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Board of Trustees

2023/24 Officers

President
Judy Hansen
Broadway Producer

President Elect
Adam J. Peck
Riverwater Partners
Principal and CIO

Vice President, Trustees
Kerryann Haase Minton
Michael Best
Managing Partner

Treasurer
James Phillips
Godfrey & Kahn
Partner

Secretary
Bryan House
Foley & Lardner LLP
Partner

At Large
Melanie Booth
Community Volunteer

At Large
Andres Gonzalez
Froedtert Health
VP, Community Engagement
and Chief Diversity Officer

At Large
Joan Lubar
Community Volunteer

At Large
Robert H. Manegold
Community Volunteer

At Large
James Phelps
JCP Construction
President

TRUSTEES

Ayad Akhtar
Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright

Tammy Belton-Davis
Athena Communications, LLC
Founder and Principal

Ivor J. Benjamin, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Director, Cardiovascular Center 

Wendy W. Blumenthal
Blumenthal & Associates

Julia Burns
Pathways High School
President of the Board

Joe Checota
Executive Chairman
Landmark Healthcare Facilities & Properties Fund

Jane Chernof
Community Volunteer

Marybeth Cottrill
BMO Wealth Management
Private Wealth Advisor

Amy Croen
Geneva Capital
Co-Founder (retired)

Robert H. Duffy
Quarles & Brady
Partner

Dr. Eric Durant
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Professor, Program Director

Jay Franke
HF Hospitality Group
Creative Director

Jason Graham
Rationality Capital LLC
Investor

John Halechko
Associated Bank
Exec VP, Director of Branch Banking

Chris Hermann
PNC Bank
Regional President

Tom Irgens
Irgens
Executive VP

Lynda Johnson
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer

Deborah Kaerek
Kaerek Homes
Co-Owner

Michelle Kolp
We Energies
Director AMI Operations & Strategy

David J. Kundert
JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management
Retired Chairman

Dawn Lindsey
Johnson Controls International
Senior Legal Director

Kris Lueders
Foley & Lardner LLP

Raymond J. Manista
Northwestern Mutual
Executive VP – Chief Legal Officer

Dr. Jeanette Mitchell
Leadership by Dr. Jeanette (LBDJ)
Chief Creative Officer

Anne L. Noyes
Community Volunteer

Joseph Pickart
Husch Blackwell
Partner

Karen Plunkett
Milwaukee Venture Partners
Managing Director

Beth Ridley
Ridley Consulting Group
Owner

Ken Robertson
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
EVP, COO and CFO

Allison Scrivner
Beauty by Allison Jane
Owner

Clark Slipher
Milliman, Inc.
Retired Consulting Actuary and Principal

Craig Swan
Community Volunteer

Deborah Tomczyk
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Partner