Board of Trustees

2026/27 Officers

President
Adam J. Peck
Riverwater Partner
Principal and CIO

President-Elect/Treasurer
James Phillips
Godfrey & Kahn
Partner

Vice President
Anne L. Noyes
Community Volunteer

Secretary
Bryan B. House
Foley & Lardner LLP
Partner 

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

At Large
Judy Hansen
Broadway Producer

At Large
Joan Lubar
Community Volunteer

At Large
Raymond J. Manista
Northwestern Mutual
Executive VP - Chief Legal Officer

At Large
Clark Slipher
Milliman, Inc.,
Retired Consulting Actuary and Principal 

TRUSTEES

Ayad Akhtar
Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright

Tammy Belton-Davis
Athena Communications, LLC
Founder and Principal

Julia Burns
Pathways High School
President of the Board 

Ben Cameron
Former President of the 
Theatre Communications Group (TCG)

Bryan Carson
Associated Bank
Executive VP Chief Product & Marketing Officer

Joe Checota
Landmark Healthcare Facilities & Properties Fund
Executive Chairman 

Mike Croasdaile
BMO Wealth Management/Private Bank
Regional Director of Banking  

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

Makda Fessahaye
UWM Associate Vice Chancellor and 
Chief Human Resources Officer  

Haley Gerding
Clarios
Project Leader (CEO Office) 

Joanne Grunau
Community Volunteer 

Peter Hammond
Baird
Managing Director of Client Services 

Devin Hayes
Michael Best 

Chris Hermann
PNC Bank
Regional President 

Tom Irgens
Irgens
Executive VP 

Debra Johnson
Community Volunteer

Lynda Johnson
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer 

Deborah Kaerek
Kaerek Homes
Co-Owner

Evan Kaiser
Rockwell Automation
Vice President of Global OEMs and Emerging Industries 

Michelle Kolp
We Energies
Director AMI Operations & Strategy 

David J. Kundert
JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management
Retired Chairman 

Dr. Shekar Kurpad
Medical College of Wisconsin
President  

Dawn Lindsey
ATI Physical Therapy

Kris Lueders
Foley & Lardner LLP 

Robert H. Manegold
Community Volunteer 

Jim Meier
MillerCoors 
Retired VP of Commercial Finance

Kerryann Haase Minton
Michael Best
Managing Partner 

Joseph Pickart
Husch Blackwell
Partner

Karen Plunkett
Milwaukee Venture Partners
Managing Director

Beth Ridley
Ridley Consulting Group
Owner

Allison Scrivner
Beauty by Allison Jane
Owner

Craig Swan
Community Volunteer 

Rich Tennessen
EUA
Former CEO  

Benjamin Wagner
Habush Habush & Rottier
Shareholder

Cheryl Walker
Community Volunteer