Our Team

Senior Leadership

Dale Kooyenga
President
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Lynn Olberding
COO
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Craig Kammholz
CFO 
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Stephanie Smith
CRO
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Kathy McLees
CIO
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Angel Ramirez
Executive Assistant to Dale Kooyenga
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Communications & Marketing

Ryan Amundson
Senior Director, Communications & Media Contact
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Anna Reaves
Graphic designer & project coordinator
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Allison Shane
Communications Specialist
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Anna Lardinois
Managing Editor, Milwaukee Startup News
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Events & Programs

Government Affairs

Karen Powell
Senior Director of Events & Programs
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Becky Glass
Events Manager
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Amira Adams
Program Specialist
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Andrew Davis
VP of Governmental Affairs
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JJ Sherman
Director of
Governmental Affairs
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Membership

Jane Backes
VP of Investor Development
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Barbara Smith
VP of Member Engagement
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Ryan Rivas
Member Engagement Manager
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Marjorie Yoshida
Networking Forum Manager
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Chauntele Speckman
Director of Roundtables
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Megan Anderson
Manager of Roundtables
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Andrea Medved
Membership Database Manager
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Economic Development

MDC

Rebecca Gries
Executive Director, Milwaukee 7
414/287-4140
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Katie Mendenhall
Director of Corporate Expansion & Attraction, Milwaukee 7
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Jane Mullarkey
Manager of Corporate Attraction & Expansion
Milwaukee 7
414/287-4171
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Pat O'Brien
President of MDC 
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Food & Beverage

Talent 

Research

Gina Balke
Executive Director of FaB
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Emily Allen
Assistant Director of FaB
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Corry Joe Biddle
VP of Talent and Community Affairs, MMAC
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Bret Mayborne
VP of Economic Research
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Affiliates

Marjorie
Rucker
Executive Director
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Sylvester
Hamilton
Program Director
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Nancy
Hernandez
President
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Diana
Santos
Office Communications Coordinator
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Angela Adams
Interim President 

Abia Harper
Executive Assistant
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