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
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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
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Anne Zizzo
Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing