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MMAC Board of Directors

MMAC thanks the business and community leaders that make up its board of directors for their time and commitment to increasing the economic vitality of the metro Milwaukee business community.

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Chair AUSTIN RAMIREZ
President/CEO, Husco
Austin Ramirez Bio
​AUSTIN RAMIREZ is CEO of Husco, a privately held engineering and manufacturing company. During his tenure, the company has tripled in size, received designation as a Global Growth Company by the World Economic Forum and been recognized as Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year. Ramirez began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is a co-founder of St. Augustine Preparatory Academy and a director of the National Association of Manufacturers, Old National Bancorp and the Marcus Corporation. He earned his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford University. Ramirez is a former USA Swimming National Champion, 2016-17 White House Fellow and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
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Treasurer
JIM POPP
President, Johnson Financial Group
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President
DALE KOOYENGA
MMAC
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Corp. Secretary
LYNN OLBERDING
COO
MMAC

Officers

Robert Arzbaecher - Board Member, Fiduciary Management
Kurt Bechthold – CEO, Payne & Dolan
Scott Beightol - Chairman/Partner-MKE, Michael Best & Friedrich
Tina Chang - CEO/Chairman, SysLogic, Inc.
Jeffrey Clark - CEO, Waukesha Metal Products
Giacomo Fallucca - Board Chair/CEO, Palermo Villa
David Gay – Partner, Ernst & Young
Jon Hammes - Managing Partner, Hammes Co.
Robert Hillis - President/CEO, Direct Supply, Inc.
Mary Isbister - President, GenMet
Jerome Janzer - Chairman Emeritus, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Ted Kellner - Chairman/CEO, T&M Partners

Jim Kornfeld - President/CEO, PAX Holdings
​​David Lubar - President/CEO, Lubar & Co.
Greg Marcus – President, Marcus Corp.
Scott Mayer - President/CEO, QPS Employment Group
William Mielke - CEO, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Cory Nettles - Founder/Managing Dir., Generation Growth Capital
Ugo Nwagbaraocha – President, Diamond Discs International
Ulice Payne Jr. - President, Addison-Clifton
Jonas Prising - Chairman/CEO, ManpowerGroup
John Splude, Founder, JWS Classics
Paul Sweeney - Principal, PS Capital Partners
Jeffrey Ticknor - Senior VP, BMO
Gregory Wesley Sr. - President & CEO, Greater Milwaukee Foundation 

Directors

Chris Abele - Managing Director, CSA Partners
Tim Albrecht - Group President, Milwaukee Tool
Michael Aldana – Managing Partner, Quarles
Kevin Anderson - Wisconsin Region CEO, Old National Bank
Imran Andrabi, MD - President & CEO, Froedtert ThedaCare Health
Paul Bartolotta - Chef/Owner/Co-founder, The Bartolotta Restaurants
Nick Bauer - Managing Partner, Operose Advisors
Dan Beilfuss, General Manager, Automation Business, Columbus McKinnon
Bill Berrien - CEO, Pindel Global Precision
Scott Bertschinger, President/COO, Wells
Ken Bockhorst - President, Badger Meter, Inc.
Steve Booth - President/CEO - Baird
Jeff Bradford – Office Managing Partner, Grant Thornton                 Dan Cahalane – President, American Roller & Plasma Coatings
Carla Cross - President/CEO, Cross Management Services, Inc.
Coreen Dicus-Johnson - President & CEO, Network Health
P. J. DiStefano - Managing Partner – Milwaukee, Deloitte
Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, President, Aurora Health Care 
Tony Fuerst - Office Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tim Gerend - President, Northwestern Mutual - Downtown
Christopher Goller - Head of Corp. Banking, Midwest, PNC Bank
Dan Graziano, President, Beer Capitol
Brian Grossman - Managing Director, Chase
Dana Guthrie - Managing Partner, Gateway Capital Partners
Andy Harmening - President/CEO, Associated Bank
Robert Hau - Chief Financial Officer, Fiserv
Kalan Haywood - President, Haywood Group
Jaime Hurtado - Owner, Insulation Technologies   
Daniel Jackson - Senior Vice President, Ascension
Adam Jelen - President & CEO, Gilbane Building Company
David Jorgensen - Executive Vice President, VJS Construction Services​
Tracey Joubert - Chief Financial Officer, Molson Coors
John Koetz - COO and EVP Strategic Business Operations, Komatsu Mining Corp.
Philip Koutnik - Office Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell
Scott Lauber, President/CEO, WEC Energy Group
Anthony Mallinger - President/CEO, Metal-Era
Tim Mattke - CEO, MGIC
John W. Mellowes – CEO, Charter Manufacturing Co.  
Jim Meudt - President, ATI Forged Products
Chris Miskel - President/CEO, Versiti
Blake Moret - Chairman/CEO, Rockwell Automation
Andy Nunemaker - CEO, Groupware Technologies, Inc.
George Oliver - Chairman/CEO, Johnson Controls
Gil Peri - President and CEO, Children's Wisconsin
James Phelps - President/co-founder, JCP Construction
Joel Quadracci - President/CEO, Quad
Jag Reddy, President & CEO, MEC
Lori Richards - CEO, Mueller Communications
Joseph Rock - Office Managing Partner, KPMG
Wes Saber - Executive VP/CFO, HARIBO of America
Rick Schlesinger - President-Business Operations, Milwaukee Brewers
Maria Schuld - Group Executive, Debit & Fraud, FIS
Paul Sternlieb - President/CEO, Enerpac Tool Group
Jaime Syring - CEO/Majority Partner, Trans International, LLC
Robert Valcq - SVP/Regional Manager, Wells Fargo
Nicholas Wahl - Managing Partner/CEO, Godfrey & Kahn
Tom Westrick - President/CEO, Patient Care Solutions, GE HealthCare
Kevin J. Wheeler - Chairman/CEO, A. O. Smith Corp.
Andy Wronski - Managing Partner-MKE Office, Foley & Lardner


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  • What we do
    • Advocacy >
      • Local & State Priorities
      • 2023-2024 Legislative Scorecard
      • Political Giving
    • Networking Groups >
      • Leadership Council
      • President's Huddle
      • Executive roundtable program >
        • Roundtables for high-growth companies
      • Networking Forum for referrals
    • Regional economic development >
      • Milwaukee 7 Regional Partnership
      • Expand or relocate your business
      • Supporting local startups >
        • MKE Venture Mentoring Service
        • New business planning guide
      • Milwaukee Development Corp. >
        • Milwaukee Urban Strategic Investment Corp. (MUSIC)
      • Milwaukee EB-5 Visa program
    • Education >
      • 2025-2027 MMAC Education Strategy
      • Ranking Milwaukee County Schools
    • Talent >
      • Student career development program
      • Leadership development program
      • Young professional network
      • ROC: Improve the recruitment, retention & advancement
  • Membership
    • Become a member
    • Benefits
    • Marketing & visbility
    • Member directory
    • Member resources >
      • Cost saving programs
      • Member Orientation
      • Sponsorship
      • Advertising
      • Customize email preferences
      • Need more info?
  • Newsroom
    • Milwaukee Commerce magazine
    • Members of the media
    • Member Spotlights
    • Member Appreciation Tour
    • State of Manufacturing
    • Impact Report
  • Demographics
    • Business climate
    • Business and industry
    • Cost of Living
    • Milwaukee region education
    • Population and housing
    • Transportation and infrastructure
    • Workforce
    • Peer metro comparisons
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
    • Community Calendar
  • About
    • Board of directors
    • Our Team
    • Partnerships