón
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Jeffrey Crawford
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Anthony Cruz
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Angela Damiani
NEWaukee
John Daniels, Jr.+
Quarles & Brady LLP
Jennifer Dirks
TEMPO Milwaukee
Patrick DiStefano
Deloitte
TJ Dougherty
HNTB
Kristin Dufek
EUA
Kathryn Dunn
WWBIC
Paul Eberle
Catholic Charities
Jason Eggert
Old National Bank
Sue Ela*
Aurora Health Care
Giacomo Fallucca
Palermo Villa, Inc.
Gabrielle Finley-Hazle
Aurora Health
John Florsheim*
Weyco Group, Inc.
Thomas Florsheim Jr
Weyco Group, Inc.
William Foote
USG Corporation
Jorge Franco
National Financial Corporation
Alexander Fraser
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jacquelyn Fredrick*
Versiti, Inc.
Anthony Fuerst
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ivan Gamboa
Tri City National Bank
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Greater Milwaukee Committe
David Gay
EY
Tim Gerend
Northwestern Mutual
Jodi Gibson
Zoological Society of Milwaukee
Tom Gibson
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Kevin Giglinto
Marcus Performing Arts Center
Ellen Gilligan*
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Joshua Gimbel
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP
Josh Glessing
Milwaukee Bucks
Cecelia Gore
Brewers Community Foundation
Linda Gorens-Levey
General Capital Group
Kelly Grebe
MillerCoors
Michael Grebe
Rite-Hite
Mike Grebe Sr.*
Retired – Foley and Lardner
Laura Gutierrez
United Community Center
Elizabeth Haas
Milwaukee Brewers
Dr. Eve Hall, Ph.D.
Milwaukee Urban League
Jackie Hallberg
Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin
Patrick Hammes
Hammes Partners
Thomas Hauske Jr.
Marshall Street Capital, Inc.
Rob Henken
Herzfeld Foundation
Jackie Herd Barber
Community Volunteer
Chris Hermann
PNC Bank – Wisconsin Bank
Nancy Hernandez
Hispanic Collaborative
Renée Herzing
Herzing University
Robert Hillis
Direct Supply, Inc.
Rebecca House
Rockwell Automation – World Headquarters
Karen Hung
Silver Rock Consulting
John Hunzinger
Hunzinger Construction
Tony Janowiec
Interstate Parking Company & Interstate Development Partners
Jerome Janzer
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c.
Jerry Jendusa
Breakthrough Strategies Inc.
Clarence Johnson
Wisconsin Community Services
Daniel Johnson
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Tracy Johnson
Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin (CARW)
Yasir Kamal
American Family Insurance
Andy Keller
JPMorgan Chase
Ted Kellner, CFA+
T&M Partners, LLC
Margaret “Peggy” Kelsey+
WEC Energy Group
Susan Kerns
Milwaukee Film
Matt King
Hunger Task Force
John Kissinger*
GRAEF
Tracey Klein*
Polsinelli
Alec Knutson
Ascension
Matt Koch
Direct Supply, Inc.
Pat Kressin
GRAEF
David Krutz
Michael Best & Freidrich LLP
Dr. Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Heather Ladage
Milwaukee Business Journal
Lyle Landowski
Colliers
Scott Lauber
WEC Energy Group
Lori Langholz
BDO USA
Pat Laughlin
Laughlin Constable, Inc.
Amy Lindner
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Scott Lindvall
HGA Architects
Theo Lipscomb
LISC Milwaukee
Kevin Long
Quarles & Brady LLP
Mara Lord
Medical College of Wisconsin
Susan Lovern
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
David Lubar+
Lubar & Co.
Margaret Lund
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Jay Mack
Town Bank / Wintrust
Tim Mackay
Landmark Credit Union
James Madlom
Mueller Communications
Peter Mahler
Mahler Enterprises, Inc.
Jennifer Manchester
Fiserv
Barry Mandel
Mandel Group
Greg Marcus+
The Marcus Corporation
Timothy Mattke
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation
Linda Mellowes
Community Volunteer
Shannon Metoxen
JPCullen
Brett Miller
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.
Ron Miller
CIBC
Chris Miskel
Versiti, Inc., & BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Inc.
Rebecca Mitich
Husch Blackwell LLP
Teresa Mogensen
American Transmission Corporation (ATC)
Mark Mone*
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wayne Morgan*
Baker Tilly
Jeffrey Morin
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Carl Mueller*
Mueller Communications
Chas Mulcahy*
Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation
Jeff Musa
Peoples State Bank
Michelle Nettles
ManpowerGroup
Kevin Newell
Royal Capital Group, LLC
Reggie Newson
Wellpoint Care Center
Andy Nunemaker
Groupware Technologies
Ugo Nwagbaraocha
Diamond Discs International
Kevin O’Leary
O’Leary & Anick
Sarah Pancheri
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
Brandon Panka
Reilley, Penner, Benton
Krista Pankop
Baker Tilly
Tracie Parent
Kahler Slater
Jill Pelisek*
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lubar School of Business
Gil Peri
Children’s Wisconsin
Gina Peter*
Evergreen Peter
Clifton Phelps
JCP Construction
Jim Popp
Johnson Financial Group
Tom Posta
Bader Rutter
Jonas Prising
ManpowerGroup
Chuck Pruitt
AB Data
Cat Rabenstine
American Red Cross of Wisconsin
Steve Radke
Northwestern Mutual
Susan Ranft
Johnson Controls
Dr. John Raymond, Sr., MD*
Medical College of Wisconsin
Austin Reeder
Froedtert Hospital
Neil Reigelman
Associated Bank
Ben Rikkers
Foley & Lardner
Joseph Rock
KPMG
Miryam Rosenzweig
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Pam Rushing
Church Mutual Insurance
Mark Sabljak*
Sabljak & Budisch
Bryan Sadoff
Wealth Enhancement
Kim Sajet
Milwaukee Art Museum
Richard Schlesinger
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
Eric Schmidt
CG Schmidt, Inc.
Jennifer Schomburg
Aurora Health Care
Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck
United Performing Arts Fund
Bud Selig
AHS Investments, LLC.
Steve Shafer
AO Smith
Ana Simpson
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
Maya Smart
Literacy Advocate – MayaSmart.com
Greg Smith*
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Jeff Snell
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee
Howard Sosoff*
BDO USA
Mary Ellen Stanek+
Baird Advisors
Artie Starrs
Harley-Davidson
Daniel Steininger*
Daniel Hoan Foundation
Dan Stier
Operose
Andrew Stith
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Beth Sucevic
Ogden & Company
Kimberly Thekan
Godfrey & Kahn
Mark Thomas*
American Red Cross
Greg Tierney
MolsonCoors Beverage Company
Julie Tolan*
Lauber Business Partners
David Uihlein, Jr.
Uihlein/Wilson Architects
Stewart Wangard
Wangard Partners, Inc.
Greg Wesley
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Ben Weston, MD, MPH, FAEMS
Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management
Bill Westrate
American Family Insurance
Peggy Williams-Smith
VISIT Milwaukee
Raymond Wilson*
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
DeVona Wright Cottrell
GMR Marketing
Andrew Wronski
Foley & Lardner
Jessica Zaiger
Polsinelli
Anne Zizzo
Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing
